Nuclear Energy

The European Commission, through the General Directorate for Research and Innovation, has awarded a four-year €10m ($11.2m) Framework Contract to a consortium led by Ansaldo Nucleare. The consortium also comprises Empresarios Agrupados Internacional and Framatome and the contract covers pre-conceptual...

EDF Energy has applied for planning consent for an £18bn ($23bn) new nuclear reactor at the existing Sizewell power station in the east of England. EDF submitted the application for a Development Consent Order to the Planning Inspectorate to develop...

The CHT test verified the welds, joints, pipes, reactor coolant components, and highlighted the quality of construction. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has successfully completed Cold Hydrostatic Testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant,...

Framatome and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) recently began the commercial development of uranium-molybdenum fuel (UMo) for nuclear research reactors. Framatome and TUM will design and install the fuel manufacturing production line, and develop, produce and irradiate new fuel...

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce its wholly-owned subsidiary Candu Energy Inc., has been awarded two additional five-year vendor of record (VOR) agreements by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to provide niche engineering and nuclear engineering services. These contract wins are...

Nuclear-powered Unit 2 is back in operation at Hartlepool Power Station in northeast England, but it’s operating in a unique way as staff deal with the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to other plants around the world. The second...

BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc (NOG) has been awarded a contract from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to manufacture TRISO nuclear fuel to support the continued development of the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR). The...