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Demonstration proves nuclear fission system can provide space exploration power
May 03, 2018 (SPX)
NASA announced the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment,during a news conference Wednesday a...
Framatome and Vattenfall sign contracts for the delivery of fuel assembly reloads
Apr 30, 2018 (SPX)
Regarding the fuel reload of the Forsmark plant, the contract also provides, besides the use of the known ATRIUM 10 XM boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel design, ...
Balancing nuclear and renewable energy
Apr 26, 2018 (SPX)
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently explored the benefits ...
Framatome receives two patent awards for nuclear innovations
Apr 20, 2018 (SPX)
"Our employees consistently seek to advance nuclear technology in ways that will benefit our customers' operations and the field as a whole," said Craig Ranson,...
Quake hits near Iran nuclear power plant
Apr 19, 2018 (AFP)
"The earthquake had no effect on the activity of the plant," Mahmoud Jafari, project manager at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant, said according to the T...
NRC approval brings Framatome's fuel technology closer to market
Apr 12, 2018 (SPX)
Fuel assemblies are a grouping of metal-clad fuel rods that produce the energy generated by nuclear reactors. Due to the nature of the materials, and demanding ...
Framatome displays year of powerful performance, supports 44 nuclear power outages in 2017
Apr 11, 2018 (SPX)
Work during the outages included examinations, inspections, fuel moves, refurbishments, and a variety of other jobs. These tasks extend the life of nuclear plan...
Namibia president denies graft in nuclear deal
Apr 09, 2018 (AFP)
"The accusations of corruption concern the conduct of Areva and/or Uramin and do not implicate Dr. Geingob or the government of the republic of Namibia," the pr...
Nuclear safety: AREVA develops an innovative technology for reactor inspection
Apr 05, 2018 (SPX)
The tool's remote operation replaces the need for direct human intervention. This is both more efficient and contributes to significant cost savings for each in...
Putin launches Turkey nuclear project, vows faster arms delivery
Apr 03, 2018 (AFP)
Putin held several hours of talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the first of a two-day visit to Ankara that will see the two strongmen leader...
UAE says its first nuclear reactor complete
Mar 26, 2018 (AFP)
The announcement came after visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed toured the $20-billion Barakah plant, the ...
Business expansion of the Fuel business unit with technology transfer project in Kazakhstan
Mar 26, 2018 (SPX)
Two other machines, the Vibrating Bench and the Gamma Scanner, are being finalized respectively by Romans site (France, BU Fuel) and Richland site (USA, BU Fuel...
Pipe-crawling robot will help decommission DOE nuclear facility
Mar 23, 2018 (SPX)
The CMU robot has demonstrated it can measure radiation levels more accurately from inside the pipe than is possible with external techniques. In addition to sa...
Swiss reopen world's oldest nuclear plant after repairs
Mar 20, 2018 (AFP)
Beznau, located in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau near the German border, has two reactors and first opened in 1969. Both reactors were shut down in March ...
Framatome upgraded Borssele nuclear power plant's digital instrumentation and control system
Mar 16, 2018 (SPX)
Framatome's I&C teams designed and engineered the new systems, manufactured the cabinets, performed a six months test period and finally installed and commissio...
Canada to boost nuclear power to help meet climate target
Mar 15, 2018 (AFP)
The move would mark a change in the climate strategy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government unveiled just last December, which did not mention nuclear energ...
Saudi Arabia turns to nuclear power to curb oil addiction
Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)
The atomic policy, which limits nuclear activities to peaceful purposes, was approved by the cabinet on Tuesday just days before powerful Crown Prince Mohammed ...
Framatome confirms serviceability of Le Creusot steam generators
Mar 13, 2018 (SPX)
In July 2016, the ASN took the decision to suspend the test certificate for this component as a precautionary measure subsequent to a deviation found in the int...
Saudi cabinet approves national atomic policy
Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)
The policy insists on limiting nuclear activities to peaceful purposes and calls for enhanced safety measures as well as the use of best practises for radioacti...
Areva settles nuclear dispute with Finland's TVO
Mar 11, 2018 (AFP)
Since 2005, Areva, together with German engineering giant Siemens, has been building the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in western Finland, touted as the world's first Eur...
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