The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have agreed to cooperate on nuclear energy research. The announcement came as the UK and USA signed a nuclear R&D action plan.
UK and USA enhance nuclear research cooperation
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Hualong One simulator ready for operator training
The first full-scope simulator for the Chinese-developed Hualong One reactor has been delivered to the Fuqing nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation announced on 14 September.
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Challenging the nuclear finance status quo
Financial challenges facing nuclear energy need to be tackled by disrupting the status quo to help drive down costs, delegates heard at the recent World Nuclear Association 2018 Symposium in London.
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Amano underscores technical cooperation
Yukiya Amano today highlighted the International Atomic Energy Agency’s technical cooperation programme in his speech to the Vienna-based organisation's 62nd General Conference.
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IAEA highlights nuclear's role in combating climate change
Nuclear power can make a "vital contribution to meeting climate change targets while delivering the increasingly large quantities of electricity needed for global economic development," according to a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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French EPR engineering simulator to be upgraded
Canada-based L3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract by France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety to upgrade its Flamanville 3 engineering simulator, based on the EPR design.
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Centrus and Doosan sign advanced reactor MoU
Centrus Energy and Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction yesterday announced a memorandum of understanding to explore cooperation in supplying the advanced reactor market.
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Oyster Creek retires after 49 years
Exelon Generation's Oyster Creek nuclear power plant retired from service yesterday after 49 years of electricity generation. The single-unit boiling water reactor was the oldest operating nuclear power plant in the USA.
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IAEA and Russia agree on transit for LEU Bank
The International Atomic Energy Agency and Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer Tenex have signed a contract for the transport of low-enriched uranium and equipment through Russian territory to and from the IAEA LEU Bank.
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Nuclear industry leads call for decisive action on climate
The World Nuclear Association has appealed to the United Nations and the nuclear industry to take decisive action for clean energy.
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EDF awards Framatome I&C upgrade contract
Framatome has been awarded a contract by EDF to modernise the instrumentation and control system of the French utility's fleet of 900 MWe reactors in France.
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Rooppur protocol signed on physical protection scope
Bangladesh and Russia have signed a protocol to amend their 2011 agreement to build the South Asian country’s first nuclear power plant.
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Norwegian, Belgian research centres enhance cooperation
A framework cooperation agreement has been signed between Norway's Institute for Energy Technology and Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre, through which the two organisations will extend their collaboration on nuclear research and decommissioning.
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Korea expands cooperation with IAEA on radwaste
The Korea Radioactive Waste Agency has agreed to extend its existing cooperation and practical arrangements with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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US nuclear innovation legislation makes progress
Bipartisan legislation designed to drive US nuclear innovation including the commercialisation of advanced reactors has gone forward to be signed into law after approval by the House of Representatives. Congress has also approved a USD121 million increase in funding for US nuclear R&D for fiscal 2019.
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Entergy orders Framatome accident-tolerant fuel rods
Framatome is to supply and install chromium-coated fuel rods into unit 1 of Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant. The contract marks the first use of the accident tolerant fuel in the unit.
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Indian cyclotron begins radioisotope operations
India's largest medical cyclotron - Cyclone-30 - is now operational, the country's Department of Atomic Energy announced yesterday. As well as producing medical radioisotopes, it will also have dedicated beamlines for material science and nuclear physics research.
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Paks II building work to start soon, says Russian president
Construction of two new units at the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary is expected to start soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference in Moscow on 18 September.
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Operating licence extensions for Olkiluoto units
The Finnish government has approved a 20-year extension to the operating licences of units 1 and 2 at Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj's Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
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Speech: A clear message on nuclear and climate change
The role nuclear power plays in the fight against climate change should be made “clear, accessible and palatable for all”, Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan told the IAEA's Scientific Forum earlier this week.
Read more from Princess Sumaya, president of Jordan's Royal Scientific Society, in our latest Perspective.
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