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Biodiversity 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
AI’s nuclear opportunity - Nuclear Engineering International
In December 2023 around 100 experts in energy, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) convened at Argonne National Laboratory. They were there to map out the future potential for utilisation of AI in energy, considering five ‘energy mission’ areas that have previously been identified – fossil fuel, carbon management, nuclear power, renewables and energy efficiency.
Building the fusion energy rulebook - Nuclear Engineering …
Dec 19, 2024 · The US NRC anticipates that several different fusion technologies will be commercialised in the 2030s. It wants to complete rulemaking before the decade starts. Developers agree.
China’s Betavolt develops 50-year nuclear battery
Jan 16, 2024 · Beijing-based Betavolt New Energy Technology has developed a 3V nuclear battery that uses radioactive nickel-63 as the energy source and a diamond semiconductor as the energy converter. Betavolt says atomic are a direct current power source, and can produce pulse power with a higher life by adding supercapacitors as energy storage devices.
Westinghouse and BWXT sign MOU for AP1000/AP300 projects
Dec 17, 2024 · BWXT Canada Ltd, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Westinghouse Electric Company to support nuclear newbuild projects in Canada and globally.
China to build first thorium molten salt NPP in Gobi Desert
Jul 31, 2024 · China has announced the construction of a nuclear power plant that will be fuelled by liquid fuel based on molten thorium salt. The Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) has been engaged in research in this area since 2011 …
Radiant completes microreactor design phase - Nuclear …
Nov 21, 2024 · California-based start-up Radiant Industries has completed the front-end engineering & experiment design (FEED) phase to test a prototype of its Kaleidos microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
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Bechtel secures US Navy nuclear propulsion contract. US-based Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc (BPMI), has been awarded a $175.6m contract modification from the US Navy for the production…
AtkinsRéalis selected for Energy Northwest SMR
Dec 17, 2024 · US-based Energy Northwest has selected AtkinsRéalis Group as the Owner’s Engineer for its small modular reactor (SMR) project development in Washington state.
Great British Nuclear unveils SMR shortlist
Oct 1, 2024 · Great British Nuclear (GBN) has concluded the initial tender phase of the technology selection process for its small modular reactor (SMR) competition.