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Advanced Nuclear Designs Imagined in Third Way Exhibit
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesThe Washington, DC, think tank Third Way has commissioned a stunning collection of six possible use cases and artistic renderings of how advanced nuclear reactor technologies…
South Korea Panel Votes to Restart Nuclear Reactor Projects
Source: Neutron BytesShin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors (NucNet): South Korea is expected to resume the stalled construction of two nuclear reactors after a state commission recommended doing…
Incentives needed to jump start the SMR industry in US
Source: Neutron BytesReforms Are Called for to Support Development of Small Modular Reactors The Nuclear Innovation Alliance recommends targeted incentives to accelerate technology development and deployment The Nuclear…
SMR Supply Chains, Costs, are Focus of Key Developments
Source: Neutron BytesSmall modular reactors won’t be able to compete with natural gas plants combined with renewables unless and until they get enough orders to justify building factories…
Japan May Set Target of 20% Nuclear Share By 2030
Source: Neutron Bytes(NucNet): Japan’s policy-setting Atomic Energy Commission has called for nuclear power to remain a key component of the nation’s energy supply, recommending in a report that…
Cassini’s Nuclear Powered Deep Space Mission Ends
Source: Neutron BytesRunning out of fuel for navigation, NASA intentionally caused the Cassini spacecraft to burn up in Saturn’s atmosphere to prevent the possibility it might impact one…
News About What Went Wrong at V C Summer Gets Worse
Source: Neutron BytesIf you can tear yourself away from the news about twin giant hurricanes leaving huge swaths of destruction and chaos in their wake in Texas and…
Georgia Utilities to Finish the Twin Nuclear Reactors at Vogtle
Source: Neutron BytesDespite being faced with the disastrous effects of the Westinghouse bankruptcy, the five partner firms have decided to complete the twin AP1000 1150 MW nuclear reactors…
Nuclear News Roundup for September 3, 2017
Source: Neutron BytesGEH And ARC Nuclear Increase Collaboration On ARC-100 SMR (NucNet) GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC) have signed an agreement for ARC…
Spooked by Scana failure, Duke calls its quits on Lee
Source: Neutron BytesThe publicly traded utility (NYSE-DUK) is cancelling the planned construction of two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors citing that firm’s as yet unresolved bankruptcy proceedings. The decision…
UK Gov’t push for SMRs hits Brexit and looming skills crisis
Source: Neutron BytesA renewed push by the UK government to plan to meet the nation’s energy needs with small modular reactors is facing two enormous challenges. The so-called…
Does the U.S. Nuclear Industry Have a Future?
Source: Neutron BytesMaybe not given the the cancellation of the V C Summer Plant and the bankruptcy of Westinghouse There is a strong likelihood that future plans by…
NASA starts work on nuclear propulsion systems to get to Mars
Source: Neutron BytesImage Source: BWXT – Nuclear Propulsion Rocket Engine A nuclear thermal rocket has double the propulsion efficiency of the Space Shuttle main engine, one of…
Utilities Pull the Plug on AP1000s at V C Summer
Source: Neutron BytesMassive cost over runs and the Westinghouse bankruptcy doomed the project. Record low natural gas prices and flat demand for electricity contributed to the decision Santee…
Study finds advanced reactors will have competitive costs
Source: Neutron BytesIt uses extensive data from eight leading innovators with products under development It merged “apples & oranges data sets” to draw comparisons Washington, DC – A…
Holtec, SNC-Lavalin, Partner on Development of 160 MW SMR
Source: Neutron BytesThis is the latest partnering agreement between Holtec and a major nuclear reactor vendor. In August 2015, Mitsubishi signed a long-term partnership agreement with Holtec to…
Areva & EDF to Try Again with NPCIL at Jaitapur
Source: Neutron BytesThe French government is going another round in the ring with India over roles and responsibilities to build six 1650 MW EPRs at the Jaitapur site…
Feds Report Hackers Push Cyber Attacks on Nuclear Plants
Source: Neutron BytesThe New York Times reports (7/6/17) that for the past several months hackers have penetrated the computer networks of energy facilities including at least one nuclear…
Temelin Meld Down on Cheesecake Contest for Female Interns
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: Neutron BytesManagers at the CEZ Temelin plant held a contest for bikini clad young women offering internships at the plant to the winners. Cheesecake type photos of…
GAIN Awards 2017 advanced nuclear energy R&D vouchers
Source: Neutron BytesThe Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) announced that 14 businesses will be provided nuclear energy vouchers worth approximately $4.2 million to accelerate the innovation…