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S Balance of plant
22 | cover story Watts Bar steam The most modern PWR in the US, uprating Watts Bar steam generators is key to life extension plans.
S Security
16 | special report Sustaining cyber The nuclear industry must invest in cyber defence even if there appears to be a lull in attacks.
Cover image: Watts Bar NPP Source: TVA
News 08 Lead News France reenergises nuclear, Barakah 3 begins ops, clean plasma breakthrough, nuclear heating. 8-13 Roundup
Opinion 14 Keeping on message The industry continues to ignore the elephant in the room when it comes to messaging.
Supply chain 19 Solving the recruitment challenge Addressing three key factors could solve the nuclear skills shortage crisis.
New build 26 Replicating reactors Learning the lessons from new build reactors to forge a cost-effective nuclear industry in the UK.
Detection and ALARA 29 Finding a radioactive needle in a haystack A mobile detector was key to finding a radiation source on a 1400 km-long desert highway.
Reactor design 31 Using AI to spearhead molten salts The vast complexities of molten salt reactors are being made simpler with machine learning.
Waste management 34 Storing up value from uranium waste Depleted uranium could find a new life as a hydrogen storage medium.
Country focus 36 What can India learn from global trends? India is pinning a lot of hope on nuclear power. How can the supply chain mitigate project risks?
Conference report 39 ICOND in Aachen All the latest in best practice approaches to decommissioning explored at ICOND.
Events 40 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events.
Contacts 42 Contact us!
Classified 42 Classified listings
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