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December 13, 2024
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DOE UK DESNZ and Tokamak Energy invest in fusion facility upgrade for fusion pilot plant



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.K.'s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and Tokamak Energy Ltd. (TE) have announced a $52 million collaboration to enhance the ST40 experimental fusion facility. The upgrade aims to advance the fusion science and technology essential for developing a future fusion pilot plant. Fusion, the energy source of stars, could provide abundant, safe, and carbon-free energy on Earth if harnessed successfully. The partnership stems from a joint effo ... read more

CIVIL NUCLEAR
UN nuclear watchdog head condemns 'direct' drone attack on agency car in Ukraine
Vienna (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday condemned a "direct" drone attack that destroyed a "clearly marked" agency car in Ukraine earlier this week, saying the strike had the "intention to harm". ... more
ENERGY TECH
Fusion advances with innovative stellarator research
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Plasma many times hotter than the sun's surface swirls inside a large metallic device designed to replicate the power source of stars: fusion. While the exterior resembles a metal ring surrounded by ... more
ENERGY TECH
Battery-like memory withstands extreme heat for future applications
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
A team of engineers led by the University of Michigan has developed a groundbreaking memory device capable of operating at extreme temperatures, enabling potential use in fusion reactors, jet engine ... more
ENERGY TECH
Improved fusion plasma predictions with multi-fidelity data modeling
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
Fusion energy research is advancing worldwide as a potential solution to global energy challenges. Magnetic confinement fusion reactors, which rely on strong magnetic fields to trap extremely hot pl ... more
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Transforming fusion from a scientific curiosity into a powerful clean energy source
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
If you're looking for hard problems, building a nuclear fusion power plant is a pretty good place to start. Fusion - the process that powers the sun - has proven to be a difficult thing to recreate ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
GE Vernova SMR reactor advances to Step 2 of UK regulatory approval process
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024
GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has achieved a key milestone with the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology advancing to Step 2 of the UK's Generic Design A ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome partners with Japan on sodium-cooled fast reactor development
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
Framatome, alongside the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR), has formalized a key Design Cooperation Implementation Arrangement f ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Australia's opposition says nuclear plan cheaper than renewables
Sydney (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
Australia's opposition said Friday its plan to launch nuclear power in the sun-baked country will be cheaper than a renewables-only strategy - a claim blasted by the government as "fiction". ... more

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Teletrix launches commercial AR platform for advanced radiation training
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
Teletrix has secured a commercial license for its cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) training platform, VIZRAD AR, which simulates ionizing radiation environments. The platform, originally develope ... more
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Kazakhstan holds talks with France on 1st nuclear power plant
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024
Kazakhstan on Friday said that its energy minister had held talks with French officials and companies in the running to build the Central Asian country's first nuclear power station. ... more
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Europe's oldest nuclear power plant to shut in 2033: Swiss operator
Geneva (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
Switzerland's Beznau nuclear plant, one of the oldest in the world, will keep running until 2033, its operator announced on Thursday, as environmentalists argued it should be shut down "immediately". ... more
ENERGY TECH
Approaching plasma dynamics with advanced data techniques
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Fusion energy is emerging as a critical component in achieving a carbon-neutral society by providing a sustainable source of electric power. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, researchers ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
France's Orano says Niger junta controls uranium firm
Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country's military junta. ... more
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UK nuclear plants to stay open longer in cleaner power boost
London (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
Four of Britain's five nuclear power plants still in operation will have their lifetime extended, their French operator EDF said Wednesday, as the UK aims to decarbonise its energy grid by 2030. ... more
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KSTAR launches 2024 plasma experiments to refine fusion reactor technologies
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 30, 2024
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has officially launched its 2024 plasma experiments, focusing on advancing plasma operation technologies critical to the development of fusion energy syste ... more
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Serbia lifts moratorium on nuclear power
Belgrade (AFP) Nov 28, 2024
Serbia has removed its decades-old moratorium on nuclear power, according to new legislation passed this week, as the country aims to decarbonise its energy sector in the next 25 years. ... more
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ODS FeCrAl alloys show durability in liquid metal flow at fusion reactor temperatures
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2024
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have successfully demonstrated the durability of oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) FeCrAl alloys under conditions mimicking those in f ... more
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South Korea completes ITER vacuum vessel sector delivery
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024
South Korea has concluded its delivery of four vacuum vessel sectors for the ITER fusion reactor, marking a major milestone in the international project underway in Cadarache, France. These componen ... more
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Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen
Middletown, United States (AFP) Nov 24, 2024
The planned reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is praised as a boon for Pennsylvania and a boost for AI, but it is loathed by residents still haunted by a near-catastrophic meltdown there in 1979. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 21, 2024
Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of people had been caught trespassing in the tightly controlled territory. ... more
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Analysis of Fukushima debris sample could take a year: operator
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2024
It will take six months to a year to analyse a tiny sample of radioactive debris retrieved by a robot from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Argonne evaluates small modular reactors for Ukraine's economic recovery
Lemont IL (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
Building on a decades-long partnership, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in planning and rebuilding the nuclear-generated clean energy infra ... more
ENERGY TECH
Rochester Lab and Sydor Technologies secure DOE grant for fusion advancements
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024
The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) and Sydor Technologies have been awarded a $1.15 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. De ... more
ENERGY TECH
Spinning fusion fuel for efficiency
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 20, 2024
A different mix of fuels with enhanced properties could overcome some of the major barriers to making fusion a more practical energy source, according to a new study. The proposed approach wou ... more
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Framatome's PROtect fuel achieves key milestone at Gosgen Nuclear Plant in Switzerland
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 15, 2024
Framatome's PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (E-ATF) technology has reached an important operational benchmark at Switzerland's Gosgen Nuclear Power Plant. This development marks the first in ... more
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US touts Trump-proof nuclear expansion plans at COP29
Baku (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
US officials touted newly announced plans Wednesday to triple nuclear energy by 2050 as a bipartisan project that could survive Donald Trump's incoming administration. ... more
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Nuclear energy gains importance in Europe's green energy plans
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2024
The energy landscape is undergoing a major shift as electrification accelerates amid the climate crisis, highlighting the urgent need for clean energy solutions. Nuclear energy, long met with skepti ... more
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Vietnam looks to restart nuclear power projects
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 13, 2024
Vietnam wants to restart nuclear power plans to meet its rapidly expanding energy needs, the government has said, after it scrapped two multibillion-dollar projects in 2016. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome and Nuclearelectrica partner to produce Lutetium-177 in Romania
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 13, 2024
Framatome and SN Nuclearelectrica SA (BVB:SNN) have announced a long-term agreement to collaborate on the production of the medical isotope Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power ... more
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Fukushima nuclear debris arrives at lab after secret journey
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons. ... more
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Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
Baku (AFP) Nov 12, 2024
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed to tap into climate change funds. ... more
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