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2022-11-30
ARC SMR proposed for green energy hub at Canadian port
The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) wants to use advanced small modular reactor (SMR) technology as part of a future expansion at the port in northern New Brunswick.
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2022-11-29
Excavation of Chinese underground lab begins
A large tunnelling machine has begun drilling the sloped spiral ramp of the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory near Jiuquan City in China's Gansu province.
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2022-11-28
Kansai seeks operating life extension for Takahama units
Kansai Electric Power has announced it will apply for regulatory approval to extend the operating life of Takahama units 3 and 4 by a further 20 years.
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2022-11-25
Peninsula Energy to restart Wyoming uranium operation
The company's Board of Directors has made the financial investment decision that will see production activities begin at the Lance project during the first quarter of 2023.
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2022-11-24
Japan and Poland to begin work on high-temperature reactor design
JAEA and Polish National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) has added the basic design of a research reactor to their ongoing collaborative R&D on high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology.
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2022-11-22
Construction begins for El Dabaa unit 2
First concrete was poured into the foundation slab, marking the start of the main stage of construction for the second unit at Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.
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2022-11-21
IAEA review of Fukushima water discharge progresses
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) task force has carried out a second mission to Japan to review the country's updated technical plans for the discharge of treated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.
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2022-11-18
Fuel drying system at Finnish encapsulation plant commissioned
The commissioning of a system for drying used nuclear fuel assemblies before they are sealed within copper canisters for final disposal has taken place at Finnish waste management company Posiva's encapsulation plant under construction at Olkiluoto.
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2022-11-17
Nuclear-generated hydrogen considered for asphalt production
An EDF-led consortium has been awarded UK government funding to investigate the feasibility of using nuclear-generated heat and electricity to create hydrogen for use in the production of asphalt and cement.
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2022-11-16
India's long-term development strategy sees nuclear expansion
The long-term low-emission development strategy - or LT-LEDS - submitted by India to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) includes a three-fold increase in nuclear energy capacity by 2032.