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Transfer Of Gentilly-1 Nuclear Fuel Sees ‘Significant Liability’ Removed From Canada Site
Source: NucNetCanadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) said it has removed a “significant nuclear liability” from the Gentilly nuclear power site in Quebec by transferring all used nuclear fuel…
First Segment Of Inner Steel Containment Installed At China’s Shidaowan-2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetChina has installed the first segment of the inner steel containment for Unit 2 of the Shidaowan nuclear power station in the northeastern province of Shandong.…
Poland Preparing To Tap International Markets For Additional Nuclear Project Funding
Source: NucNetPoland is preparing to tap international markets for additional debt funding to support financing its first nuclear power station project, while the country also awaits critical…
Concreting of Containment Dome Complete At China’s Changjiang-3 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWorkers have finished concreting the containment building dome for Unit 3 of the Changjiang nuclear power station in Hainan province, southern China, the China Nuclear Energy…
Framatome Wins Key Contracts As Belgium Prepares For Nuclear Extensions
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome has been selected by Electrabel for two major projects at nuclear power plants whose operational lifetimes are being extended in Belgium. The…
Reactor Internals Lifted Into Place At China’s Haiyang-4 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe reactor internals set has been lifted into place for Unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power station under construction in Shandong province, eastern China. The…
Westinghouse Wins $180 Million Contract For Assembly Of Iter Vacuum Vessel
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a $180m (€153m) contract for the assembly of the vacuum vessel for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) nuclear fusion…
UK Nuclear Body Identifies New Sites For Nuclear Power Plants
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetA UK nuclear body has taken a significant step towards integrating nuclear power into the country’s low-carbon energy mix by examining and assessing potential sites for…
NRC Renews Summer-1 Nuclear Plant Operating Licence For Another 20 Years
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licence for the Summer-1 nuclear power plant in South Carolina for an additional 20 years, a…
Google Signs Deal to Buy Fusion Energy From Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup
Source: NucNetGoogle has agreed to purchase power from a planned nuclear fusion plant in the 2030s as it seeks to lock in the massive electricity supplies needed…
Fortum Advances Nuclear Plans With Early Works Agreement For Small Modular Reactor Deployment
Source: NucNetNordic power company Fortum and US-based reactor developer GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and have entered into an early works agreement to advance potential deployment…
Centrus Reaches ‘Critical Milestone’ With 900 Kilogram Haleu Delivery To US DOE
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetCentrus Energy subsidiary American Centrifuge Operating has produced and delivered 900 kg of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) to the US Department of Energy, reaching a critical…
US Has Lifted Sanctions On Hungary’s Paks II Nuclear Project, Says Foreign Minister
Source: NucNetThe US government has lifted sanctions that had held up Hungary’s planned expansion of its Paks nuclear power station, foreign minister Peter Szijjártó said on 29…
Tepco Completes Unit 6 Fuel Loading As Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Station Approaches Restart
Source: NucNetTokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has completed loading all 872 fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in…
Bulgaria’s Kozloduy-5 Completes First Fuel Cycle With Westinghouse RWFA Assemblies
Source: NucNetUnit 5 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station has completed its first fuel cycle using 43 Westinghouse-made RWFA (Robust Westinghouse Fuel Assembly) fuel assemblies, the country’s…
Russia And Uzbekistan Agree To Study Project For Large-Scale Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetRussia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and Uzbekistan’s nuclear energy agency (Uzatom) have signed an agreement to study the possibility of building a nuclear power station the…
Norwegian Nuclear Developer Forms New Company For Possible SMR Deployment
Source: NucNetNorwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft and Austrheim Municipality have established a new company to look at the potential deployment of a nuclear power plant consisting…
Grossi Calls For Resumption Of IAEA’s ‘Indispensable’ Nuclear Verification Work In Iran
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi has stressed the need for a resumption of the IAEA’s “indispensable safeguards verification work” in Iran following a 12-day…
GVH Announces Plans For ‘Cutting Edge’ SMR Engineering And Service Centre In Canada
Source: NucNetGE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) is to establish a cutting-edge engineering and service centre for BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) near Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG)…
US DOE Releases More Funding To Restart Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NucNetUS Department of Energy has released the fourth loan disbursement to Holtec International to help with the company’s plan to restart the shuttered single-unit Palisades nuclear…