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France Calls It Quits on Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor
Source: Neutron BytesAstrid Project / France drops plans to build Generation IV prototype Of the 10 sodium cooled reactors in the IAEA ARIS DBMS, three of them are…
Idaho National Lab Gets DOE Charter for Test and Demonstration of Advanced Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesIn the late 1940s the federal government established the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) at a site on the dusty volcanic plain of the Arco desert…
Atoms for Humanity Summit 9/3-5
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesAtoms for Humanity Summit September 3-5, 2019 Stewart Center (STEW) and Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana In partnership with Third Way What…
Ohio Nuclear Plants Saved but at What Price?
Source: Neutron BytesThe Ohio legislature passed and the governor signed into law a measure to raise the rates bankrupt utility First Energy can charge its customers to keep…
Czech Republic Releases Plan to Finance New Dukovany Units
Source: Neutron BytesThe Czech government has approved a preliminary plan for the state owned nuclear utility CEZ to build a new nuclear power station at the existing Dukovany…
Rita Baranwal Sworn in as A/S Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesRita Baranwal U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry on July 11, 2019, officially swore in (video) Dr. Rita Baranwal as the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy.…
Congress Moves Ahead with Legislation to Promote Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesBipartisan legislative efforts in the Senate and the House show that Congress is serious about promoting the development of advanced nuclear reactors. In the Senate, Lisa…
Rita Baranwal Confirmed to AS/Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesRita Baranwal was confirmed to be the Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy, at DOE, by the Senate on Thursday 6/20/19 by a vote of 86-5 with the…
Holtec Inks Ukraine Deal to Build SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesConceptual Design Image of SMR-160 (WNN) Holtec International, Ukraine’s Energoatom and the country’s State Scientific and Technology Centre (SSTC) have formally entered into a partnership to…
Global Leaders at Vancouver Energy Conference Sound an Alarm; Issue Calls for Action on Nuclear Energy to Address Climate Change
Source: Neutron BytesFor the first time in nearly two decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has raised the global alarm on the decline of nuclear power, with IEA…
US SMR Firms Mark Progress Milestones in US and Canada
Source: Neutron BytesGE-Hitachi Starts Pre-licensing Review for BWRX-300 with CNSC Westinghouse Sets Course for Accelerated Safety Reviews in U.S. and Canada of eVinci Heat Pipe Reactor Design Westinghouse…
2019 Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp Comes to Europe – August 19-30
Source: Neutron BytesThe Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp seeks to train students and early-career professionals in skills essential to accelerate innovation in nuclear energy through self-selected team projects. The 2019…
Poland Sets Plans for Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesPoland Takes Yet Another Run at Nuclear Energy Other Nuclear News Saskatchewan Considering SMRs NuScale Power and Enfission Agree to Work on Advanced Nuclear Fuels China’s…
EBR-I Lives Again in LEGO
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesA research scientist at the Idaho National Laboratory has developed a complete representation in LEGO [tm] of the Experimental Breeder Reactor I which at the Idaho…
Russia to Build Four 1200 MW VVER at Two Sites in China
Source: Neutron BytesRussia’s Atomstroyexport has confirmed the schedule for four new Generation III+ VVER nuclear power units to be built at the Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear sites in…
Westinghouse Launches New SMR Effort
Source: Neutron BytesAfter several earlier false starts, including a complete withdrawal in 2014 from efforts to enter the market, Westinghouse buoyed with a $12.9 million grant from the…
Bipartisan Bill In Senate Would Boost US Nuclear Industry
Source: Neutron BytesA major step forward in congressional support for the next generation of nuclear reactor technology took place this past week with the introduction in the Senate…
Brazil Seeks Private Investment from US on SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesIn a visit to the US this week, a key energy official from Brazil said his country is interested in “partnering” with the US investors for…
Building Full Size Nuclear Reactors Still Get Interest in the EU
Source: Neutron BytesDespite the apparent collapse of the market for new, 1000 MW+ conventional light water nuclear reactors in the US, proposals to build them in Europe are…
Army RFI for SMRs Could be Boon for Commercial Developers
Source: Neutron BytesThe Army Times reports in an excellent article, with fascinating graphics, that the US Army is seeking to develop and put in the field a number…