Introduction On March 21, 2022, the General Meeting of the Energetické Třebíčsko was held, with which we successfully cooperate, and to which we were invited. As guest were attended Mr. Miloš Vystrčil, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Mr. Tomáš Ehler, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Ministry of Industry […]

A containerised Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser is to be installed at Exelon Generation’s Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York State as part of a hydrogen production demonstration project. The unit will supply hydrogen for the plant’s turbine cooling and chemistry control. Introduction Nel ASA launched the MC250 and MC500 containerised PEM electrolysers […]

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s application to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in Texas. The regulator recommends granting a licence for the facility. Introduction Interim Storage Partners (ISP) was established in 2018 as […]

Three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear thermal propulsion system for deep space missions have been selected by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The reactor will be a critical component of a nuclear thermal engine, which would utilise high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel. Introduction Idaho National […]

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)‘s multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project began construction at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan Province on July 13. This project became the world’s first commercial onshore SMR ACP100 Design The ACP100 small modular reactor in Changjiang, Hainan Province is a multi-purpose pressurized water reactor. Also known as Linglong […]

Fusion energy is still under development. Helion Energy, based in Everett, Washington, became the first private company to exceed 100 million degrees Celsius in its sixth prototype Trenta fusion generator. Its prototype recently completed a 16-month test campaign and completed nearly 10,000 high-performance pulses. A little theory Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two […]

Nuclear energy should become part of a global low-carbon technological platform that would help ensure all countries in the world achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development and climate solution Goals by 2050, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov told delegates at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum last week. On June 4, 2021, a conference called […]

Nuclear energy’s high load factors and reliability could make achieving net-zero affordable, according to a special report published yesterday by Barclays. Nuclear is “safer than commonly assumed”, while new technology and further research could make it even cleaner, safer and cheaper, it says, “paving the way for a greater contribution to the global energy transition”. […]