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CONTENTS | Volume 69 | No. 843 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the express prior written consent of the publisher. Nuclear Engineering International contents are subject to reproduction in information storage and retrieval systems. The paper in this magazine originates from timber sourced from sustainable forests in the UK, responsibly managed to strict environmental, social and economic standards. The manufacturing mill has both FSC and PEFC certification and also ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditation. Follow us on social media: @neimagazine /nuclear-engineeringinternational-magazine facebook.com/neimagazine/ ©Business Trade Media International 2024 ISSN 0029-5507 Balance of plant 26 | cover story Arabelle new lengths The two Arabelle steam turbine trains at Hinkley Point C feature 1.8m-long last stage blades. Plant life management 16 | special report Making nuclear fates Political and social considerations may actually outweigh economic and technical factors. Cover image: HPC’s steam turbines feature giant blades News 7 Lead News The fourth unit of the Barakah NPP has begun commercial operations, marking its full delivery. 7-12 Roundup Opinion 14 Left brain versus right brain There are two types of nuclear people with wildly differing views on the sector’s greatest challenge. Robotics & remote technology 22 Autonomous waste transport Sellafield wants to use autonomous transport to make daily movements of waste around the site. Digital & IT 30 Shifting human-computer interactions New advances in Large Language Models have the potential to overcome key challenges. Asset management 34 Birchwood: Evolution of a nuclear hub A remarkable journey brings Birchwood Park to a cutting-edge nuclear technology hub. Interview 36 Dr Alexander Bychkov Dr Alexander Bychkov, talks to NEI about developments in the global nuclear sector. Simulation 40 Simulation and scaling up The proliferation of new reactor concepts raises the question of how simulation can help. Nuclear transport 44 Ruling the waves? In shipping, nuclear could transform the industry in the same way coal and oil replaced the sail. Events 49 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events. Classified 50 Classified listings Contacts 50 Contact us! 22 44 next issue... Transportation Focus on USA & Canada Decontamination & decommissioning 4 | October 2024 | www.neimagazine.com
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CONTENTS |

Volume 69 | No. 843 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the express prior written consent of the publisher.

Nuclear Engineering International contents are subject to reproduction in information storage and retrieval systems.

The paper in this magazine originates from timber sourced from sustainable forests in the UK, responsibly managed to strict environmental, social and economic standards. The manufacturing mill has both FSC and PEFC certification and also ISO9001 and ISO14001 accreditation.

Follow us on social media:

@neimagazine

/nuclear-engineeringinternational-magazine facebook.com/neimagazine/

©Business Trade Media

International 2024

ISSN 0029-5507

Balance of plant

26 | cover story Arabelle new lengths The two Arabelle steam turbine trains at Hinkley Point C feature 1.8m-long last stage blades.

Plant life management

16 | special report Making nuclear fates Political and social considerations may actually outweigh economic and technical factors.

Cover image: HPC’s steam turbines feature giant blades

News 7 Lead News The fourth unit of the Barakah NPP has begun commercial operations, marking its full delivery. 7-12 Roundup

Opinion 14 Left brain versus right brain There are two types of nuclear people with wildly differing views on the sector’s greatest challenge.

Robotics & remote technology 22 Autonomous waste transport Sellafield wants to use autonomous transport to make daily movements of waste around the site.

Digital & IT 30 Shifting human-computer interactions New advances in Large Language Models have the potential to overcome key challenges.

Asset management 34 Birchwood: Evolution of a nuclear hub A remarkable journey brings Birchwood Park to a cutting-edge nuclear technology hub.

Interview 36 Dr Alexander Bychkov Dr Alexander Bychkov, talks to NEI about developments in the global nuclear sector.

Simulation 40 Simulation and scaling up The proliferation of new reactor concepts raises the question of how simulation can help.

Nuclear transport 44 Ruling the waves? In shipping, nuclear could transform the industry in the same way coal and oil replaced the sail.

Events 49 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences, webinars and digital events.

Classified 50 Classified listings

Contacts 50 Contact us!

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next issue... Transportation Focus on USA & Canada Decontamination & decommissioning

4 | October 2024 | www.neimagazine.com

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