A study commissioned by the British government on financial considerations of small modular reactors said Tuesday that SMR developers should be given subsidies to help the UK stay competitive and independent in energy resourcing. Nuclearstreet.com A Rosatom subsidiary said it has developed and successfully tested a “perpetual reactor” capable of powering Russia’s newest nuclear submarines during their entire lifetime – without having to be refueled. Rt.com All applications of nuclear technology are based on nuclear knowledge. Helping Member States, especially developing countries, to obtain and manage this knowledge is central to the mandate of the IAEA. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the IAEA have a long-standing cooperation in training young nuclear professionals on the development and implementation of nuclear knowledge management programmes (NKM) in nuclear science and technology organizations. Iaea.org “Should the U.S. bail out failing nuclear and wind energy producers?” tri-cityherald.com
