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Poland’s SGE Signs Small Modular Reactor MOU With South Korea’s Samsung C&T
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetPoland-based small modular reactor (SMR) project developer Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and South Korea’s Samsung C&T have signed an MOU to collaborate on the deployment of SMRs, marking what they said was a significant step…
Modernisation And Well-Timed Outages See Czech Republic’s Temelín Plant Hit Production Record
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetModernisation and well-timed maintenance outages led electricity production at the two-unit Temelín nuclear power station in the South Bohemian region of the Czech Republic to record highs so far this year, state utility company ČEZ…
Cold Hydraulic Testing Completed At China’s Xudapu-3 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetCold hydraulic testing has been completed for Unit 3 of the Xudapu* nuclear power station being built in Liaoning province in northeast China. The China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) said the operation marks the plant’s…
Norway Invites 22 Municipalities To Consider Hosting Nuclear Waste Facilities
Source: NucNetNorwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) has sent letters to 22 Norwegian municipalities with an invitation to participate in a further process with the aim of locating nuclear waste facilities. NND, a government agency, said the establishment…
US Regulator Extends All Three Browns Ferry Nuclear Reactor Licences For 20 Years
Source: NucNetFederal power utility Tennessee Valley Authority announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licences for all three units at the Browns Ferry nuclear power station in Alabama, allowing continued operation…
Opinion – Relicensing Diablo Canyon Puts It in Good Company
Source: Neutron BytesIn a world in which nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence of interest and action, the determined efforts of groups opposed to the relicensing of the twin 1,100 MW PWRs at the Diablo Canyon nuclear…
China and US Are Global Leaders in Fusion Funding
Source: Neutron BytesChina and US Are Global Leaders in Fusion Funding (NucNet) Cumulative global investment in fusion energy jumped by 30% between June and September to $15.1 billion from 11.6 billion, with the US and China dominating…
Russia Shuts Down Reactor At Far East Bilibino Nuclear Power Station
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetRussia has shut down Unit 2 of the four-unit Bilibino nuclear power station in the far eastern region of Chukotka as the site begins the final phase of retiring its remaining three 11-MW EGP-6 reactor…
Talks On Small Modular Reactors Continuing Between Turkey And Bill Gates’ TerraPower
Source: NucNetDiscussions are continuing between Turkey and US-based nuclear reactor company TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates, to incorporate small modular reactors (SMRs) in Ankara’s broader 2050 nuclear energy target of 20,000 MW of installed capacity, Turkish…
BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Passes Step 2 Of UK’s Generic Design Assessment
Source: NucNetThe GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has completed Step 2 of the generic design assessment (GDA) process in the UK. The BWRX-300 completed Step 1 of the GDA process…
Brazil Begins Search For Private Partners In Bid To Boost Uranium Production
Source: NucNetBrazil has begun a search for private partners as it pushes ahead with plans announced last year to expand uranium production and cash in on higher prices for the heavy metal, which is used for…
Europe Approves State Aid For Poland Nuclear Station, First Concrete Planned For 2028
Source: NucNetThe European Commission has given its approval for Poland to finance its first commercial nuclear power station with public aid estimated at PLN 60 billion (€14.2bn, $16.5bn). The commission said in a statement on 9…
Discharge Of Treated Water Suspended At Fukushima After Earthquake And Tsunami Advisory
Source: NucNetThe discharge of treated water has been temporarily suspended at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station following an earthquake and tsunami advisory in Japan, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The agency also said it…
Framatome Wins Contract To Upgrade Digital Control Systems At US Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome has been awarded a contract to upgrade several digital control systems at Energy Northwest’s Columbia nuclear power station in the US state of Washington. The scope of the project includes system…
Deep Fission To Break Ground On Underground Advanced Reactor Pilot Project In Kansas
Source: NucNetDeep Fission, the nuclear energy company placing small modular pressurised water reactors in boreholes one mile underground, has selected the Great Plains Industrial Park in Kansas as the site of its advanced reactor pilot project.…
Czech Public Continues To Show Strong Support For Nuclear, Says Poll
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe Czech public continues to back the growth of nuclear power generation in the country as a way to help maintain energy independence, an Ipsos poll showed. The poll, commissioned by state utility company ČEZ,…
IAEA Says Chernobyl Shelter Lost Primary Safety Functions Following Drone Strike
Source: NucNetA comprehensive safety assessment of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) at the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine has shown it had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, following a drone strike in…
DOE Opens Its Checkbook for SMRs; Plans to Spend $800M
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Opens Its Checkbook for SMRs; Plans to Spend $800M The Department of Energy has opened its checkbook and is now funding the middle ground between large 1000MW+ reactors and microreactors with power ratings of…
Russia Delivers First Batch Of Nuclear Fuel For Kudankulam-3 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetRussia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has made the first delivery of nuclear fuel for India’s Kudankulam-3 nuclear power plant, in Tamil Nadu state, a statement said. Rosatom said a cargo flight transported the first batch…
RPV Completed For Unit 2 At Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetThe reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been completed for Unit 2 of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station under construction in Somerset, southwest England, developer EDF said. EDF said in a social media post…