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Hitachi Calls it Quits for UK Wylfa Nuclear Project
Source: Neutron BytesHitachi Ends Its Engagement at Wylfa Rolls Royce to Offer Mid-size Reactor as a Lifeline for Wylfa Site Nuclear Essential to Hydrogen Future, says LucidCatalyst Hitachi Calls it Quits for UK Wylfa Nuclear Project UK…
TerraPower Teams with Centrus Energy to Produce HALEU Fuel
Source: Neutron BytesTerraPower and Centrus Propose HALEU Facility CNL and Terrestrial Energy to Collaborate on IMSR Power Plant DOE Heads North to Alaska to Work on Micro Reactors UAE May Build Four More Nuclear Reactors Energy Communities…
Sweden / Ringhals Is ‘Preparing Safely For LTO Of Unit 3, Says IAEA
Source: NucNetThe operator of the Ringhals-3 nuclear power plant in Sweden is preparing safely for the unit’s long-term operation, but further work is necessary to ensure that ageing management and LTO related data are consistent and…
Rolls-Royce / Company Wins Multi-Million-Euro Contract For Zhangzhou Components
Source: NucNetRolls-Royce has been awarded a multi-million-euro contract by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to provide Bibloc pressure transmitters for two nuclear reactors under construction in China. The British engineering giant said the pressure transmitters are…
IAEA / Team Supports Emergency Response Following Beirut Explosion
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency team has been in Beirut this week to support emergency response efforts in the Lebanese capital following last month’s explosion in its port area. Lebanese authorities have reported to the…
Hanford Cleanup / DOE Gives Go-Ahead For Start Of $10bn Contract
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has given permission for Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPC Co) to proceed with a major cleanup contract at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. The contract, valued at $10bn over…
Lithuania / First Batch Of Damaged Spent Fuel Moved To Storage Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThe first batch of damaged spent nuclear fuel from Lithuania’s shutdown Ignalina nuclear power station has been moved to an interim spent fuel storage facility, a statement said. According to the statement, fuel assemblies which…
WANO / Safety Group Makes Progress On Shanghai Office, ‘Despite Pandemic Uncertainties’
Source: NucNetThe World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has continued to make progress in establishing its new Shanghai Office, despite uncertainties caused by the worldwide pandemic and travel restrictions that have affected preparations for the office’s…
UK / Government Could Take Stake In Sizewell Nuclear Project, Says Report
Source: NucNetThe decision by Japanese company Hitachi to pull out of plans to build a new nuclear power station in Wales “may accelerate government approval of a new station at Sizewell C” in Suffolk, BBC News…
Storm Salinity Shutdown Six Korean Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsTwo separate typhoons within a four-day span caused the shutdown of six nuclear reactors in Korea, a Korean newspaper reported.
Akkuyu Unit One Reactor Vessel Near Completion
Source: NewsTechnicians at the Volgodonsk branch of JSC (AEM-technology) Atommash have begun work on the final stage of manufacturing of the reactor for Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkey.
TerraPower / Company Announces Plans For Commercial Haleu Production
Source: NucNetTerraPower announced plans to team up with Centrus Energy to establish commercial-scale, domestic production capabilities for high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu), which will be needed to fuel many next-generation reactor designs including the recently announced Natrium…
Hungary / Russia’s Tvel Delivers Fuel Batch For Budapest Research Reactor
Source: NucNetRussia’s nuclear fuel company Tvel has supplied a batch of nuclear fuel for the Budapest research reactor, operated by the Centre for Energy Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Tvel said the delivery was…
US / General Atomics Submits Nuclear Reactor Concept For Missions To Mars
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetUS-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has delivered a design concept for a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor to power future astronaut missions to Mars. The design was produced as part of a NASA-funded study. GA-EMS…
Iter / South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries To Manufacture Pressuriser
Source: NucNetDoosan Heavy Industries and Construction of South Korea has been awarded a contract to manufacture and supply a pressuriser to for the for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project in France. Doosan Heavy said…
UK / New-Build Plays Key Role In Sustaining Nuclear Sector Employment, Says NIA
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetThe number of people employed in the nuclear energy industry in the UK has remained steady despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with new-build projects playing a key role in sustaining employment and improving the country’s construction…
NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Compact Nuclear Power Systems to be Used in Exploration of the Moon and Mars
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesNASA Seeks Industry Proposals to Put Nuclear Reactors on Moon and Mars General Atomic Delivers Nuclear Propulsion Plans To NASA Framatome Partners with ADAGOS to Use AI in Nuclear Engineering CNL Announces SMR Research Partnership…
Canada / BWXT Wins Contract For €34m Bruce-3 Fuel Channel Maintenance Project
Source: NucNetBruce Power and BWXT Canada are collaborating on several projects to advance Ontario’s post-Covid-19 economic recovery programme, including an estimated CAD55m (USD41m, €34m) contract for BWXT to perform fuel channel maintenance on Bruce Power’s Unit…
Chernobyl / Hot Testing Begins At ISF-2 Interim Spent Fuel Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetHot testing has started at the Interim Storage Facility 2 (ISF-2) in Chernobyl where spent nuclear fuel from reactors 1, 2 and 3 at the destroyed nuclear station will be processed and stored in the…
Hello Mars: General Atomic Delivers Nuclear Propulsion Plans To NASA
Source: NewsSan Diego-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems said Wednesday that it had delivered a design concept of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor to power future astronaut missions to Mars for a NASA-funded study.