CONTENTS | 70 year anniversary Volume 72 | No. 861
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Cover images: NEi is celebrating 70 years since its first issue in 1956
News 6-12 News and digest
Opinion
14 Sizing up strategic nuclear markets `A distraction from the real growth markets?
Policy & markets 18 Times they are-a-changin’ The new drivers reviving the US nuclear sector.
Commentary
26 A future to build The last few years have been unlike any other. 70th
Anniversary
28 Covers over the decades A glance at NEi covers over the decades.
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Safety & security 34 Requiem to Chornobyl Forty years on from the Chornobyl disaster.
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40 From ocean routes to outer space Material movements and embedded in industry. 70th
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50 Reactors of the world Celebrating NEi’s ‘Reactors of the world’ series.
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55 Momentum for change The next 70 years may well be transformative.
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Fuel & fuel cycle Condition monitoring Plant aging & life mangement
44 cover story
An industry in flux How have attitudes, perceptions and performance shifted over the 70 years since first issue of NEi?
Diagnostics & inspection
58 Upgrading radiological surveillance Address the impact of older monitoring systems.
Decommissioning & disposal 64 Delivering decommissioning The recently refreshed NDA strategy explored
Commentary
70 A story of innovation Nuclear energy and a story of innovation.
New build 76 The power to change A glance at plans for new EPRs in France.
Commentary
85 Progress on protection The evolution of radiological protection. 70th
Anniversary
87 Movers and shakers Celebrating those shaping the industry.
SMRs & Advanced reactors
90 Building MSRs for reliability Advancing molten salt reactors.
Safety & security 94 Blockchain and data integritys Getting serious about data integrity.
70th Anniversary
98 From the editors Editors over the years share their thoughts.
Commentary
94 Building the SMR supply chain SMRs require the right network of suppliers.
Events 106 What’s on? A list of exhibitions, conferences and events.
Contacts 105 Contact us!
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