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Pakistan / China Announces Final Acceptance Of Chasnupp-4
Source: NucNetChina and Pakistan have held a ceremony to mark the final acceptance of Pakistan’s Chasnupp-4 nuclear power unit, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said. Final acceptance usually means the facility is handed from the developer…
Europe / Foratom Calls On Policymakers And Industry To Address Nuclear Skills Shortage
Source: NucNetThe nuclear energy industry needs to tackle its skills shortage issue “head on” but needs the support of policymakers to speak more positively about the future role of nuclear and to make sure Stem (science,…
Germany / Search Formally Begins For Permanent Radwaste Repository Site
Source: NucNetGermany has formally launched its search for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository site, publishing a 444-page list of locations to be assessed by 2031 with operation of the facility from 2050. BGE, the nation’s…
Big News for Nuclear Energy in Small Packages
Source: Neutron BytesNetherlands Looks to SMRs for Green Energy Policy Finland SMR Project Aims to Build Them for District Heating and Export Micro-Reactor Startup Radiant Raised $1.2M in Angel Funding X-energy Signs Agreement with Hatch to Promote…
Czech Republic / Regulator Gives 10-Year Licence Renewal For Temelín-1
Source: NucNetMajority state-owned Czech utility ČEZ has received a licence from the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) for the operation of Unit 1 at the Temelín nuclear power station for another 10 years. Permits to…
US / DOE Approves Key Decision On Versatile Test Reactor Project
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has approved what it calls “Critical Decision 1” for the versatile test reactor (VTR) project, a one-of-a-kind scientific facility that would support research and development of innovative nuclear energy and…
Medical Isotopes / Plans To Produce Mo-99 At Darlington Making ‘Significant Progress’
Source: NucNetPlans to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) at OPG’s Darlington nuclear power station in Canada are making “significant progress” with the manufacturing of specialised tooling for the project underway at a facility in Peterborough, Ontario. The project…
Japan / Regulator Says Tepco Is Fit To Operate Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
Source: NucNetJapan’s nuclear regulator announced on 23 September that Tokyo Electric Power Company is fit to operate the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station, based on new legally binding safety rules the company drafted and pledged to…
Turkey / Rosatom Announces Construction Milestones At Akkuyu
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetConcreting of the foundation plates of the reactor building and turbine building has been completed at the Akkuyu-2 nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. About 2,400 tonnes of…
Status Report / Number Of Operating Reactors Has Fallen, But Sector Expands In China
Source: NucNetThe number of operating nuclear power reactors in the world dropped by nine over the past year to 408 as of mid-2020, below the level already reached in 1988 and 30 units below the historic…
UK / EDF Wants To Enable £50bn Of Low-Carbon Investment, Including Nuclear
Source: NucNetEDF wants to enable £50bn of investment in the generation of low-carbon electricity from nuclear, wind and solar in the UK, with the Hinkley Point C project providing a vivid illustration of the “huge economic…
Tenex-Japan To Study Zeolite Use At Fukushima Daiichi NPP
Source: NewsTenex-Japan Co., a subsidiary of TENEX (an organization of ROSATOM), entered into a direct contract with TEPCO Holdings Inc. to carry out a conceptual study in the field of handling radioactive zeolited at the Fukushima…
Amentum To Lead $10 Billion Hanford Contract
Source: NewsService-oriented Amentum, based in Germantown, Maryland, announced Monday that it had been chosen as the lead contractor to work with Fluor and Atckins, in a joint venture called the Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCC), to…
Kazakhstan / US Helps Eliminate Highly Enriched Uranium From Research Reactor
Source: NucNetThe last remaining batch of unirradiated highly enriched uranium (HEU) in Kazakhstan has been eliminated, the US Department of Energy said. The DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration and Kazakhstan’s energy ministry worked together to remove…
Uzbekistan / Country To Approve Strategy On Spent Nuclear Fuel, Radioactive Waste And Decommissioning
Source: NucNetUzbekistan will soon approve a strategy for the management of spent nuclear fuel, radioactive waste and decommissioning of nuclear installations as it prepares to push ahead with construction of the first commercial nuclear power station…
Barakah / Unit 1 Reactor Reaches 50% Of Electrical Production Capacity
Source: NucNetThe reactor of Unit 1 at the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates has reached 50% of its electricity production capacity and is on schedule to begin full commercial operation early in…
Nuclear Regulation / Support Stepped Up For Staff In Countries Considering Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetA group of regulators from countries with established nuclear power programmes is stepping up support for regulatory staff in the growing number of countries introducing or considering nuclear power. The Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF), established…
Sweden / Regulator Approves Continued Operation Of Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
Source: NucNetSwedish nuclear fuel and waste management company SKB has been given approval by regulator SSM to continue operations at the central interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (Clab) and the final repository for short-lived…
Japan / Work Complete To Extend Operation Of Two Reactors
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetWork has been completed to extend the operational lifetime of the Mihama-3 and Takahama-1 nuclear power reactors in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, both of which are owned and operated by Kansai Electric Power Company. Mihama-3…
Poland / Poll Shows 57% Say Country Needs Nuclear Power
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetA poll has shown that 57% of Poles consider the construction of a nuclear power station in the country as necessary, according to a factsheet published by the Polish ministry of climate. According to the…