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Sweden Begins Construction on World’s Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel

January 16, 2025 admin 0 Comments Business, clab, deep geological repository, engineering, Finland, forsmark, Fuel, full coverage, interim storage, International, kbs-3, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, onkalo, posiva, power, Research and Development, skb, Spent nuclear fuel, Sweden, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:10:42 +0000

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological repository (DGR) […]

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Russia Advances REMIX Fuel Trials in Boost for Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle

December 6, 2024 admin advanced nuclear energy, balanced nuclear fuel cycle, Business, engineering, Fuel, full coverage, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel cycle, radioactive waste reduction, remix fuel, Research and Development, rosatom, Safety, Spent nuclear fuel, tvel, uranium-plutonium recycling, vver-1000 reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:29:52 +0000

Russia has launched its third cycle of testing innovative uranium-plutonium REMIX fuel at the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant in Saratov Oblast, a key step that advances the closed nuclear fuel […]

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DeepGEO, Copenhagen Atomics Sign Pact to Align Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing with Spent Fuel Management

November 26, 2024 admin advanced reactors, Business, deep geological repositories, energy innovation, Fuel, fuel reprocessing, full coverage, Markets, molten salt technology, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear sustainability, Spent nuclear fuel, thorium reactors, Waste management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:08:52 +0000

DeepGEO, a multinational spent nuclear fuel (SNF) repository developer, and Copenhagen Atomics, a Danish advanced thorium reactor innovator, have signed a first-of-its-kind collaboration agreement that seeks to revolutionize the nuclear […]

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The Possibilities of Recycling Nuclear Fissile Waste

February 29, 2024 admin advanced nuclear, Business, Commentary, economics, environment, fast-breeder reactors, Fuel, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel cycles, nuclear fuel recycling, power, reprocessing, Safety, Spent nuclear fuel, sustainability, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:14:49 +0000

Nuclear energy has long been a topic of debate due to concerns about its environmental impact and the disposal of nuclear waste. However, a paradigm shift is underway that could […]

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Oklo Readying to Deploy Commercial-Scale Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facility

January 25, 2023 admin Aurora, Business, Fuel, full coverage, lwrs, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel recycling, nuclear waste, oklo, reprocessing, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:23:57 +0000

Oklo has kicked off regulatory activities for a first-of-its-kind nuclear fuel recycling facility that could produce commercial material from used light water reactor (LWR) fuel before the decade’s end. The advanced nuclear technology firm in December submitted a licensing project plan (LPP) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its Fuel Recycling Technologies facility. The […]

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The 12 Most-Read POWER Global Monitor Articles of 2022

December 27, 2022 admin Australia, China, climate change, Coal, energy security, Environmental, floating solar, full coverage, Gas, geothermal, gwec, holtec, hybrid power, Hydro, hydrogen, iea, International, Japan, Morocco, news, Nuclear, O&M, offshore wind, Portugal, power, Renewables, Research and Development, snf, Solar, Spent nuclear fuel, Sweden, Technology, thorium, Water, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:27:11 +0000

Every month, POWER magazine publishes several articles in its Global Monitor section covering topics important to the electric power generation industry. The articles typically feature interesting updates on progress made at notable projects around the world, big policy changes, or promising research and development (R&D) news. Short notes about major contracts are also touched on […]

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Small Modular Reactors Aren’t Difficult Nuclear Waste Generators

December 7, 2022 admin Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, natrium, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, NuScale, power, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, snf, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology, terrapower, x-energy, xe-100

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:26:42 +0000

Many experts believe small modular reactors (SMRs), which are generally classified as nuclear power reactors with an electrical output of 300 MW or less, offer great promise for supplying the world with carbon-free energy. Several SMRs designs are under development by companies around the world including NuScale Power, GE-Hitachi, Terrestrial Energy, TerraPower, Toshiba, X-energy, and […]

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DOE Unveils Next Steps for Nuclear Waste Consent-Based Siting Process

September 22, 2022 admin blue ribbon commission, Business, consent-based siting, DOE, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, nwpa, Spent nuclear fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:11:33 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated community outreach to facilitate consent-based siting, management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and interim storage facility siting. The effort, outlined in a series of steps the DOE expects to take in response to a recent request for public input, marks a significant first step toward advancing the agency’s […]

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Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Valuable Resource—Not a Waste

August 1, 2022 admin DOE, Environmental, Fuel, fuel rods, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, Safety, snf, Spent nuclear fuel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:17:34 +0000

Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy that exists in fuel rods when they’re loaded into commercial nuclear reactors still remains in the fuel after five years of operation? Well, that’s

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DOE Funds New Program to Recycle Used Nuclear Fuel, GE Conducting Innovative Related Research

March 17, 2022 admin arpa-e, Business, curie, DOE, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge, ge research, news, Nuclear, radioactive waste, radmass, recycling, Research and Development, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:31:11 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that it would provide up to $48 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program that could substantially reduce the disposal impact of used nuclear fuel (UNF). The program, dubbed CURIE (Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy), is intended to support “a comprehensive national strategy […]

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