NRC Sets Stage for Advanced Nuclear with New Part 53 Rule

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:24:27 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to create Part 53, a much-awaited risk-informed and technology-inclusive licensing framework geared toward […]

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India Begins Commercial Operation of First Domestically Designed 700-MWe PHWR Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:58:09 +0000

India has begun commercial operation of its first domestically designed 700-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat, state-owned Nuclear Power Corp. of India […]

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Japan Moving Forward on Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuels

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:37 +0000

Efforts by Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturers to develop accident tolerant fuel (ATF) materials are making progress, and their commercialization is currently expected between 2030 and 2035 after key

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