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Hitachi Returns to Wylfa UK Nuclear Project
Source: Neutron BytesUK / Hitachi Reopens Talks with UK Government to Finance the Wylfa UK Nuclear Project X-energy / Submits Its SMR for CNSC Vendor Design Review SMRs / Alberta Becomes Fourth Canadian Province To Join Partnership…
Finland / TVO Submits EIA Programme For Olkiluoto Low-Level Waste Facility
Source: NucNetFinnish utility TVO has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme to the Ministry of Employment and the Economy for the final disposal of very low-level nuclear waste at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant site.…
Finland / Fortum Begins EIA Procedure For Loviisa Licence Extensions
Source: NucNetFinnish utility Fortum has begun the environmental impact assessment procedure for the operation of the two Loviisa nuclear power units beyond their current licences. “Loviisa power plant’s current operating licenses are valid until the end…
Japanese Nuclear Fuel Imports Staggered In 2019
Source: NewsJapanese imports of nuclear fuels has plummeted in recent years, dropping to “close to zero,” one of the country’s top newspapers said.
Regulator Releases Report On Flamanville Site
Source: NewsASN, the French nuclear safety authority, has posted on line the report of the pre-OSART (pre-operational safety review team) mission which was conducted from 17 June to 4 July 2019 at the Flamanville nuclear power…
Russia / Plans Announced For New Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Facility
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThree Russian organisations have signed an agreement for the development of a project to build a facility in Novouralsk, about 70 km north of Yekaterinburg, for the defluorination of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF). Sate nuclear…
China / Tianwan-5 Nuclear Power Plant Connected To Grid
Source: NucNetUnit 5 of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Jiangsu province, eastern China, has been connected to the grid for the first time, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The 1,000-MW pressurised water reactor achieved the…
New Policy Group Calls for Nuclear Energy Focus / Staff in the White House
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesNew Policy Group Calls for Nuclear Energy Focus / Staff in the Next Administration’s White House (NucNet) Advanced reactors ‘should get similar incentives to renewables’ A new policy research organization has called on the next administration…
Turkey / Russia To Supply Refuelling Machines For Akkuyu Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe All-Russian Scientific Research And Design Institute Of Energy Technology (VNIPIET), a subsidiary of state nuclear corporation Rosatom and Tvel nuclear fuel company, has signed a contract to supply of refuelling machines for Units 1-4…
Belarus / Fuel Loading Begins At Country’s First Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe first loading of nuclear fuel began on 7 August 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…
Saudi Arabia Reported to Acquire Uranium Mill Technology from China to Make Yellowcake
Source: Neutron BytesThe New York Times reported on August 6, 2020, that a U.S. government classified intelligence analysis includes an assessment that Saudi Arabia, working with China, was building a facility to convert uranium ore into yellowcake.…
New Reactors / Jacobs To Support Development Of Moltex’s Stable Salt PLant
Source: NucNetUS-based Jacobs was selected by Moltex Energy to support their development of a new type of nuclear power plant – the stable salt reactor (SSR). Jacobs said it will build a bespoke experimental facility for…
US / New Policy Group Calls For Nuclear-Specific Staff In White House
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetA new policy research organisation has called on the next administration in the White House to establish a climate office and include a nuclear-specific staff position. The US-based Good Energy Collective said the moves would…
Construction Milestone At Rooppur NPP Site
Source: NewsWork on the erection and concreting of the reactor building inner containment third layer sections of Rooppur NPP power unit No.1 in Bangladesh has been completed, state-owned conglomerate Rosatom has announced.
Saudi Arabia / Press Report Claims Kingdom Has Built Uranium Processing Facility
Source: NucNetThe Wall Street Journal has claimed that Saudi Arabia has constructed a facility – with assistance from China – to extract uranium yellowcake from uranium ore, citing western officials with knowledge of the matter. The…
USNC Collaborates with South Korean Industry Leaders to Develop Advanced Nuclear Reactor Power Systems
Source: Neutron BytesHyundai Engineering, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute to Cooperate with USNC on Incorporating Key Technologies into Micro Modular Reactor U.S.-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with…
ThorCon Inks MOU to Develop a 50MW Thorium Reactor for Indonesia
Source: Neutron BytesThorCon to Develop 50MW Thorium Fueled Reactor in Indonesia Leading to 500MW Units Built in Shipyards. Rosatom Pitches Indonesia for Conventional Light Water Reactors USNC Collaborates with South Korean Industry Leaders to Develop Advanced Nuclear…
Barakah / Unit 1 Starts Up At Arab World’s First Commercial Nuclear Station
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetUnit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates, the first commercial nuclear energy facility in the Arab world, has been successfully started, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) announced on 1…
UK / Trawsfynydd Named As Lead Project For Magnox Decommissioning
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetPlans have been confirmed to make a former nuclear power plant in north Wales the lead project for the decommissioning of former Magnox stations in the UK. Trawsfynydd, which had two 195-MW gas-cooled Magnox reactors,…
China / Tianwan-5 Reactor Achieves First Criticality
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetUnit 5 of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Jiangsu province, eastern China, has attained first criticality. Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation said the 1,000-MW pressurised water reactor achieved first criticality at 08:20 local time on…