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From the pages of Nuclear News: Industry update
Here is a recap of industry happenings over the past month:ADVANCED REACTOR MARKETPLACE Partnership formed to study X-energy’s SMR in commercial conditions X-energy and Kinectrics have...
The legacy of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station
Serving as the world’s first scalable nuclear power plant, Shippingport Atomic Power Station led the way for today’s nuclear generation fleet. Shippingport was centrally located roughly 25...
NPR: Fertilizer byproduct roads for Florida?
A recent NPR article has reported that Florida legislators have sent a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would require the state’s Department of Transportation to study the use of a radioactive...
From the pages of Nuclear News: Industry update
Here is a recap of industry happenings over the past month:ADVANCED REACTOR MARKETPLACE Site selected for Xe-100 SMR deploymentDow and X-energy have announced that the first commercial...
Brookhaven now capable of processing Ac-225 on site
A refurbished hot cell laboratory is allowing the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory to streamline the production and shipment of actinium-225 to support clinical trials...
Contaminated Oklahoma site to be made an EPA priority
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding the Fansteel Metals Superfund site in Muskogee, Okla., to the National Priorities List (NPL), the roster of the nation’s most...
Nuclear power developments in China and the world
The development of human society and technology is closely correlated to the means of energy acquisition, utilization method, efficiency, and spectrum of applications. High quality of life and...
It’s always the first question asked. So, what is your approach? You have options.You could go the “Yucca Mountain is the law of the land” route. But you’ll soon run into an immutable...
From the pages of Nuclear News : Industry update
Here is a recap of industry happenings over the past month:ADVANCED REACTOR MARKETPLACE U.S. and Canadian regulators formalize relationship on advanced reactorsThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...
NRC fines Air Force for violations of radioactivity regulations
In the wake of inspections conducted about a year ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a civil penalty of $96,000 against the U.S. Air Force for 14 apparent violations of NRC...
Small and Advanced Reactors with Diverse Fuel Cycles Can Deliver Energy Security
Nuclear energy offers a pairing of high capacity factors and low carbon emissions unrivaled by other power sources, and advanced reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs) hold promise to...
New IAEA database to collect data on NORM exposure for industrial workers
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new database of the Information System on Occupational Exposure in Medicine, Industry, and Research (ISEMIR) for workers in industrial...
China’s prototype technology described as step toward energy independence
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Modern Physics are making strides with their China Initiative Accelerator-Driven System (CiADS) technology, which is being...
Nuclear-powered cruise ship on the drawing board
The Norwegian shipbuilding company Ulstein has developed a design concept for a cruise ship fueled by a molten salt nuclear reactor. In the company’s concept, the 500-foot-long, 60-passenger...
A reactor physicist explains Chernobyl
On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the American Nuclear Society held the webinar, “A Reactor Physicist’s Explanation of Chernobyl,” led by Christopher Perfetti,...
Oak Ridge contractor to resume U-233 processing campaign in March
Isotek, the Department of Energy contractor responsible for overseeing the inventory of uranium-233 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and preparing it for removal from the site, said it plans...
Ensuring a role for nuclear in the response to climate change
Nuclear power is an important tool in the response to climate change, and advanced reactors may offer advantages over existing plants in providing carbon-free generation at the scale necessary...
Rewriting the script: The real story of advanced reactors
At the box office or streaming at home, it’s fear, not truth, that sells. The laws of physics are swept aside, apocalypse is inevitable, and superpowered heroes wait until the last possible...
SRS preps for dissolution of stainless-steel-clad spent fuel
The Department of Energy is preparing for an upcoming campaign to dissolve stainless-steel-clad spent nuclear fuel at its Savannah River Site in South Carolina by installing a new dissolver...
Optimism reigns during final plenary of 2021 ANS Virtual Student Conference
The future of nuclear technology is bright and affords ample opportunities for today’s students to make an impact. That was the message given by the three plenary panelists on Saturday,...