Swedish Joint Venture Funded For Demonstration Lead-Cooled SMR The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Swedish Modular Reactors AB – a joint venture between Uniper Sweden and LeadCold, in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – funding of just over SEK99 million (EUR9.3 million) in support of the construction of a demonstration LeadCold SEALER…
SCK CEN and IRE Ready To Start Lutetium-177 Large-Scale Production SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) and the National Institute for Radioelements (IRE) are going to start the large-scale production of lutetium-177. This decision opens up opportunities for cancer patients. Lutetium-177 is currently used in hospitals to treat neuroendocrine tumours. Neuroendocrine cells are found primarily in the…
PALLAS Receives Nature Permits To Build Advanced Research Reactor Environmental Service Noord-Holland Noord has granted a permit for the construction of the PALLAS-reactor and for the realization of the Nuclear Health Centre (NHC) under the Nature Conservation Act. The granting of the permit means that the company can continue with the realization of the building…
UK To Start Approval Process For Rolls-Royce SMR Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd has submitted its 470-MW small modular reactor (SMR) design for entry to the UK’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) regulatory process, run jointly by the Office for Nuclear Regulation, Natural Resources Wales and the Environment Agency. The three regulators can now begin their formal review…
NRG Safety Committee Approved Restart Solution For HFR In Petten The High-Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, Netherlands, did not start up on 20 January 2022, due to a leak in a water system. NRG (ENS Corporate Member) reported no risk to nuclear safety, man, or the environment. Since the discovery of the technical failure in…
GE Hitachi And Kärnfull Announce SMR Cooperation in Sweden A Memorandum of Understanding on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) has been signed between Kärnfull Next and GE Hitachi (ENS Corporate Member) for the BWRX-300, a 300-megawatt water-cooled, natural circulation SMR with passive safety systems. The model leverages the design and licensing basis of larger boiling water reactors,…
The Future of Nuclear Energy – WNA Vision for Next Decades Interview with World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y Leon World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that represents the global nuclear industry. Its mission is to promote a wider understanding of nuclear energy among key international influencers by producing authoritative information,…
CTU Prague Has Obtained Permission To Build VR-2 Research Reactor The Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague has obtained permission from the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) to build the VR-2 research reactor. Construction and commissioning of the subcritical reactor are scheduled to be…
SCK CEN Celebrates HADES Laboratory’s 40th Anniversary On 27th April, the Belgian research centre SCK CEN (ENS Corporate Member) celebrated the 40th anniversary of its HADES underground laboratory. The construction of the laboratory at 225 metres below ground level started in 1980. Here, scientists perform research into the mechanical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of clay…
Westinghouse To Advance Micro-Reactors Deployment In North America Westinghouse Electric Company (ENS Corporate Member) is signing several Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with North American research centres and universities to advance micro-reactors deployment in Canada and USA. Canada Westinghouse and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) will jointly develop a project to locate an eVinci™ micro-reactor in…