China has begun operations of the world’s first fourth-generation nuclear reactor that uses gas for cooling unlike conventional power plants that use pressurised water. The power plant built in ...
SPRINGFIELDS, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has signed an agreement with EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (NGL) to supply fuel to Advanced ...
Gas‐cooled reactors, particularly those utilising helium as a coolant, rely on natural convection and associated heat transfer processes to maintain safe and efficient operational temperatures. In ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supports its Member States in improving safety of design and operation of nuclear fuel cycle facilities (NFCFs). The IAEA Safety Standards Series No.
Texas-based ZettaJoule has secured formal support from Aramco Services Company for its high-temperature gas-cooled ...
If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Global interest is growing in tri-isotropic coated ...
The UK nuclear regulator has confirmed in principle thesafety of four UK advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs) for ten more years. Hunterston B andHinkley Point B could now operate until January 2017, ...
The defueling of the first of two reactors at the Hunterston B advanced gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant in the UK has been completed on time and on budget, EDF Energy announced. Hunterston B ...
The University of Manchester has been awarded a grant for a program to change the graphite lifecycle in nuclear reactors. The program, led by the University of Manchester, will also see participation ...