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Accident-Tolerant Fuel Installed At Byron 2
Source: NewsNuclear supply giant Westinghouse Electric Company announced this week, along with Exelon Generation Company, that a first-of-a-kind installation of accident-tolerant fuel had been completed at Exelon’s Byron Unit 2 nuclear power plant in Ogle County,…
Final Fuel Shipment Leaves Calder Hall
Source: NewsThe final shipment of nuclear fuel has been removed from Britain’s oldest nuclear power plant facility, a four-reactor operation at the Sellefield site’s Calder Hall that was closed down in March 2003. Removal of the…
Bulgaria Weighs Offers to Begin Belene Again
Source: Neutron BytesBulgaria to give Belene another go and multiple bidders show up Rosatom postpones work on BN-1200 Fast Reactor Russia plans for SMRs in far northeast based on ice breaker reactor design Bidders Off and Running…
Tepco Plans One More Reactor Shut Down
Source: NewsIn a short announcement, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said on August 26 that it had submitted plans to the city of Kashiwazaki for the decommissioning of at least one of the reactors at…
New Spent Fuel Storage Cladding System Announced
Source: NewsCanada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) said it had developed a “first-of-a-kind: cladding system for used fuel containers (UFCs) that relies on the use of copper applied through an electroplating process.
Cavendish Nuclear Lands Monju Reactor Decommissioning Contract
Source: NewsBritish industry support company Cavendish Nuclear said in late August that it was pleased to announce a contract awarded by Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to supply technical support for the decommissioning of the fast…
France Calls It Quits on Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor
Source: Neutron BytesAstrid Project / France drops plans to build Generation IV prototype Of the 10 sodium cooled reactors in the IAEA ARIS DBMS, three of them are in the U.S. and all are under development (NucNet)…
Idaho National Lab Gets DOE Charter for Test and Demonstration of Advanced Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesIn the late 1940s the federal government established the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) at a site on the dusty volcanic plain of the Arco desert about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID. Now…
NRC Certifies HI-STAR 100MB Nuclear Fuel Transporting System
Source: NewsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified Holtec International’s HI-STAR 100MB for transporting and storing nuclear plant fuel.
Rooppur Unit 2 Concrete Milestone Reached
Source: NewsA concrete work milestone has been reached at the Rooppur NPP Unit 2 construction project, Rosatom said. This week “ saw the completion of concrete works for the Unit No. 2 of Rooppur NPP (Bangladesh)…
NuScale Deal Provides Investment Dollars
Source: NewsNuScale Power today announced last week it has finalized agreements with Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction (DHIC) and Sargent & Lundy to support deployment of its small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement comes with a…
IAEA Course Covers Site Selection For Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsWhat goes into the decision of where to site a nuclear power plant? As you might expect, the short answer to that is “lots.” In addition, countries around the globe are now reaching out to…
Atoms for Humanity Summit 9/3-5
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesAtoms for Humanity Summit September 3-5, 2019 Stewart Center (STEW) and Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana In partnership with Third Way What role can nuclear power play in getting humans to…
First Major Component Arrives At Akkuyu Site
Source: NewsThe first large-sized cargo for the Unit 1 – the core catcher – has been delivered at the Akkuyu NPP construction site, Rosatom said this week.
Novovoronezh II, Unit 2, Reaches 100 Percent Power
Source: NewsOn July 31, 2019, at 19:23, the reactor of the innovative Unit 2 of Novovoronezh Phase II for the first time was brought to the design power capacity, Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom said this…
Atkins Awarded Basic Design Contract For Sizewell C
Source: NewsAtkins, a member of SNC-Lavalin Group, has been awarded a $6.09 million contract for the Enabling Works Basic Design at the Sizewell C site. It will be the first program of construction work to commence…
Weld Repairs To Push Flamanville Start Up To 2023
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF has said that ongoing welding problems at Flamanville 3 would push back the start up date until at least early 2023, putting the initial schedule back further. The original start up date…
Ohio Nuclear Plants Saved but at What Price?
Source: Neutron BytesThe Ohio legislature passed and the governor signed into law a measure to raise the rates bankrupt utility First Energy can charge its customers to keep two fully capable nuclear plants open. Davis-Besse, located near…
Canadian Nuclear Labs Launches SMR Initiative
Source: NewsClaiming Canada has the world’s ripest market for small modular reactors (SMR) for domestic use, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories said Tuesday that it was launching a new initiative to accelerate development and deployment of the groundbreaking…
NuScale SMR Completes Review Milestones
Source: NewsNuScale Power said Monday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) had completed the second and third phases of review of the company’s small modular reactor design. This development – six weeks ahead of schedule…