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What were the most-read World Nuclear News stories, and what has World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León picked out as her key moments of 2024? Read a month-by-month summary, and listen to the full podcast episode.
China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
Oct 25, 2024 · The nuclear island of HTR-PM Demo (Image: Tsinghua University) It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shidao Bay (also known as Shidaowan), in Shandong Province, which is currently operating at 2×200 MWt power.
Final GAIN vouchers for 2024 announced - World Nuclear News
NANO Nuclear Energy's novel heat exchanger concept, intended for use in the Zeus microreactor, a technical audit of the Antares R1 thermosiphon-cooled microreactor, a study to develop purity tests for molten salts, and a screening process to identify potential sites for nuclear-powered data centres have been chosen to receive funding from the US Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy ...
New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Dec 19, 2024 · The US Trade and Development Agency has signed two grant agreements to support Bulgaria's nuclear ambitions: one will support a cost-shared feasibility study with US company Deep Isolation to support the safe underground disposal of used fuel from Bulgaria's nuclear power plants, while the other will support a prefeasibility study for the deployment of small modular reactor technology.
Key Cernavoda 3 and 4 engineering contract signed
The partially constructed units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda (Image: Nuclearelectrica) Romania's nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica said that the estimated value of the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract, which was signed at the COP29 climate conference, was about EUR3.2 billion (USD3.4 billion).
UK energy system operator recognises role of nuclear
Nuclear will play an important role in the UK achieving a clean power system by 2030 and beyond with life extensions for the current fleet and a new generation of nuclear plants, according to independent energy system planner and operator, the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
Operating permit issued for Chinese molten salt reactor
Sep 10, 2024 · A cutaway of the TMSR-LF1 reactor (Image: SINAP) "The thorium-fueled molten salt experimental reactor operation application and related technical documents were reviewed, and it was considered that the application met the relevant safety requirements, and it was decided to issue the 2 MWt liquid fuel thorium-based molten salt experimental reactor an operating licence," the National Nuclear ...
EDF begins start up process for Flamanville EPR
The Flamanville EPR (Image: Alexis Morin and Antoine-Soubigou/EDF) The Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) on 7 May authorised the commissioning of the Flamanville EPR reactor, clearing the way for EDF to begin loading the 241 fuel assemblies into the reactor and to carry out start-up tests and subsequent operation of the reactor. The loading of fuel was completed on 22 May.
Orano completes return of nuclear waste to Germany
France's Orano has announced that the 13th and final rail shipment of vitrified high-level nuclear waste has reached the intermediate storage facility in Philippsburg in Germany, fulfilling the commitments relating to long-term agreements on recycling of used fuel. ;
Uranium enrichers mark expansion milestones - World Nuclear News
Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has installed the first new centrifuges as part of an expansion of its plant in Eunice, New Mexico. Meanwhile, Orano has laid the foundation stone of the extension of its Georges Besse 2 plant in France.