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Russia’s 1,250 MWe nuclear reactor unit with 100-year lifespan reaches full power

The first light-water reactor at the new Russian nuclear facility, Kursk II, has now ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

N. Korea’s started up reactor, U.N. says

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea appears to have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce bomb fuels, the U.N.
The Boston Globe

North Korea’s new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says

SEOUL — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the North may use it ...

Lightbridge Corporation Enters into Engineering Contract with Stern Laboratories

Lightbridge Corporation (“Lightbridge” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LTBR), an advanced nuclear fuel technology company, and Stern Laboratories Inc. (“Stern Labs”), a leading employee-owned Canadian ...
The Oak Ridger on MSN

Why advanced nuclear reactors need new materials

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...