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AI’s nuclear opportunity - Nuclear Engineering International
Oct 3, 2024 · The outcome is a report, ‘AI for Energy’ that sets out ‘grand challenges’ for AI applications in nuclear energy over the next decade, as well as for the power grid, carbon management, energy storage and energy materials. The experts were optimistic: they found that AI offers the ability to assess much larger system models, make more use ...
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Bulgaria signs key Kozloduy contract. An engineering contract for the construction of new capacity at the Kozloduy NPP has been signed at Bulgaria’s Council of…. Staff Writer. News.
Bulgaria allows Kozloduy Russian supplies - Nuclear Engineering ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Bulgaria plans to build additional units, 7&8, at the plant. The American firm Westinghouse has been selected to supply the nuclear components, specifically AP1000 reactors, while South Korea’s Hyundai will handle the engineering and construction. The investment for this expansion is projected at $14-17bn. Researched and written by Judith Perera.
Uranium price trends sending market signals - Nuclear …
May 30, 2024 · Global uranium prices, which almost doubled in 2023, have continued the trend with further price rises this year. The spot price of uranium oxide has already exceeded US$106 per pound, returning to a level last seen in 2007 and prior to the tsunami-prompted accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which curtailed much of the optimism nuclear had enjoyed at that time and when ...
More fusion progress for China - Nuclear Engineering International
Sep 6, 2023 · China's new-generation tokamak, Huanliu-3 (HL-3), has made significant progress operating in high-confinement mode (H mode) under a plasma current of 1 million amperes for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The experiment took place at CNNC’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Rolls-Royce selected for Czech SMR
Sep 24, 2024 · Rolls-Royce SMR has been selected as the preferred supplier for the development and construction of a number of small modular reactors (SMRs) by the Czech government from a shortlist of seven companies. The exact number of SMRs due to be delivered will be announced in the next few weeks. The seven bidding companies were: The Czech Ministry of ...
DOE finalizes loan for Palisades restart - Nuclear Engineering ...
Oct 2, 2024 · In April, DOE through its Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the offer of a conditional commitment of up to $1.52bn as a loan guarantee to restart the plant. This has now been confirmed. Holtec spokesman Nick Culp said all necessary funding has now been secured. Holtec has also completed all major licensing submittals to the NRC, he added.
China’s Betavolt develops 50-year nuclear battery
Jan 16, 2024 · Beijing-based Betavolt New Energy Technology has developed a 3V nuclear battery that uses radioactive nickel-63 as the energy source and a diamond semiconductor as the energy converter. Betavolt says atomic are a direct current power source, and can produce pulse power with a higher life by adding supercapacitors as energy storage devices.
South Korea’s SMART100 SMR approved
Oct 3, 2024 · South Korea’s Nuclear Safety & Security Commission (NSSC) has been granted standard design approval for the SMART100 small modular reactor (SMR) design. The SMART100 (System-integrated Modular Advanced Reactor 100) is based on the original SMART design, which was the world’s first SMR to receive standard design approval in 2012.