AIN-YG Position Paper To Support The National Radwaste Repository The Young Generation (YG) of the Italian Nuclear Association (AIN) published a Position Paper promoting its standing about the selection procedure for the location and construction of the future National Radioactive Waste Repository and the annexed Technological Park ( DN-PT). The YG gathers all the under-40s…
Euratom Research and Training Programme Receives €300M For 2021-2022 The European Commission recently adopted the Euratom Work Programme 2021-2022, implementing the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2021-2025. The Work Programme outlines the objectives and specific topic areas, which will receive €300 million in funding. These investments will support fusion research, and help to foster progress…
Cameco And GNF Will Cooperate With GE To Develop BWRX-300 SMR GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (ENS Corporate Member), Cameco Corporation and Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore potential collaboration to advance the commercialisation and deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Canada and around the world. The BWRX-300…
New Reactor Concepts Selected For Deep Space Exploration Three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear thermal propulsion system for deep space missions have been selected by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will award 12-month contracts to three consortia to each…
Slovenian Climate Strategy 2050 To Endorse Nuclear Energy The Slovenian National Assembly approved a resolution on climate strategy until 2050 under which Slovenia commits to become climate neutral in the coming 30 years. The resolution includes a provision saying that Slovenia will use nuclear energy in the long term, so supporting the country in decreasing…
PSI New Method For Complex X-ray Studies Of Correlated Metals Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), working in an international team, have developed a new method for complex X-ray studies that will aid in better understanding so-called correlated metals. These materials could prove useful for practical applications in…
UK To Explore The Potential Of High Temperature Gas Reactors (HTGRs) The UK’s plan to have the latest nuclear technology up and running within the next decade has moved a step closer with publication of a call for evidence which sets out the government’s suggested approach to building the first advanced small modular reactor demonstrator. The government…
Nuclear Technology Efficiently Supports The Insect Pest Control To protect crops against parasites and harmful insects, nuclear science has conducted extensive research for targeted, environmentally friendly biological control: the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT). The IAEA, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has helped countries implement SIT, in which irradiation is…
Finland Prepares Its National Programme For Radwaste Management As required by the Directive on management of used fuel and radioactive waste (2011/70/Euratom), Finland is currently formulating its National Programme for used fuel and radioactive waste management, as well as a report on the environmental impacts of the programme. Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment,…
Tecnatom To Develop The Plant Simulator Platform For ITER Project The ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion project, began its five-year assembly phase one year ago in Cadarache, and it is expected to be over in late 2025. The €20bn ITER project will replicate the reactions that power the sun and is intended to demonstrate fusion power can…