Finnish power companies and nuclear operators Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Fortum have carried out a joint test of the first valve featuring a 3D printed housing at the Olkiluoto nuclear power station...
Czech researchers propose used fuel as a source for district heating
Researchers at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have devised an innovative solution that uses the radioactive decay heat produced by used fuel...
Rolls-Royce, Fermi Energia to study SMR potential in Estonia
The UK's Rolls-Royce and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in the Baltic country. The study will...
Netherland’s Reactor Institute Delft to Support IAEA in Enhancing Applications of Research Reactors
The IAEA and the Netherland’s Reactor Institute Delft (RID) have agreed to expand their area of cooperation in Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) to neutron beam-based methodologies – a key technique...
EC’s ‘clean planet’ director highlights nuclear research
With 10 research and innovation actions linked to nuclear, the Strategic Energy Technology Plan is "really stimulating new partnerships" across the 18 SET countries that are participating in them,...
Finnish expertise on small modular reactors will be strengthened by a new innovation and business network
Limiting the consequences of climate change to a sustainable level requires considerable actions within the society. Global energy consumption, 80% of which is currently covered by fossil fuels,...
Robots face nuclear challenge in European project
The project will focus on inspection and maintenance robotics and establish 13 Digital Innovation Hubs across a range of industries with the nuclear element seeking solutions for everything from...
Advanced Reactors / Design And Deployment Pose Challenges, Says IAEA
Advanced nuclear power reactor designs, including small modular reactors, can play a crucial role in increasing access to electricity while minimising greenhouse gas emissions, but their design and...