Industry News

2020-07-01

France completes closure of Fessenheim plant

French utility EDF on June 29 permanently shut down unit 2 of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France as scheduled.
2020-06-29

Russia begins preparatory work for four new reactors

Rosenergoatom, the operator subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, announced on June 26 that preparatory work for the construction of four new reactors has commenced.
2020-06-24

Dismantling of French research reactor completed

The dismantling of the Ulysse experimental reactor at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission's (CEA's) Saclay site near Paris has been completed.
2020-06-23

Isotek, DOE sign legacy waste contract modification

SNC-Lavalin's Isotek Systems, LLC business and the US Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a USD254 million contract modification to perform processing operations to dispose of uranium-233 material up until 2024 on the Uranium-233 Disposition Project at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee.
2020-06-22

Framatome, GE and Rosatom team up for Belene project

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced June 18 it has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with France's Framatome and GE Steam Power of the USA to participate in a tender to construct the Belene nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
2020-06-19

IEA recovery plan proposes investment in nuclear

Investing in existing nuclear power plants, new nuclear build and supporting innovation in small modular reactors are among measures set out to support a broad range of clean energy technologies in an energy-focused COVID-19 economic recovery plan released June 18 by the International Energy Agency.
2020-06-18

Polish climate minister lists benefits of adopting nuclear

Nuclear power will give Poland energy security, keep its rapid industrialisation cost-competitive and help it to achieve climate neutrality, Minister of Climate Michał Kurtyka said during a Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) WebChat this week.
2020-06-16

IAEA and UNIDO expand cooperation

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed an agreement to renew cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear technology for inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
2020-06-15

Nuclear power system delivered for Mars rover launch

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has delivered the nuclear power system for the Perseverance rover for NASA's Mars 2020 mission which is due to launch next month.
2020-06-11

Rosatom to convert fast reactor to MOX fuel in 2022

Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Russia will be completely switched to uranium-plutonium MOX fuel in 2022, marking an important step towards closing the nuclear fuel cycle, Russia's Rosatom has announced.

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