June 2024

Nuclear Reactors 1395 - EPFL Working On Using Gamma Rays To Monitor Operating Nuclear Reactors

     Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have devised and tested a new, gamma-noise method for monitoring nuclear reactors non-invasively and from a distance. The new method was tested on EPFL's CROCUS nuclear reactor. It can improve nuclear safety and treaty compliance.

Nuclear Fusion 70 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Is Delivering Components To The ITER Project.

     Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded a contract to provide an additional twelve outer vertical targets for the divertor to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). MHI has already delivered six of the components.

Nuclear Reactors 1394 - Latest CSIRO and AEMO Report Concludes That Renewables Are Cheapest Energy For Australia

     The consultation draft of the 2023-24 GenCost report released today confirms that firmed renewables are the cheapest form of reliable energy in Australia now and to 2030. The GenCost report is an annual collaboration between Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

Nuclear Reactors 1393 - ULC Energy Is Collaborating On Production Of Hydrogen By SMRs

     Hydrogen can be produced for less than $1.72 per pound using a combination of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) and small modular reactors (SMRs). A new study led by Dutch nuclear energy development company ULC-Energy BV has concluded that this is significantly cheaper than alternative methods.

Nuclear Reactors 1392 - Holtec Is Working On The Restart Of The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.

     The return of some former staff, the revamping of training facilities including the control room simulator, the submission of regulatory documents and the ordering of new fuel are all part of steps taken towards restarting the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant in the USA.

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