Tiny water-based reactors could help pharmaceutical industry avoid toxic solvents
Researchers at Rice University have developed a new method for performing chemical reactions using water instead of toxic ...
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GE Hitachi to advance small modular reactor, inks latest deal to deploy BWRX-300 tech
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed MoUs with Boccard and Cavendish Nuclear to leverage their industry-leading ...
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A Floating Nuclear Reactor: World’s First Nuclear Megayacht ‘Thor’ Is Unlike Anything Seen Before
The world of luxury yachting is on the verge of a revolutionary shift, and at the center of it is Thor, a 500-foot ...
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Dismantling of Swedish reactors reaches milestone
The dismantling of a reactor pressure vessel at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant marks the completion of a project to ...
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BWXT secures contracts worth $694m for OPG’s nuclear projects in Canada
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has secured over C$1bn in contracts to support two key nuclear projects for Ontario Power Generation ...
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BWXT wins C$1bn contracts for Pickering/Darlington nuclear plants
BWXT will also produce a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy ... of GEH's US Nuclear Regulation Commission-certified economic simplified boiling-water reactor. OPG president ...
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Dismantling continues at Brunsbüttel
The 771 MWe boiling water reactor at the single-unit Brunsbüttel plant was ... Of the remaining 1% of the radioactive inventory, more than 90% was in the reactor pressure vessel and its internals.
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First-of-a-kind Simulator Created by Westinghouse and Idaho National Laboratory Will Improve Versatility, Profitability of Nuclear Reactors
BWR and heavy water reactors around the world. In addition, Westinghouse designs simulators as targeted training tools that are used in nuclear and industrial applications. INL’s work on this ...
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US 300-megawatt boiling water nuclear reactor gets coalition support for deployment
An advanced reactor, the BWRX-300 uses natural circulation and passive cooling isolation condenser systems to promote simple and safe operating rhythms. It is a boiling water reactor that can ...
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Duke Energy bolsters prospects for adding small nuclear reactor at Triad power station
Charlotte-based power company joins application for grant to help develop commercial reactors similar to nuclear-submarine technology. And the Triad could be a benefactor. Duke Energy is hoping to ...
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TVA, AEP, Duke seek federal funding to accelerate small modular reactor projects
The BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation reactor with passive safety systems that leverage the design and licensing basis of GEH’s ESBWR boiling water reactor. The reactor ...