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TerraPower Partners with GE Hitachi to Develop a Commercial Sodium Cooled Faster Reactor that Leverages a Molten Salt Thermal System
Source: Neutron BytesTerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Introduce Commercial Natrium [tm] Power Production and Storage System TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced on 08/27/20 the launch of the Natrium[tm] reactor and energy system architecture.…
Hunterston / EDF To Restart Scotland Reactor For Limited Period
Source: NucNetFrance’s state-controlled utility EDF has been given permission to restart its Hunterston B-1 reactor in Scotland “for a limited period of operation’, but will begin decommissioning the facility by January 2022 at the latest, the…
Kazatomprom / First Half Net Profits Fall 37% To $157 Million
Source: NucNetKazatomprom’s net profit for the first half of 2020 fell 37% year-on-year to 66 billion tenge (about $157m), Kazakhstan’s national uranium company said in its consolidated financial results for the first half-year ended 30 June…
US Shutdowns / Exelon Announces Plans To Retire Four Reactors At Byron And Dresden
Source: NucNetExelon Generation announced it intends to retire its Byron and Dresden nuclear power stations in Illinois next year 2021, resulting in the loss of four nuclear reactors with 4,333 MW of gross stalled capacity –…
Duane Arnold / Reactor Will Not Restart Following Storm Damage, Says NextEra
Source: NucNetNextEra Energy said it will not restart the Duane Arnold-1 nuclear power plant in Iowa before it is permanently shut down on 30 October, local press reports said. The 601-MW boiling water reactor, which began…
Czech Republic / IAEA Says Safety Has Continued To Improve At Research Reactor
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team said the operator of the 10 MW LVR-15 research reactor in the Czech Republic has continued to improve safety since a previous review in 2003, implementing significant refurbishments…
Holtec / SMR-160 Completes Phase One Of Canadian Vendor Design Review
Source: NucNetUS-based Holtec International said its SMR-160 small modular reactor design has completed phase one of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) vendor design review (VDR) process. Holtec said in a statement that the CNSC staff…
Bechtel, GE-Hitachi, TerraPower Tapped for Design and Build the Versatile Test Reactor
Source: Neutron BytesBattelle Energy Alliance (BEA) has initiated contract negotiations with a team led by Bechtel National Inc. to support the design and build phase of the Versatile Test Reactor, a one-of-a-kind facility that would support research and development…
Angra-3 / Brazil Plans To Choose Partner By End Of Year, Says Minister
Source: NucNetBrazil will choose by the end of this year its partner to help finance the construction of the Angra-3 nuclear power plant, Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said, adding that Chinese banks and the…
South Korea / Residents Approve Plans For Additional Wolsong Storage
Source: NucNetSouth Korea said it is going ahead with plans to build additional storage for spent nuclear fuel at one of its nuclear power stations after local residents living around the facility gave consent. The move…
Kenya Unveils Plans for a $5B 1000MW Nuclear Power Plant
Source: Neutron BytesKenya has a $5B plan to Build a 1000MW Nuclear Power Station South Korea Eyes Czech Plans for New Nuclear at Dukovany CEZ Says It Will Start Vendor Selection for Dukovany Later this Year Poland…
Uzbekistan / Country ‘Not Yet Ready’ To Sign Russia Contract, But Discussions Almost Complete
Source: NucNetUzbekistan is not yet ready to sign a contract with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the republic, but details of the agreement have almost been finalised, deputy energy minister Sherzod…
Belarus / Fuel Loading Complete At Country’s First Commercial Reactor
Source: NucNetThe first loading of nuclear fuel has been completed at the Belarusian-1 nuclear power plant near Ostrovets in western Belarus. State news agency Belta quoted the ministry of energy’s press secretary, Olga Kozlovich, as saying…
Egypt / Regulator To Issue Dabaa Construction Permit Next Year, Say Reports
Source: NucNetEgypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) confirmed that a permit is expected to be issued for construction of the Dabaa nuclear power station in the second half of 2021. It will be Egypt’s first commercial…
SONGS Completes Fuel Transfer
Source: NewsSouthern California Edison technicians have successfully completed fuel transfer operations at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s (SONGS’) with placement of the last of 73 spent nuclear fuel canisters in the Holtec UMAX dry fuel…
Ultra Safe Nuclear Hires Howden For Helium Circulator Design
Source: NewsU.S.-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation has contracted with UK-based Howden to design a helium circulator for use in the company's innovative Micro-Modular Reactors. Ultra Safe Nuclear is investing in the best-in-breed Howden submerged helium blowers…
DOE Awards $5.1M To Advance Electron-Beam Welding
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an award of $5.1 million granted to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) to develop modular-in-chamber electron beam welding capability for a future domestic advanced reactor…
Kazatomprom / Company To Keep Uranium Output Reduced By 20% Until 2022
Source: NucNetKazakhstan’s state uranium producer Kazatomprom will continue to keep its output reduced by 20% until 2022 to help the market recover from a “long period of oversupply”, chief executive officer Galymzhan Primatov announced on 19…
Barakah / Unit 1 Is Connected To Grid And Dispatching Electricity
Source: NucNetUnit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates has been connected to the UAE grid and is despatching its first megawatts of electricity, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) announced on…
Mochovce / Slovakia Begins ‘Demanding’ Modernisation Project
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetA “demanding” modernisation project has begun at the Mochovce nuclear power station in Slovakia that should increase production by 450 gigawatt-hours a year without higher fuel or personnel costs, station director Martin Mráz said. On…