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Foratom Urges Europe To Invest In All Low-Carbon Technologies, Including Nuclear
Source: NucNet2 Apr (NucNet): Adequate financing and investment is needed in all low-carbon technologies if Europe is to achieve full-decarbonisation of its economy and meet its goal of keeping global warming below 1.5C, the Brussels-based nuclear…
Sellafield Ltd Fined £380,000 Over Plutonium Exposure Incident
Source: NucNet2 Apr (NucNet): Sellafield Ltd has been fined £380,000 for safety breaches relating to equipment used for the processing of plutonium. …
DOE Announces $19 Million In Nuclear Support
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy said four projects involving three companies in two states – one in Pennsylvania, three in California – were to receive more than $19,000,000 in cost-sharing support as part of the…
China Can Build Up To Eight New Reactors A Year, Says CNNC Chairman
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet1 Apr (NucNet): China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year if project approval processes return to normal as expected in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned China…
Westinghouse Launches New SMR Effort
Source: Neutron BytesAfter several earlier false starts, including a complete withdrawal in 2014 from efforts to enter the market, Westinghouse buoyed with a $12.9 million grant from the Department of Energy, is making another go of it.…
Bipartisan Bill In Senate Would Boost US Nuclear Industry
Source: Neutron BytesA major step forward in congressional support for the next generation of nuclear reactor technology took place this past week with the introduction in the Senate of the bipartisan Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), It…
Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Reestablish US Leadership In Nuclear Energy
Source: NucNet29 Mar (NucNet): A wide-ranging bill introduced by a group of bipartisan US senators seeks to reestablish US leadership in nuclear energy, bringing together private and public sector innovators to develop next-generation advanced reactor concepts.…
WANO Urges Governments To Ensure Export Controls Do Not Compromise Nuclear Safety
Source: NucNet28 Mar (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators is encouraging governments to ensure that national export control laws do not adversely affect the organisation’s ability to maximise the safe operation of commercial nuclear power…
Cavendish Nuclear Completes Sellafield Support Facility
Source: NewsCavendish Nuclear has turned over the keys to the newly completed Silos Maintenance Facility on the Sellafield site in Britain, the Nuclear Industry Association reported.
NEI’s Korsnick Calls For Support As Industry Fights To Compete With China And Russia
Source: NucNet27 Mar (NucNet): The US International Development Finance Corporation must be allowed to support nuclear energy projects as the country fights to catch up and stay competitive in the sector, Nuclear Energy Institute president and…
ARC Nuclear Canada Signs On AECOM
Source: NewsARC Nuclear Canada, Inc. (ARC Canada), based in Saint John, New Brunswick, said it had entered an agreement with U.S.-based AECOM, a global engineering and construction firm, to continue its development of the Advanced Reactor…
Nuclear Generation Reached Pre-Fukushima Levels In 2018, Says IEA Report
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet26 Mar (NucNet): Global generation from nuclear energy reached pre-Fukushima levels in 2018, mainly as a result of new additions in China and the restart of four reactors in Japan, the International Energy Agency has…
DOE Finalises $3.7 Billion In Loan Guarantees For Vogtle-3 And -4
Source: NucNet25 Mar (NucNet): US energy secretary Rick Perry has finalised up to $3.7bn in additional loan guarantees to finance the continued construction of the Vogtle-3 and -4 nuclear power units in Georgia. …
Why Europe Should Put More Focus On Nuclear R&D And Fast Breeder Reactors
Source: NucNet22 Mar (NucNet): Research and development in the nuclear sector in Europe should focus on fast breeder reactors that will be capable of supplying energy needs for thousands of years with existing uranium or thorium…
Japan Survey Shows Increase In Support For Nuclear Plant Restarts
Source: NucNet22 Mar (NucNet): Support for restarting nuclear power plants in Japan has increased to 27 % in 2018, up about eight points compared to the previous year, according to a survey of 1,200 people carried…
China Completes Testing Of Domestically Developed Nuclear Fuel Assembly
Source: NucNet21 Mar (NucNet): China has completed development and testing of a domestic nuclear fuel assembly design for use in pressurised water reactors, the China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) said in a statement. …
IAEA Team Reviews Mexico's Laguna Verde NPP
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety at the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Mexico on March 15.
First Of Three Generators, Batch 2, Arrives At Gravelines NPP
Source: NewsFrench utility EDF said that the first of three replacement generators for the Gravelines nuclear plant had been delivered, arriving at the plant on March 13, designated for Unit 5 at the facility in northern…
Bulgaria Extends Nuvia Consortium Contract For Decommissioning And Radwaste Management At Kozloduy 1-4
Source: NucNet20 Mar (NucNet): Bulgaria’s state-owned company for handling radioactive waste, DPRAO, has awarded a new three-year contract to a consortium between Spain’s Empresarios Agrupados and UK-based Nuvia for managing the programme of decommissioning four shutdown…
NuScale Signs MOU For SMR Development In Romania
Source: NewsU.S. small nuclear plant developer NuScale Power said Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN SA), a Romanian energy company, aimed at evaluating potential development of small…