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Texas A&M to train machine learning tools to design materials for fusion power plants College Station TX (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 As the search for renewable energy sources continues, fusion energy emerges as a strong candidate. Researchers from the Texas A and M Engineering Experiment Station have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to train machine learning tools in the discovery of new materials for fusion power plants. An integral part of a fusion power plant is its first wall, or the interior surface that faces the plasma during energy production. The str ... read more |
Czechs buy stake in Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of joint project Prague (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 The Czech state-run power group CEZ said Tuesday it would buy a 20-percent stake in British small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) producer Rolls-Royce SMR ahead of a joint project. ... more Niamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 1, 2024 Niger's military junta is disputing a decision by French nuclear fuel firm Orano to halt uranium production, according to a document from a state partner in the venture seen Friday by AFP. ... more College Station TX (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Before they can ever safely power up, future nuclear reactors will need to be designed and built from innovative, well-tested materials. Three Texas A and M Ph.D. students and one postdoctoral resea ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 Interest in small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is surging as major tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft make significant investments in this low-carbon energy innovation. SMRs hold ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Tokyo (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. ... more |
Framatome to Supply Nuclear Fuel for Hungary's Paks VVER Reactors Paris, France (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 Framatome and Hungary's MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. have signed a significant contract to supply nuclear fuel to the Hungarian Paks VVER reactors starting in 2027. This contract, which enhance ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will resume an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material next week, reports said Friday, after having suspended the effort over a technical snag. ... more Boston MA (SPX) Oct 25, 2024 For many decades, fusion has been touted as the ultimate source of abundant, clean electricity. Now, as the world faces the need to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, ma ... more Stockholm (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 A Swedish court on Thursday gave the green light to begin construction on a nuclear waste repository where spent fuel will be buried for up to 100,000 years. ... more |
French uranium group Orano receives 300 mn euro injection from state Paris (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 France has injected 300 million euros ($330 million) into state-controlled uranium producer Orano as it seeks to relaunch the country's uranium industry, the company and the economy ministry said Thursday. ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Slovenia cancels vote on second nuclear reactor Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 The Slovenian parliament on Thursday called off next month's referendum on the construction of a second nuclear reactor in the EU country of two million people. ... more Niamey, Niger (AFP) Oct 24, 2024 French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on Wednesday it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated" situation and its inability to operate. ... more London (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 The cost of decommissioning and cleaning up Britain's Sellafield nuclear site over the next century has soared to GBP136 billion ($177 billion), the country's National Audit Office forecast Wednesday. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 Framatome's GAIA fuel assemblies, featuring PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (E-ATF) technology, have successfully completed their third 18-month fuel cycle at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle. T ... more |
Italy lays groundwork for return to nuclear power Milan, Italy (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 Italy announced Monday it would within weeks create the legislative framework for its first nuclear power stations in almost 40 years. ... more Moscow (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday condemned comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggesting that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO as a "dangerous provocation". ... more Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (AFP) Oct 19, 2024 Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to restart, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall, just in case. ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 The artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. ... more |
Amazon bets on nuclear power to fuel AI ambitions New York (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of artificial intelligence using atomic energy. ... more Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 Framatome has secured a contract with CNAT (Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo) for the long-term supply of HTP fuel assemblies to Unit 1 of the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain. The agreement in ... more San Francisco (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $49 million in funding for 19 projects aimed at strengthening laboratory-based research within its Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, a ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 GE Vernova's Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (NYSE: GEV), has chosen Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small mo ... more |
Researchers synthesize new plutonium isotope for the first time Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A research team at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has successfully synthesized a previously unknown plutonium isotope, plutonium-227, marking an impor ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 The Chinese government has approved five major nuclear power projects, each of which allocates 10 percent of shares to private investors. This move highlights ... more Paris, France (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 Framatome has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel for advanced nuclear reactors. This new fuel type enhances fuel e ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 08, 2024 Fusion researchers are increasingly turning to the element tungsten when looking for an ideal material for components that will directly face the plasma inside fusion reactors known as tokamaks and ... more |
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