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Generation IV / UK Announces £40 Million Funding For Reactor Projects
Source: NucNetThe UK has announced £40m of funding to “unlock thousands of green jobs” by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology, with £30m of the total going to support three small modular reactor projects.…
China Ramps Up New Nuclear Reactor Construction
Source: Neutron BytesChina expands nuclear new build China in dual disputes with UK that could impact its export plans there China nuclear energy by the numbers Other Nuclear News Westinghouse Program Awarded £10m From UK Government for…
Rafael Grossi / IAEA Head Tells Ministers Nuclear Is ‘Contributing Massively’
Source: NucNetNuclear power is playing an important role in the world’s production of clean energy, “contributing massively” to avoiding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in many countries and providing innovative solutions that could be very useful to…
China / First Fuel Loading Complete At Tianwan-5
Source: NucNetFirst fuel loading has been completed at the Tianwan-5 nuclear power plant under construction in Jiangsu province, eastern China, China National Nuclear Corporation said. CNNC said the fuel loading took place on 9 July, marking…
Sizewell C / UK Begins Cross-Border Consultations On Sizewell C EPR Project
Source: NucNetThe UK government has begun cross-border environmental impact consultations under the United Nations Espoo and Aarhus conventions on the proposed development of the two-unit Sizewell C nuclear station project on the east coast of England. The…
Drilling Specialist To Explore South Bruce For Potential Canadian Repository
Source: NewsCanada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected an Ontario-based environmental and engineering company to drill and test initial boreholes as part of site selection for a potential nuclear waste repository in South Bruce.
Congressional Climate Report Sees Role For Nuclear
Source: NewsA U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report released this week said that existing nuclear power plants are a valuable source of carbon-free energy and the government should “invest in the next generation…
GA-EMS To Bring Radiation Monitoring System To Millstone
Source: NewsGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said Tuesday that it has been awarded a contract from Dominion Energy to deliver Radiation Monitoring Systems for the Millstone Power Station, Unit 3 in Waterford, Connecticut.
Bangladesh / Russia Completes Welding Of Upper Half Of Rooppur-2 RPV
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWelding has been completed of the upper half of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the second unit of Rooppur nuclear power station under construction in Bangladesh, Russian equipment manufacturer Atomenergomash said in a statement.…
Sizewell C / Agency Begins Consultation On Environment Permits For Proposed Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe UK’s Environment Agency is seeking feedback on applications for three environmental permits required for operation of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, eastern England. The three permit applications were submitted to…
Russia And Germany / Countries Plan To Increase Cooperation On NICA
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetGermany and Russia are planning to extend their cooperation on the superconducting Nuclotron-based Ion Collider Facility (NICA), being built in Dubna, near Moscow, Russia’s Joint Institute for Nuclear Research said. JINR said a committee of…
IAEA / IAEA Says ‘No Nuclear Or Radioactive Material’ In Natanz Fire
Source: NucNetThe International Atomic Energy Agency said it has been informed by Iran about a fire in a building at the site of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility early on 2 July. Iran told the IAEA…
Triso / BWXT Wins $26M Contract To Expand And Upgrade Production Line
Source: NucNetIdaho National Laboratory has awarded the nuclear operations subsidiary of US-based BWX Technologies a contract to expand and upgrade its Triso nuclear fuel manufacturing line. The $26m contract will expand BWXT’s Triso capacity for the…
IAEA / Elevated Radioisotope Levels In Nordic Region ‘Likely Linked’ To Nuclear Reactor
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNetThe slightly elevated levels of three different radioisotopes recently detected in northern Europe are probably related to a nuclear reactor which is either operating or undergoing maintenance, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a…
Turkey / Progress Announced On Inner Containment For Akkuyu-1 VVER-1200
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWorkers have installed the second-level steel ring of the inner containment for the Akkuyu-1 nuclear power unit under construction near Mersin on the southern cost of Turkey. Russian sate nuclear corporation Rosatom said in a…
Europe / Foratom Welcomes Decision To Appoint JRC To Review Nuclear’s Role In Taxonomy
Source: NucNetThe Brussels-based nuclear industry group has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to appoint the Joint Research Centre (JRC) as the group of experts which will assess nuclear energy’s role under the sustainable finance taxonomy. In…
Olkiluoto-3 / TVO Waiting For Revised Commissioning Schedule From Areva-Siemens
Source: NucNetFinland utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said on 2 July it had received “interim information” about a revised schedule for commissioning of the delayed Olkiluoto-3 EPR plant from plant supplier Areva-Siemens. The company said work…
UK / Jacobs Wins Contract For LLW Repository Services
Source: NucNetUS-based Jacobs has been chosen to provide engineering and technical services for Britain’s national disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste (LLW) in Cumbria, northwest England, under a £9m repository infrastructure agreement. LLW Repository Ltd said…
US / Climate Committee Urges Congress To Set Clean Energy Standard That Includes Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe US Congress should establish a national clean energy standard that includes zero-emission carbon technologies like nuclear to achieve net-zero emissions in the electricity sector by no later than 2040, the House Select Committee on…
IEA Report / Nuclear Has Vital Role, But Government Action Needed
Source: NucNetLarge, scientifically complex technologies such as nuclear power and small modular reactors have an important role to play in achieving net-zero targets, but need direct government investment in the early phases of development, in tandem…