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Paks 2 / Hungary Submits Licence Application For Two New Reactor Units
Source: NucNetHungary has submitted a licence application for the construction of two Generation III+ nuclear power plants at the Paks nuclear site in central Hungary to the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). János Süli, minister without…
Global Award / International Nuclear Societies Council Announces 2020 Winner
Source: NucNetThe 2020 International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) global award has been won by Shunsuke Kondo, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, for his achievements and contributions to nuclear technology and the peaceful uses of…
WNA / Position Paper Calls For Policies To Support LTO Of Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetMore governments must introduce policies to support the long-term operation (LTO) of nuclear plants with market reforms brought in to value the “non-power” benefits of nuclear alongside other clean energy technologies, the London-based World Nuclear…
IAEA / Elevated Radioisotope Levels ‘No Threat To Health Or Environment’
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: NucNetSlightly elevated levels of three different radioisotopes detected in northern Europe pose no risk to human health or the environment, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The IAEA, in an effort to help identify the…
Fessenheim / Unit 2 At France’s Oldest Nuclear Station Shuts Downs For Good
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetFrance’s state-controlled utility EDF has permanently shut down the Fessenheim’s nuclear power unit, which began operation in April 1978 and was the oldest commercial reactor in the country. The shutdown, at 22:00 local time on…
Turkey / First Concrete Pouring Has Begun For Akkuyu-2, Says Minister
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia has begun pouring first concrete of the second block at the Akkuyu nuclear power station in Turkey, Turkish energy minister Fatih Donmez was quoted as saying. Mr Donmez was quoted by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu…
Update on Russian Fast Reactor Projects
Source: Neutron BytesMBIR Seeks International Partners. Completion set for 2025 BN-600 Up for 15 year life extension to 2040 BN-600 Life Extension to Seek 2040 Date Other Nuclear News X-energy Teams with Nuclear Fuel Industries to Supply…
IAEA / Capacity Growth For Nuclear ‘Centred In Asia’, Latest Data Show
Source: NucNetNear and long-term capacity growth prospects for the commercial nuclear power industry are centred in Asia, which at the end of 2019 reported some 36.5 GW of nuclear power capacity, or 35 reactors, under construction,…
Haleu Fuel / NRC Accepts Centrus Application For Production At Ohio Facility
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for formal review an application by Centrus Energy to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) at an Ohio facility, a statement by the company said. Maryland-based Centrus said Haleu…
Maria Korsnick / Agency Change Will be ‘Huge Step Forward’ For US Nuclear Industry
Source: NucNetA planned change that will allow the International Development Finance Corporation, a US federal agency, to support nuclear power projects in developing countries is “a huge step forward” for the country’s nuclear industry and will…
Europe / IEA Report Warns Of ‘Largest Fleet Decline Across Advanced Economies’
Source: NucNetThe European Union needs to offer more support for nuclear power with the bloc facing the largest fleet decline across advanced economies and the possibility that the share of nuclear in the electricity mix could…
Flushing Begun At Belarus NPP Unit 2
Source: NewsTechnicians in Belarus have started flushing of active and passive safety systems with the open reactor at Unit 2 of Belarus NPP (the general designer and general contractor is ROSATOM Engineering Division).
Rosatom, GE And Framatome Sign MOU
Source: NewsRosatom announced the signing of a Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Framatome SAS (France) and GE Steam Power of the United States to cooperate in finding a strategic investor for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant…
DOE Awards $65 Million In Research Prizes
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said Tuesday that more than $65 million in nuclear energy research awards geared mostly toward university-led projects taking place in 28 different states.
Coronavirus / Incentives For New Nuclear Will Help Recovery, Says NEA
Source: NucNetGovernments should incentivise investments in low carbon energy infrastructure such as nuclear energy in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nuclear Energy Agency said in a series of policy briefs published on Wednesday. The…
UK Report / Industry Calls For Commitment From Government And Progress On Funding Model
Source: NucNetPlans for a clean economic recovery and the goal of net zero by 2050 need commitment to new nuclear power stations in the UK, but the government must introduce clear long-term policies and progress must…
Belarus / Russia ‘Approves Amendments’ To Loan For Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe Russian government has approved a draft protocol on amendments to an agreement on granting Belarus state export credit for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power station, unconfirmed reports by state news agency Belta…
Australia / Minerals Council Calls For Research Into Advanced Nuclear Solutions
Source: NucNetThe Minerals Council of Australia has called for research into advanced nuclear solutions and accelerated development of the minerals required for a low emissions future, including uranium for nuclear power plants. In a plan to…
NRC Accepts Oklo Mini Reactor License Application for Review
Source: Neutron BytesMicro and Small Modular Reactor News NRC Accepts Oklo Mini Reactor License Application for Review Canadian Companies Form JV To Build And Own Chalk River Plant Fermi Energia / US Venture Capital Fund Invests In…
Digital I&C System Installed At Doel NPP
Source: NewsThe new digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium passed the final site acceptance test (SAT), French service company Framatome announced this week.