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ANS Task Force Seeks Support for Nuclear Energy R&D
Source: Neutron BytesRecommended R&D increase just 0.6% the cost of Biden climate plan A task force commissioned by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) issued an assessment of U.S. nuclear energy research and development funding needs for the…
Russia / Rosatom Signs Key Contracts For Generation IV Brest-OD-300 Reactor
Source: NucNetRussia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has signed key contracts related to the manufacturing and supply of equipment for the Brest-OD-300 pilot demonstration power unit in Russia. One contract, signed between the Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC)…
Bulgaria To Study NuScale SMR Option
Source: NewsU.S. modular power plant developer NuScale Power said this week it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant – New Build Plc (KNPP-NB) to consider deploying NuScale’s innovative small…
R&D For Nuclear Propulsion In Space Called Urgent
Source: NewsUsing nuclear propulsion technologies to support a human mission to Mars in 2039 will require NASA to pursue an "aggressive and urgent technology development program," according to a new report released by the National Academies…
License Granted For BREST Lead-Cooled Reactor Build
Source: NewsRussian’s nuclear supervisor Rostechnadzor announced that its chairman, Alexey Aleshin, on February 10, signed a license for Siberian Chemical Combine to construct the world’s first experimental demonstration power plant with a lead-cooled fast neutron reactor.
NuScale / Agreement Signed With Kozloduy To Evaluate SMR Deployment In Bulgaria
Source: NucNetOregon-based small modular reactor developer NuScale Power signed an agreement today with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant New Build to evaluate the potential for deployment of NuScale’s SMR design in the Balkan country. NuScale said…
Estonia / Fermi Energia Announces Call For €1M Funding Towards Official Start Of SMR Planning Project
Source: NucNetEstonia-based energy startup Fermi Energia has announced a new call for funding in an effort to complete a €2.5m series needed to start the official planning project for the deployment of a small modular reactor…
Japan Earthquake / Regulator Confirms No Damage At Nuclear Power Stations
Source: NucNetWater overflowed from spent nuclear fuel storage pools at the Fukushima-Daiichi and Fukushima-Daini nuclear power stations operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company following an earthquake that struck off the coast northeastern late on Saturday night.…
Climate Goals / Think-Tank To Explore How Nuclear Can Play Its Part
Source: NucNetA London-based pro-nuclear think-tank is launching an initiative to explore how nuclear science and technology can help achieve the 17 UN sustainable development goals by the target date of 2030. New Nuclear Watch Institute (NNWI)…
Montana Sees an Energy Future in Small Modular Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesNew Lamps for Old. Montana Sees an Energy Future in Small Modular Reactors Canadian SMR Developer Gets $20M boost from New Brunswick Province Brookfield Looks at Option to Cash Out Westinghouse Investment GE Hitachi Nuclear…
Nuclear Propulsion Fastest Way to Get Astronauts to Mars
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesA National Academy of Sciences Report recommends that NASA get moving to develop nuclear propulsion technologies that will get U.S. astronauts to Mars much faster that conventional chemical rockets. The NAS report says that in…
Xudabao / Russia Begins Manufacturing Of Main Components For New China Units
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussian nuclear equipment manufacturer Atomenergomash has begun manufacturing of the main components for Units 3 and 4 of the planned Xudabao nuclear power station in Liaoning Province, northeast China. In June 2019, China National Nuclear…
Framatome / French Company Signs Training Agreement With University In Poland
Source: NucNetFrance-based nuclear company Framatome has signed an agreement with the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Politechnika Wroclawska) in Poland for the development of training programmes for the next generation of nuclear energy professionals. Under…
Spain / Industry Group Calls For Reduction In Nuclear Sector’s Tax Burden
Source: NucNetA revision of taxes and levies on nuclear generation is needed in Spain if the government is to meet the challenge of climate change, the industry group Foro Nuclear said. Nuclear power leads electricity production…
Europe / Foratom Expresses Concern Over ‘Lack Of Clarity’ On Nuclear’s Role
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom has expressed its concerns about the European Commission’s lack of clarity on the implementation of recommendations being prepared by the European Joint Research Centre (JRC) on nuclear energy’s role…
Kozloduy NPP Hires Westinghouse For Fuel Licensing
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant signed a VVER-1000 nuclear fuel licensing contract for the Kozloduy power plant in Bulgaria, the U.S. company announced.
NRC Approves Uprate At Oconee NPP
Source: NewsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given a green light to a 1.6 percent reactor capacity increase for Duke Energy Carolinas' three Oconee reactors located near Seneca, South Carolina.
Russia / Putin Formally Approves Startup Of Pik Research Reactor
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetRussia’s president Vladimir Puit has formally approved the startup of the Pik high-flux research reactor at the BP Konstantinov St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI), part of the country’s Kurchatov Institute national research centre. “I…
Estonia / Fermi Energia ‘Raising Capital’ To Begin SMR Licensing Process
Source: NucNetEstonian company Fermi Energia is raising capital to start the official planning process for new generation small modular reactor units and has signed a declaration with eight other firms and organisations calling for deployment in…
US / New York State ‘Using More Fossil Fuels’ After Indian Point-2 Closure
Source: NucNetDespite 2,753 GWh of reduced energy demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, New York state generated significantly more electricity, 5,068 GWh, from fossil fuels in 2020 than in 2019 because of lost nuclear power, according to…