Nuclear waste management: A robotic system to categorise and sort radioactive waste
A robotic-assisted handling system, which is being developed in the Virero project to categorise and sort radioactive waste…
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Energy crisis in Europe: A preventable new normal
13 Apr 22The energy crisis, precipitated by surging demand as economies rushed to remove restrictions in the summer to catalyse…
Stable Salt Reactor: New concept for nuclear waste-burning
11 Apr 22Moltex says its Stable Salt Reactor, a new nuclear reactor concept, based on ideas conceived and tested but…
Lakeland Electric: Recips to replace coal at McIntosh site in Florida
06 Apr 22Following the retirement of the McIntosh 3 coal fired plant, a new 120 MW natural gas fuelled reciprocating…
The speed and precision of mining drones
05 Apr 22Using drones to survey mining sites has the potential to provide greater speed and precision, offering a more…
Nuclear fusion power: A key component of India’s long-term energy security
04 Apr 22India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which believes that fusion power is an important component of the country’s…
SF6 emissions: Hitachi Energy’s EconiQ roadmap to reduce carbon footprint
30 Mar 22Hitachi Energy sees elimination of sulphur hexafluoride from its HV equipment portfolio, and extending its EconiQ portfolio to…
The launch of carbon neutral mines
29 Mar 22The mining industry is striving towards carbon neutrality, but finding new ways to its reduce environmental impact is…
Nuclear fuel management: Progressing towards closed fuel cycle
28 Mar 22Fast reactors operating as part of a close fuel cycle could help assure the long-term sustainability of nuclear…
TWEST: Technology to convert coal-fired plants into energy storage units
23 Mar 22E2S Power’s innovative idea is to replace the boilers with thermal energy storage using its TWEST (Travelling Wave…