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World’s largest nuclear reactor gets powerful exhaust to endure asteroid-level heat
The divertor is a technologically complex component of the ITER reactor being built in Southern France. Functioning as the reactor’s exhaust system, it is the only part of the tokamak designed to ...
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US ditches steel in first nuclear reactor parts, turning to cutting-edge 3D printing
“Kairos Power’s Janus column demonstrates an element of the company’s novel design for the Hermes bioshield – the thick ...
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3D printing reshapes construction for nuclear energy
The 3D-printed forms for the Janus shielding demonstration are precursors to those that Kairos Power and Barnard will employ ...
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3D Printed Capsules Withstand Nuclear Reactor Testing
Additive manufacturing was chosen to create these capsules because it significantly reduced both production costs and time ...
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Armenian NPP restarts after major overhaul
Unit 2 of Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear plant has been reconnected to the grid after upgrades to extend its operation beyond ...
OPG and OSGE strengthen collaboration on small modular reactors in Poland
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) that paves the way ...
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In pictures: Second nuclear reactor dome lifted into place at Hinkley Point C
The world’s largest crane has lifted a 245-tonne dome onto the second reactor building at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. The ...
Small modular reactors are gaining steam globally. Will any get built?
The nuclear energy industry is seeing a resurgence in global interest as governments, utilities, and tech giants seek to meet ...