First reactor launched for Yakutia nuclear icebreaker
(Image: Baltic Shipyard) The icebreaker Yakutia is the fourth nuclear-powered icebreaker from Russia's Project 22220 programme and it is nearing the end of construction at the Baltic Shipyard, which is building three more similar vessels – Chukotka, Leningrad and Stalingrad.. The RITM-200 is a pressurised water reactor with a thermal capacity of 175 MW, which converts to 30 MW at the propellers.
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US company claims nuclear battery breakthrough
A metal-encased coin-cell packaging is developed to guarantee sufficient shielding and no leakage (Image: Infinity Power) It says its nuclear battery - developed with support from the US Department of Defense - has been demonstrated to attain an overall efficiency of more than 60%.
China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
Sep 19, 2024 · The nuclear island of HTR-PM Demo (Image: Tsinghua University) It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shidao Bay (also known as Shidaowan), in Shandong Province, which is currently operating at 2×200 MWt power.
Companies pool resources to manufacture TRISO fuel
May 1, 2024 · FCM fuel pellet (Image: USNC) The companies have signed a non-binding Heads of Terms Agreement "to integrate their complementary resources through a joint venture to bring commercially viable, fourth-generation nuclear fuel to market" for advanced reactor designs including USNC's Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR).
Nuclear battery: Chinese firm aiming for mass market production
Beijing Betavolt New Energy Technology Company Ltd claims to have developed a miniature atomic energy battery that can generate electricity stably and autonomously for 50 years without the need for charging or maintenance. It said the battery is currently in the pilot stage and will be put into mass production on the market.
GE Hitachi, Holtec, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse enter UK …
How each of the four shortlisted designs could look (Image: Composite of the bidders' SMRs images) There were initially six companies shortlisted last year by Great British Nuclear - the arms-length body set up to oversee the UK's plans for new nuclear.
Europe's first EPR reaches criticality - World Nuclear News
Sep 10, 2024 · Finland's fifth nuclear reactor, Olkiluoto 3, has reached first criticality. The EPR is the first new nuclear unit to be commissioned in Finland in over 40 years, and will eventually produce some 14% of the country's electricity.
Leaders commit to 'unlock potential' of nuclear energy …
Leaders and representatives from 32 countries at the Nuclear Energy Summit backed measures in areas such as financing, technological innovation, regulatory cooperation and workforce training to enable the expansion of nuclear capacity to tackle climate change and boost energy security.
Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors
There are a number of initiatives to increase cobalt-60 supply (Image: Nordion) The radioisotope cobalt-60 that is manufactured in some nuclear reactors is used to sterilise approximately 40% of single-use medical devices globally.