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WEBRosatom opens industrial robot showcase. Rosatom Service (part of Rosatom’s Electric Power Division) has opened the first demonstration hall of industrial robots of the AIM…. Tracey Honney. News.
MEH installation gets underway at Hinkley Point C
WEBJul 1, 2020 · The MEH Alliance has a £986m contract with EDF Energy to deliver the mechanical, electrical, heating and ventilation works for the Hinkley Point C project. The walled-in are designed to contain, store, distribute and prepare various fluids in support of reactor operations. A further 24 tanks are expected to be installed in 2020, the MEH ...
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WEBNANO: Microreactors with big ambitions. Spotting an opportunity to capitalise on a surging nuclear opportunity, NANO Nuclear Energy came up with not one but two microreactor designs. CEO James Walker tells NEI about their low-risk multi-faceted strategy for success. Tracey Honney.
Maersk explores nuclear-powered shipping
WEBTracey Honney August 20, 2024. Danish shipping group AP Moller – Maersk has agreed to join a study by maritime services firm Lloyd’s Register (LR) and UK-based nuclear start-up Core Power, in a regulatory assessment study of possible nuclear-powered container shipping in Europe. The study will look at the regulatory feasibility and ...
French government wins court approval for EDF nationalisation
WEBTraceyhonney May 9, 2023. The French government has won court approval for its plans to regain full ownership of Electricite de France (EDF). The National Assembly then passed a bill seeking to prevent the government from subsequently privatising the company. Judges at the Paris court of appeals rejected legal challenges brought by shareholders ...
More fusion progress for China - Nuclear Engineering International
WEBSep 6, 2023 · China's new-generation tokamak, Huanliu-3 (HL-3), has made significant progress operating in high-confinement mode (H mode) under a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The experiment took place at CNNC’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Survey of fusion energy companies released by UKAEA and FIA
WEBNov 2, 2021 · 18 of the 23 companies have declared private funding of almost $1.8bn to date, plus an additional $85 million in grants and other funding from governments taking the total to $1.87bn. Four companies – Commonwealth Fusion Systems, General Fusion, TAE Technologies and Tokamak Energy – currently account for 85% of this funding.
Uranium price trends sending market signals - Nuclear …
WEBTracey Honney May 30, 2024. Global uranium prices, which almost doubled in 2023, have continued the trend with further price rises this year. The spot price of uranium oxide has already exceeded US$106 per pound, returning to a level last seen in 2007 and prior to the tsunami-prompted accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant ...
South Africa seeks to revive PBMR project
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · The Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) drew up plans to acquire 24 PBMR reactors over the next 20 years to contribute 4000MWe to the southern African grid. A large number of domestic and foreign subcontractors became involved in the project, which developed a massive supporting …