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Regulation / US NRC Proposes $150,000 Fine For Falsified Records And Inaccurate Data At Turkey Point Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $150,000 fine to Florida Power & Light for falsifying plant records and recording inaccurate data in maintenance records at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant near Homestead,…
Russia / AEM Technologies Ships RPV For Kursk 2-1 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia’s AEM Technologies has manufactured and shipped the reactor pressure vessel for the Kursk 2-1 nuclear plant under construction in western Russia, the company said. AEM Technologies, part of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s engineering…
NuScale Power gets $40M Investment from Japanese EPC
Source: Neutron BytesNuScale Power gets $40M Equity Investment from a Japanese Firm that Will Also Be Its EPC NuScale Power announced April 5 on that it has completed an investment and strategic partnership agreement with JGC Holdings…
Framatome Signs Dominion Energy Service Contract
Source: NewsFrench nuclear services company Framatome said this week it had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Dominion Energy to support the long-term operation of the company’s nuclear fleet. This contract covers nuclear plant outage and maintenance…
Atomenergomash Ships Improved Reactor
Source: NewsThe Volgodonsk Branch of Rosatom’s engineering division Atomenergomash announced on Wednesday the shipment of a new type of nuclear vessel, the VVER-TOI pressurized water reactor headed for the first unit of the Kursk Nuclear Power…
Nuclear Ship Support Services To Decommission NS Savannah
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $54.4 million contract for the decommissioning of the world’s first nuclear powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah, which was launched in 1959 and never became a commercial success.
Russia / Work To Begin On Beloyarsk-3 Life Extension To 60 Years
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetThe operator of the Beloyarsk-3 nuclear power plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast, central Russia, is planning to carry out work that could see the BN-600 fast breeder reactor unit operate for 60 years, the official Tass…
Barakah-1 / First Commercial Nuclear Plant In Arab World Begins Commercial Operation
Source: NucNetThe Barakah-1 nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has begun commercial operation, making it the first commercial nuclear unit to operate in the Arab world, it was announced on Monday. In a post…
Belarus / President Signs Decree Extending Nuclear Plant Tax Exemptions
Source: NucNetBelarusian president Alexander Lukashenko issued a decree extending a list of tax exemptions for the Belarusian nuclear power station until 31 December 2041, the country’s energy ministry said in a statement. According to the decree,…
X-Energy Signs MOU to Build XE-100 at Richland, WA, Site
Source: Neutron BytesX-Energy Signs MOU to Build Advanced Reactor at Richland, WA, Site China Begins New Builds of Two New 1000 MWe Hualong One Reactors At Changjiang OPG Collaborating with Moltex to Study Clean Energy Solutions BWXT…
Terrestrial Energy / Company Signs IMSR Nuclear Plant Agreement With Aecon Group
Source: NucNetCanada-based Generation IV reactor developer Terrestrial Energy has signed an engineering and construction services agreement with Aecon Group to support construction planning for an Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) advanced nuclear power plant. Under the…
Foratom / JRC’s Taxonomy Nuclear Review Is ‘Pretty Conclusive And Very Thorough’
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe results of the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) assessment of nuclear energy under the European Union’s taxonomy are “pretty conclusive and very thorough” we must be taken into account when additional expert groups review the…
Joe Biden's Job Bill Includes Nuclear Power
Source: NewsA two trillion-dollar infrastructure support bill proposed by the Joe Biden administration unveils the new president’s mindset on nuclear power and calls for ongoing funding for the industry that presents a dramatic political hot potato…
Canada / OPG And Moltex Launch Project To Recycle Used Fuel From Candu Reactors
Source: NucNetOntario Power Generation’s Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability (CCNS) has joined forces with Moltex Energy on a project aimed at recycling used fuel from Candu reactors. CCNS will provide CAD1m (€680,000) in funding to help…
Europe / NGO Alliance Calls For Nuclear Knowledge And Technology To Be Kept Inside EU
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe Covid-19 pandemic and recent controversies over vaccines have shown the need to keep critical knowledge, capabilities, technologies and infrastructure – including that related to nuclear energy – inside the European Union, an alliance of…
Canada / NWMO On Schedule To Choose Repository Site In 2023
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetCanada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation is on schedule to choose a single, preferred site for a deep geologic spent nuclear fuel repository in 2023, despite schedules being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The NWMO said…
Europe / Leaked Expert Report Suggests Nuclear Qualifies As Green Taxonomy Investment
Source: NucNetExperts tasked with assessing whether the European Union should label nuclear power as a green investment have concluded that the fuel qualifies as sustainable and does no more harm to human health or to the…
Centrus Aims for HALEU Production by 2022
Source: Neutron BytesHaleu Fuel / US Production Could Begin ‘By Next Year’ Lightbridge Sets Priorities for SMR Fuel Development Olkiluoto-3 / Finland’s Regulator Issues Fuel Loading Permit For EPR Unit Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency Spikes TEPCO Plans…
Czech Republic / Government Postpones Dukovany Tender And Leaves Out China
Source: NucNetThe Czech government has postponed a tender to build a $7bn nuclear power plant at Dukovany until after October elections and said it will not invite Chinese companies to participate in a security assessment of…
Olkiluoto-3 / Finland’s Regulator Issues Fuel Loading Permit For EPR Unit
Source: NucNetFinland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) on Friday gave a fuel loading permit for the Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant with the 1,600-MW Generation III EPR unit scheduled to start up in October and begin…