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WEBRosatom opens industrial robot showcase. Rosatom Service (part of Rosatom’s Electric Power Division) has opened the first demonstration hall of industrial robots of the AIM…. Tracey Honney. News.
Reflecting on 70 years in the radiation detection business
WEBApr 22, 2015 · The success of UK-based Centronic, now in its 70th year, stems from a record of evolutionary development combined with the ability to take on new technical challenges. Caroline Peachey April 22, 2015. Share this article. Since it started out in a back bedroom in 1945, Centronic has grown to become a …
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WEBNANO: Microreactors with big ambitions. Spotting an opportunity to capitalise on a surging nuclear opportunity, NANO Nuclear Energy came up with not one but two microreactor designs. CEO James Walker tells NEI about their low-risk multi-faceted strategy for success. Tracey Honney.
China’s Betavolt develops 50-year nuclear battery
WEBJan 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 …
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 ...
Restart of Ringhals 4 faces further delay
WEBMar 28, 2023 · While the start-up of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP is ongoing, power generation from the unit is not now expected to start until 1 April, according to plant owner/operator Vattenfall. The plant was previously scheduled to begin operation on 26 March following an outage of more than seven months for repairs. Vattenfall said: “In ...
US begins study of floating nuclear plants
WEBSep 1, 2022 · The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) has granted research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, UK-based Core Power, and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the USA, according to …
China moves forward with thorium molten salt reactor
WEBJul 22, 2021 · A team of government researchers in China have unveiled the design for a commercial nuclear reactor that is expected to be the first in the world that does not need water for cooling, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on 19 July. This will allow the facilities to be built in remote desert regions to provide power for more densely populated areas. The design includes a molten salt ...
Canada agrees funding for Cernavoda expansion
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Canada and Romania have signed a CAD3bn ($2.2bn) export development deal to support construction of two new units at the Cernavoda NPP. Canadian Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the financing offer for Romania’s national nuclear operator, Nuclearelectrica, to buy supplies or services from Canadian companies. Traceyhonney September 21 ...
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