Safety and qualification

Westinghouse has achieved zero-power criticality for its eVinci heat pipe-cooled microreactor, validating core design and models ahead of commercial deployment.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has licensed a new on-site facility at Bruce Power to handle irradiated materials in lutetium-177 production, marking an expansion of the operator's medical isotope capabilities.

Kinectrics has been engaged to perform a technical assessment of Clean Core Thorium Energy's ANEEL fuel qualification initiative, examining design, manufacturing, safety, and regulatory readiness.

A new collaboration hub in Cumbria combines 360-degree visualisation, remotely operated robotics and live data streaming to enable safer, more efficient planning of complex nuclear facility decommissioning work.

Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to develop independent technical and safety assessment capabilities for advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors.