On 19 September 2023, nucleareurope Director General Yves Desbazeille was invited to join the closing plenary session of the SCIENCE BUSINESS event entitled "The Research Road to Net-Zero Industry"....
Advanced Reactors / UK Awards £3.3 Million For Six ‘Cutting-Edge’ Nuclear Projects
Cutting-edge nuclear technology projects across the UK have received government backing of £3.3m (€3.8m, $3.8m) to help develop the next generation of nuclear reactors.
Applications for SMRs submitted to Polish regulator
Two applications have been submitted to Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki, PAA) for the assessment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Copper and silver...
PULSAR project to research nuclear technology for Europe’s space missions
Tractebel will lead the PULSAR consortium conducting research on dynamic radioisotope power systems (RPS) fuelled by plutonium-238 (Pu-238) for space applications - to provide spacecraft and...
Floating Nuclear Plants / Denmark’s Seaborg To Work With South Korea On Export Requirements
Danish startup Seaborg Technologies has signed an agreement to collaborate with South Korean regulators and authorities to identify requirements for the export of floating nuclear power plants based...
NuScale / Nuclearelectrica Agreement Means Romania Could Deploy Europe’s First SMR By 2028
US-based small modular reactor developer NuScale has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania’s state nuclear power corporation Nuclearelectrica to conduct engineering studies, technical...
Passing of the ITER Director-General, Dr Bernard Bigot
Dr Bigot has led ITER since 2015 and has been instrumental in shaping the ITER project, the world’s largest experimental fusion facility, under construction in South of France.
UK Starts £120 Million Fund to Develop Nuclear Power Technology
The UK government is giving £120 million ($147 million) to a new fund for the development of nuclear power as the country seeks to put atomic energy at the heart of its electricity mix.