April 2023

Nuclear Reactors 1199 - EDF Is Spinning Off SMR development To A New Subsidiary called Nuward

     EDF is the French utility which builds, operates and sell nuclear fission power reactors. They just announced that they will create a wholly-owned subsidiary which will market their Nuward small modular reactor (SMR). The purpose of this action is to allow the Nuward reactor to meet its “next key milestones” on the way to first pouring of concrete for an power plant in 2030.

Nuclear Reactors 1198 - Majors Producers Of Medical Isotope Molybdenum-99 Have Converted From The Use Of HEU Targets To LEU Irradiation Targets

     All of the facilities in the world that produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) are now using low-enriched uranium (LEU) targets instead of proliferation-sensitive highly-enriched uranium (HEU) targets. Belgium’s National Institute of Radioelements (IRE) medical isotope production facility was the last facility to convert to LEU.

Nuclear Reactors 1197 - Rolls-Royce SMR Has Signed Memorandums of Understanding With Finland, Sweden and Ukraine

     Rolls-Royce SMR has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to consider the deployment of its small modular reactor (SMR) in Finland and Sweden. It will also help post-war recovery in Ukraine.

Nuclear Reactors 1196 - The Future Of Nuclear Power Is Not Bright

     This is my three thousandth blog post. I have covered a broad range of issues dealing with nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear materials use in other industries. I will admit that I am not a fan of nuclear fission power. However, I feel that there is enough publicity and money flowing into the support of nuclear power that my small voice in opposition will hardly balance the scales.

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