All articles by Tracey Honney
Tracey Honney
Microsoft-backed firm supports fusion innovation
A venture capital firm formed by Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers, TitletownTech, has invested in private fusion startup Realta…
Arabelle goes to new lengths
The two Arabelle steam turbine trains at Hinkley Point C in the UK, currently under construction, will each be capable of producing an astonishing 1770 MW (gross). A key contributor to this unprecedented power output is the deployment of 75in last stage blades in the Low Pressure (LP) modules, the longest such blades ever made. The size, coupled with strict limits on their weight, posed significant challenges for the development team, requiring new design tools and manufacturing processes. The result: a high performance last stage, manufacturable at moderate cost.
By Ivan McBean Principal Engineer, Aerodynamics, Arabelle Solutions, Baden, Switzerland
US-UK fusion partnership advances with ST40 upgrade
The US Department of Energy (DOE), the UK’s Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and Tokamak Energy are…
Paks-II receives approval for first concrete
Hungary’s National Atomic Energy Authority (OAH – Országos Atomenergia Hivatal) has approved the preliminary safety report required for pouring first…
NANO joins initiative to advance nuclear solutions in SE Asia
US-based start-up NANO Nuclear Energy is one of 16 civil nuclear entities joining the US Civil Nuclear/SMR Industry Working Group…
ČEZ secures uranium supply contract
European enrichment company Urenco has signed new contracts with Czech power company ČEZ that will ensure supplies of enriched uranium…
Core trap delivered to El Dabaa’s fourth unit
The fourth melt trap (core localisation device) has been delivered to the construction site of the El Dabaa NPP under…
Cuba hosts first IAEA marine research centre
The first International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre for marine research has been officially designated in Cuba. The Centro…
Russia launches fifth nuclear icebreaker
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSK – Obedinionniya Sudostroitelniya Korporatsiya) has launched Chukotka, the fifth nuclear icebreaker of project 22220. The…
Kazakhstan seeks French investment for nuclear
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to Paris, which also…