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UK To Study Nuclear Propulsion To Reach Planets
Source: NewsThe UK Space Agency said it had signed a research contract with Rolls Royce to study nuclear power as a more plentiful source of energy, capable…
Finish Lines Closer At Vogtle Expansion
Source: NewsFrom the placement of the two-million-pound roof of the Vogtle 4 shield building to receipt of the first nuclear fuel assemblies for Unit 3, Georgia Power…
Ship With Two Equipment Batches Heads For India
Source: NewsA new power plant equipment tranche departed Russia on December 29, 2020 with equipment headed for the Kudankulam NPP,. Rosatom announced.
Rosatom To Use Ice-breaker Power Technology Inland
Source: NewsRosatom director general Alexei Likhachev in late December announced the nuclear power giant had signed an agreement with the Autonomous Republic of Sakha-Yakutia that opens the…
Belarus VVER–1200 Begins Final Tests
Source: NewsThe pilot operation stage at the Belarus NPP unit 1 of III+Gen with VVER-1200 reactor technology began Tuesday, December 22, Russian nuclear giant Rosatom announced.
Ohio Nuclear Bailout Hit With Injunction
Source: NewsA bribery scandal said to be the largest in history for the state of Ohio has prompted a Franklin County judge to slap an injunction on…
Hanhikivi Unit 1 Moves Forward On Ground And On Paper
Source: NewsWhile site preparation for Finland’s Hanhikivi Unit 1 project continues, energy company Fennovoima said Monday that it had conditionally accepted design documents for Basic Design Stage…
DOE Awards Go To Risk Reduction Projects
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy''s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)) said Tuesday it had selected five teams to receive $30 million in FY20 funding for Risk Reduction…
Olkiluoto Unit 2 Going Back Online After Shut Down Incident
Source: NewsFinland’s Olkiluoto Unit 2 reactor can re-connect to the electricity grid after an automatic shutdown incident on December 10 that was graded zero in the grading…
France To Build Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Source: NewsFrance’s President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the country's aircraft career, the Charles de Gaulle, would be replaced in 2038 by a new carrier that would…
Barakah Unit 1 Hits 100 Percent Power
Source: NewsWhile testing continues, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Entergy Company (Nawah) has successfully achieved 100 percent…
Britain Seeking Site For Fusion Power
Source: NewsThe British government this week began the first significant step towards a nuclear fusion power plant by initiating the search for local communities willing to become…
NRC OKs Three Mile Island Unit 2 Custody Transfer
Source: NewsThe U.S. National Regulator Commission said Wednesday it had approved a license transfer for Three Mile Island, Unit 2 from FirstEnergy Companies to TMI-2 Solutions.
BWXT Studies 3D Alloy Capacities
Source: NewsTeamed with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, BWXT Technologies Inc. engineers and designers have developed new 3-D printing technologies for the design and manufacture of reactor…
Rolls Royce To Supply Pressure Transmitters For Hinkley C
Source: NewsBritish corporation Rolls-Royce said Wednesday it had signed a contract with Hinkley Point C for the delivery of safety-critical Bibloc pressure transmitters for the two EPR…
Plant Components Reach Turkey And Bangladesh
Source: NewsRussian state-owned corporation Rosatom has notched major shipping milestones at nuclear plants under construction in Turkey and Bangladesh.
IAEA Quality Control Team Heads To Fukushima NPP
Source: NewsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has commissioned Japanese experts to independently observe and document the collection of seawater, marine sediment, and fish samples from coastal…
IAEA Evaluates SMR Technology
Source: NewsA new IAEA publication explores the role of small modular reactors (SMRs), around the globe, calling the plan to custom fit factory-built reactors into niche markets…
Ostrovets 1 Connected To Belarusian Grid
Source: NewsThree minutes past noon on November 3., the first commercial nuclear reactor built in Belarus, Ostrovets 1, was connected to the grid, Russian industrial giant Rosatom…
New Fuqing Unit Reaches Initial Criticality
Source: NewsUnit 5 at China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant reached a 'critical state' for the first time on Oct 21, indicating that the unit has officially entered…