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WEBIAEA chief holds high-level talks in Belarus. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Belarus for high-level meetings in the capital Minsk as…. Tracey Honney. News.
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WEBBiodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse: Navigating the nuclear power generation industry’s environmental impact. While the environmental challenges associated with nuclear power are significant, there are strategies that can be employed to mitigate these impacts and promote biodiversity conservation. More Risks. Risks.
Maersk explores nuclear-powered shipping
WEBTracey Honney August 20, 2024. Share this article. 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 ...
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Westinghouse’s AP300 SMR approved for UK review
WEBTracey Honney August 30, 2024. US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has received formal approval from the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) to enter the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR). This is the first of the two-Step GDA process that will initiate work with the Office for Nuclear ...
Nuclear plant lifespan: essential risk assessment modelling
WEBAug 14, 2024 · According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), more than two-thirds of the world’s 442 nuclear power reactors are now over 30 years old and approaching or already surpassing the end of their originally anticipated 40-year lifespan. Around 100 of those reactors globally have already had their operating licences extended.
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Uranium price trends sending market signals - Nuclear …
WEBMay 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 which curtailed much of the optimism nuclear had enjoyed at that time and when ...
Hermes 2 passes environmental review - Nuclear Engineering …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power’s application for construction permits to build the dual unit Hermes 2 test reactor project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Concurrently, the agency issued exemptions for Hermes 2 from NRC regulations that ...
Funding secured for underground microreactor
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Positioned at the forefront of advanced energy technology, Deep Fission is developing a project using standardised pressurised water reactor (PWR) technology for a modular nuclear microreactor (15 MWe) that can be installed at a depth of one mile in a 30-inch borehole. Deep Fission was founded in 2023 by father-daughter team Elizabeth and ...