| • | Nuclear engineering company Assystem
has acquired WhiteQuest SAS, a French company specialising in the development
of virtual simulation tools for industry. Assystem said the acquisition "plays
a key part in Assystem's digital engineering strategy, enhancing its ability to
help its customers in their digital transformations." It added, "Combining digital
twin concepts with virtual reality techniques makes it easier to solve the problems
faced by multiple companies on the same building site. This is particularly useful
for nuclear unit shutdowns, during decommissioning preparation stages or industrial transfers." |
| • | Ghana has completed the first of
three phases for the development of a national infrastructure for nuclear power
in line with IAEA requirements, as it works towards a project to generate 1 GW
of nuclear electricity by 2030, Pulse Nigeria has reported. Coordinator
of the Ghana Nuclear Power Programme Robert Sogbadjie said the government had
already identified four sites for the project but did not name any locations. |
| • | Marenica Energy Limited has restarted
uranium exploration in Namibia following the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions,
with a drilling programme at the previously undrilled Hirabeb tenement. A second
drilling programme will be undertaken at Koppies, the company said. |
| • | The United Nations has announced that the 52nd session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 52) and of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 52), already postponed until October this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held next year. The meetings of these bodies are "between meetings", often held in June or July in Bonn, Germany, which are used to make progress on negotiation texts ahead of the Conference of the Parties. COP26, which was scheduled to take place in the UK in November, has already been postponed by 12 months. |
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