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Indian Point / US Regulator Approves Transfer Of Licence To Holtec
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the transfer of the Indian Point nuclear power station licence from Entergy Corporation to Holtec International, as owner, and subsidiary Holtec Decommissioning International as decommissioning operator. There…
Hungary / Paks 2 Construction Licence Could Be Issued In Spring 2021
Source: NucNetPlanning for two Generation III+ nuclear power plants at the Paks 2 nuclear site in Hungary has not been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with a construction licence expected in the spring of 2021, the…
IAEA / Agency Awards First 100 Fellowships Under Plan To Improve Gender Balance In Nuclear Field
Source: NucNetThe International Atomic Energy Agency has awarded fellowships to a first group of 100 female students from around the world under a new initiative to help close the gender gap in nuclear science and technology.…
UK / EDF Energy Announces Early Shutdown Of Two Units At Hinkley Point B
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetEDF Energy has confirmed it will begin shutting down the two gas-cooled reactors at Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in southwest England within the next two years, earlier than scheduled. The defueling of the…
Sizewell C / Framatome Joins Consortium Pushing For Approval
Source: NucNetFrance-based nuclear company Framatome has joined a consortium of more than 100 companies and organisations from across the UK working to design, supply and construct the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England.…
Chernobyl / First Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Loaded In ISF-2 Storage Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThe first waste canister of spent nuclear fuel was loaded into the €400m ISF-2 interim storage facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power station site in Ukraine on Wednesday, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…
Plant Components Reach Turkey And Bangladesh
Source: NewsRussian state-owned corporation Rosatom has notched major shipping milestones at nuclear plants under construction in Turkey and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh / Russia Delivers RPV And Steam Generator For Rooppur-1
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussian overseas nuclear equipment supplier Atomstroyexport has delivered the reactor pressure vessel and one of four steam generators for the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power station under construction in Bangladesh. Atomstroyexport said transportation…
Barakah / Unit 1 Reaches 80% Of Rated Capacity Power
Source: NucNetUnit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates has achieved 80% of its rated capacity power, an important step in the power ascension testing, which involves slowly raising the reactor…
Triso / BWXT Announces Start Of Production At Virginia Facility
Source: NucNetBWX Technologies announced that its BWXT Nuclear Operations Group subsidiary has completed its Triso nuclear fuel line restart project and is now producing fuel at its Lynchburg facility in the state of Virginia. The restart…
Rolls-Royce Enlists Exelon to Help Deploy 16 440MW PWR
Source: Neutron BytesRolls Royce Inks MOU with Excelon for 440MW Reactors in UK Rolls-Royce Signs New Build Nuclear Energy MOU with CEZ NuScale Bumps Up Power Rating of its SMR Holtec Accelerates US NRC Design Certification for…
Hualong One / China’s Reactor Design Certified By European Utility Group
Source: NucNetChina General Nuclear’s indigenous Generation III HPR1000 nuclear plant design has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organisation. CGN said the certification of the HPR1000, also known as the Hualong…
IMSR / Terrestrial Energy And NRG Begin Graphite Irradiation Testing At Petten
Source: NucNetUS-based Terrestrial Energy and the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) have started a graphite irradiation testing programme for the Integral Molten Salt Reactor power plant at NRG’s high flux research reactor (HFR) at Petten in the…
US / Senate Committee Announces Planned $150m For Uranium Reserve
Source: NucNetThe US is one step closer to funding and implementing a uranium reserve after the Senate committee on appropriations this week released drafts of 2021 funding measures and subcommittee allocations that include $150m for the…
Feds Pump $10M into Xcel Energy for Hydrogen Production
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesDOE/INL Fund $10M for Hydrogen Production at Xcel Nuclear Reactor John Wagner Named INL Director BWXT Fires Up TRISO Fuel Manufacturing Operations Terrestrial Energy Inks Molten Salt Testing Program at ANL ORNL to Produce Solid…
Australia / Ansto Scientists Say New Device Has Benefits For Reactor Decommissioning
Source: NucNetA team of Australian scientists have created a new portable device that can pinpoint the exact location of radiation sources, faster and more accurately than ever before, with potential benefits for the decommissioning of nuclear…
Akkuyu / Russia Delivers RPV For First Turkey Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia’s Atomenergomash has delivered the reactor pressure vessel for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station under construction in southwest Turkey, according to project owner Akkuyu Nuclear JSC. In a nuclear power plant, the…
Belarus / Russia Ready To Build More Nuclear Power Plants, Says Rosatom
Source: NucNetRussia’s state nuclea corporation Rosatom is discussing with Belarus the possible construction of another nuclear power plant and a research reactor, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported. Belta said Rosatom chief executive officer Alexey Likhachev…
Terrestrial Energy / Company Begins Testing Of Generation IV IMSR Fuel Salt
Source: NucNetTerrestrial Energy USA and the Argonne National Laboratory have begun detailed testing of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) Generation IV advanced nuclear power plant fuel salt. This fuel salt testing programme is part of…
Watts Bar / US Regulator Fines TVA For Failing To Follow Startup Proecedures
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued notices of violation and three civil penalties totalling $903,471 to the Tennessee Valley Authority for failing to follow procedures when it restarted Unit 1 of its Watts Bar…