A message from Electrical Builders, Ind.
America’s Top Performing Nuclear Plants Rely on Electrical Builders, Industries to Expand and Extend the Life of Their Critical Electrical Assets
What is life going to be like after fossil fuels?
Professor David MacKay, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Climate Change in the United Kingdom, takes a pro-arithmetic view of the future of sustainable energy in this very interesting and informative talk.
His message: Stop shouting, start talking, get building.
Hint: 1000 W/m2 is an important number.
LEGO model of Swiss research reactor needs supporters!
A fascinating interactive LEGO model of CROCUS, a zero-power, uranium-fueled, water-moderated fission reactor used for teaching and research purposes at Switzerland’s École Polytechnique...
U.S., South Korea explore MOU on nuclear cooperation
The U.S. and South Korea have reached a provisional agreement and are working on a memorandum of understanding to advance the countries’ partnership on civil nuclear energy....
United Kingdom’s nuclear waste progress described in report
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), an organization comprised of the United Kingdom’s Low Level Waste Repository, Radioactive Waste Management, and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), has...
WM Symposia launches STEM Educators’ Council
WM Symposia Inc., the nonprofit organization that hosts the annual Waste Management Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., has launched a new initiative dedicated to supporting educators in the fields...
WSJ highlights current workforce challenges; signs are hopeful
A new article in the Wall Street Journal focuses on the problematic confluence of three developments: a declining number of young people pursuing nuclear engineering, an aging nuclear...
Westinghouse AP300 SMR application filed with UK regulator
The United Kingdom’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has signed off on Westinghouse’s AP300 small modular reactor earlier this month....
Decommissioned enrichment plant gets second life as safeguards training center
Uranium enricher Urenco welcomed representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency to an August 19 event to mark the creation of an IAEA Centre of Excellence for Safeguards and...
Teenager’s school project achieves plasma
Cesare Mencarini’s recent extended project qualification (EPQ) earned him an “A” for his studies in the United Kingdom—and became, it is believed, the first nuclear reactor built in a...
Reports: Rolls-Royce looks to sell SMR subsidiary
Engineering company Rolls-Royce is considering the sale of its small modular reactor subsidiary to inject new funding into the company’s overall business plans, the Sunday Telegraph first...
Rolls-Royce SMR earns second U.K. assessment
The small modular reactor design from Rolls-Royce has cleared step two of the United Kingdom’s generic design assessment (GDA) and is moving to the third and final step.The company announced...
