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US solicits designs for nuclear powered spacecraft
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) said on 12 April that it had awarded contracts for the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar...
VVER-TOI RPV shipped to Kursk NPP
Atommash, the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies JSC (part of Rosatom mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash) on 8 April shipped the first VVER-TOI nuclear reactor...
General Atomics to develop nuclear reactor to power moon missions
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) said on 9 April that it had awarded a $22 million contract to General Atomics to design a small nuclear reactor for...
Fennovoima 2020 report says Hanhikivi project is progressing well
Introducing the 2020 report by Finnish company Fennovoima, CEO Joachim Specht said the Hanhikivi 1 project “is picking up speed and progressing well”. The Hanhikivi-1 project provides...
Aecon to support development of Terrestrial Energy’s Molten Salt Reactor
Canada’s Terrestrial Energy on 1 April signed an engineering and construction services agreement with Aecon Group to support construction planning for its Integral Molten Salt...
US DOD awards contracts for development of advanced microreactor
The US Department of Defense (DOD) said on 22 March that it had exercised contract options for two teams - led by BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy - to proceed with development...
Iran plans cold tests of Arak reactor
The Atomic Energy Organisation Iran (AEOI) said on 19 March that it will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as a prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year....
UKSMR consortium joins Foratom
The UKSMR consortium led by Rolls-Royce said on 15 March that it had joined European nuclear trade association Foratom, “as it develops its global reach and eyes a vibrant export...
GEH and Fermi Energia strengthen collaboration on SMR development
US-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Estonia’s Fermi Energia have advanced their technology collaboration by entering into a teaming agreement to support the potential...
Jacobs wins contract to clean up Dounreay shaft and silo
US-based Jacobs and its supporting partners have been awarded a six-year contract to provide a design management team to produce a fully integrated design for the shaft and silo...
Dutch consortium set up to develop of molten salt reactors
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) in the Netherlands said on 2 March that it had set up a consortium, along with TU Delft, DIFFER, and reactor developer Thorizon...
Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia sign SMR MOU
Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in Estonia. The study will cover all aspects...
US to develop Dynamic Radioisotope Power System for lunar missions
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) said on 15 February that INL management and operating contractor Battelle Energy Alliance had announced the next...
NuScale signs MOU with Kozloduy NPP
US-based NuScale Power announced on 17 February that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant - New Build (KNPP-NB) to...
US report looks at space nuclear propulsion for Mars exploration
A new publication by the US Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration (2021)” seeks to identify primary technical...
UK Space Agency and Rolls Royce to co-operation on nuclear propulsion
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is joining forces with Rolls-Royce for a unique study into how nuclear power and technologies could be used as part of space exploration.
Costain to partner with U-Battery on advanced modular reactor
UK-based Costain announced that it is collaborating with U-Battery Developments Ltd to develop an advanced modular reactor (AMR) which is being funded by the UK Department of Business...
US Executive Order promotes SMRs and HALEU fuel for space and defence
The US White House on 12 January released the text of an executive order, which seeks promote the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) for space and defence applications.
