France-based nuclear technology company Newcleo has inaugurated its €10m ($11m) fuel engineering and testing centre in Chusclan, southern France.
The facility, known as Faster, facility provides a non-nuclear environment to develop and test technologies for mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel manufacturing.
Seven test facilities are operating at the site, covering stages from powder dosing and pellet pressing to fuel pin assembly and quality inspection.
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