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Netherlands / Covra Announces Plans For New Radwaste Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThe Netherlands’ Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (Covra) has announced plans for a new storage building for low- and medium-level radioactive waste. Covra, which operates the Netherlands centralised radioactive waste processing and storage facility near…
UAE / Operators Begin Fuel Loading At Barakah-2 APR-1400 Plant
Source: NucNetUnited Arab Emirates nuclear operator Nawah Energy Company has begun fuel loading at Unit 2 of the Barakah nuclear power station near Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, a statement by the company said. Barakah-2 was last week…
Barakah / UAE Regulator Grants Operating License For Unit 2
Source: Neutron BytesBarakah / UAE Regulator Grants Operating License For Unit 2 India / Government Pushing Ahead With Ambitious Plan For 10 New Nuclear Reactors Czech Nuclear Regulator Grants Site License For Up To Two Reactors At…
Canada / SNC-Lavalin Report Calls For Aggressive Nuclear New-Build Programme
Source: NucNetThe licensing process for an “aggressive” programme of siting 1,000 MW class commercial nuclear power reactors should begin immediately if Canada is to meet its net-zero electricity targets, a report by Canada-based engineering company SNC-Lavalin…
Akkuyu / Presidents Launch Construction Of Third Unit At Turkey Nuclear Station
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe presidents of Turkey and Russia have remotely inaugurated the construction of a third nuclear reactor of Akkuyu power station in southern Turkey, vowing to continue their close cooperation, press reports said. Russian state nuclear…
SNC-Lavalin Joins Nuclear Innovation Institute
Source: NewsSNC-Lavalin Group has become a Founding Member of the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII), the industry group said this week.
Test Assemblies Loaded Into Belarus Unit 2
Source: NewsCall it a dress rehearsal. On March 7, technicians began loading dummy fuel assemblies (DFA) into the reactor of power unit No.2 of Belarus NPP, said nuclear industrial Rosatom, the General Designer and the General…
Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 Construction Starts
Source: NewsA ceremony in Buyukeceli, Turkey on March 10 commemorated the construction start of Unit 3 construction at the site of the first Turkish nuclear power plant Akkuyu.
Fukushima 10 Years On / IAEA Still Helping To Tackle ‘Challenge Of Water’, Says Grossi
Source: NucNetThe accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan 10 years ago led to the development and improvement of safety standards with virtually all International Atomic Energy Agency member states with nuclear plants completing…
Poland / Warsaw Considering Coal Site For New Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetPoland is considering the site of Europe’s largest coal-fired power station as a location for a nuclear plant, part of Warsaw’s ambitious reactor new-build programme, Piotr Naimski, secretary of state for strategic energy infrastructure, told…
Barakah / UAE Regulator Grants Operating Licence For Unit 2
Source: NucNetThe United Arab Emirates’ nuclear regulator on Tuesday issued the operating licence for Unit 2 of the Barakah nuclear power station, the facility’s operating and maintenance company Nawah Energy Company announced. Nawah said the Federal…
X-Energy Signs on to DOE ARDP for $80M in Initial Funding
Source: Neutron BytesX-Energy Signs on for ARDP and $80M in Initial Funding China Five-Year-Plan Includes Proposals For Up to 20 New Reactors China Commits to the ACP100 Small Modular Reactor Tvel / Russian Company Starts Fuel Facility…
China / Five-Year-Plan Includes Proposals For Up to 20 New Reactors
Source: NucNetChina is backing the further development of commercial nuclear power as a key tool in its drive to cut carbon emissions, according to the 2021-2025 five-year plan presented on Friday to China’s annual National People’s…
Pakistan / China-Supplied Kanupp-2 Reaches First Criticality, Reports Say
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst criticality has been achieved at the China-supplied Kanupp-2 nuclear power plant under construction in southern Pakistan with commercial operation scheduled for next month, local press reports said, citing the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The…
U.S. Lab Develops Off-Gas Monitoring Tools
Source: NewsResearchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories announced this week the development of a real-time off-gas monitoring system designed for nuclear plant operators that can inform them faster about when to task items like treating…
Tvel / Russian Company Starts Fuel Facility For China’s CFR-600 Fast Neutron Reactor
Source: NucNetRussian nuclear fuel manufacturer Tvel has started a production facility which will fabricate fuel for China’s CFR-600 fast neutron reactor under construction in the southeastern Fujian province. Tvel said in a statement that the facility…
Rolls-Royce / Company Announces MOU With Fermi Energia To Study SMR Deployment In Estonia
Source: NucNetRolls-Royce and Estonia-based nuclear technology startup Fermi Energia have signed a memorandum of understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in Estonia. The UK company said the study will cover…
Brazil / Eletronuclear Launches Tender And Sets Schedule For Angra-3 Completion
Source: NucNetBrazil’s state-run power company Eletronuclear has launched a tender for a contract for civil work at its suspended Angra-3 nuclear power plant project in Rio de Janeiro state. The company said in a statement that…
Poland / South Korea Ready To Discuss Financing For New Reactors, Says KHNP
Source: NucNetSouth Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is ready to discuss a possible financing package with the Polish government for the country’s proposed nuclear new build project, the company’s vice-president for business development Sang…
Fukushima-Daiichi / Tepco Completes Removal Of Unit 3 Fuel Assemblies
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetTokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station in northern Japan, has removed all 566 fuel assemblies from the storage pool of Unit 3 at the damaged facility. “The fuel…