December 2022

Nuclear Reactors 1101 - Idaho National Laboratory Develops A Solution That Changes Color When Exposed To Uranium Of Plutonium

     The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is one of the national laboratories of the United States Department of Energy. It is managed by the Battelle Energy Alliance. Historically it has been mostly involved with nuclear research. Much of current knowledge about how nuclear reactors behave and misbehave was discovered at what is now Idaho National Laboratory.

Nuclear Reactors 1100 - France Is Desperately Seeks Thousands Of Nuclear Workers

     Reliance on nuclear power should shield France from Europe’s gas crisis. However, its ageing fleet of reactors is suffering. And skills shortage is also placing France’s new nuclear strategy in jeopardy. France state-owned energy company EDF has announced plans for a massive recruitment drive to bolster the country’s ageing nuclear reactors and build new power plants.

Radioactive Waste 880 - Consortium In UK Seeks To Demonstrate Storage Of Hydrogen In Depleted Uranium

     EDF UK R&D, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the University of Bristol and Urenco have formed a consortium. This consortium has been awarded nine million three hundred thousand dollars from the UK's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to develop a hydrogen storage solution. The funding comes from the BEIS GBP 1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

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