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Rosatom will conduct research on Russian nuclear fuel materials in the Czech Republic TVEL, PUBLISHED 01.07.2019 TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom and Czech research center CVR have signed an agreement on cooperation in materials science studies and research. On the grounds of the agreement, Czech scientists will provide experiments on irradiation of nuclear construction materials in the CVR research reactor and also accomplish pre-irradiation and post-irradiation studies. The research will focus on behavior studies of construction materials of nuclear fuel assemblies including zirconium, chrome-nickel and steel alloys, as well as some other prominent materials. Such studies are provided in order to validate operational characteristics of Russian-made nuclear fuel. Other news: 449 nuclear units are operating in the world Another 54 units have the status of the being built one. Russia and China signed the Executive contracts for the construction of Tianwan NPP and Xudabao NPP Package defines the major lines to develop cooperation between Russia and China. WANO members vote to establish a new Branch Office and Support Centre in China WANO has defined a high-level, three-phase deployment model for the office in Shanghai. |
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William D. Magwood, IV: We are looking for ways to encourage young people I think our members have understood that one of the biggest issues going forward is making sure that we have a new generation of young people that can take up the work of developing, deploying and operating nuclear facilities in the future. INTERVIEW
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