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NuScale And Romania To Evaluate Options For SMR Deployment
Source: NucNet19 Mar (NucNet): US-based small modular reactor (SMR) developer NuScale Power announced today that it has signed an agreement with Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica to evaluate the potential for deployment of NuScale’s SMR nuclear power…
Ride A Helicopter To Work At Cooper NPP
Source: NewsWorkers at the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Nebraska made it to work just fine over the weekend. But they had to ride a helicopter to get to the plant.
Mexico Nuclear Operator Has Good Basis For LTO, Says IAEA Review
Source: NucNet18 Mar (NucNet): Mexico’s state-owned CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) has a good basis to effectively manage the long term operation of the two-unit Laguna Verde nuclear power station, an International Atomic Energy Agency Salto…
Brazil Seeks Private Investment from US on SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesIn a visit to the US this week, a key energy official from Brazil said his country is interested in “partnering” with the US investors for development of small modular reactors (SMRs). In a related…
Foundation Slab Completed For Akkuyu Unit 1
Source: NewsThe concrete pouring of the foundation slab of Unit 1 of Akkuyu NPP, first Turkish nuclear power plant completed on March 08, 2019, Russian nuclear project manager Rostatom said this week.
Japanese Court Rejects Call To Suspend Operation Of Ikata-3
Source: NucNet15 Mar (NucNet): A Japanese district court rejected today a plea from local residents to suspend operation of the Ikata-3 nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, southern Japan, local media reported. …
US And India Reaffirm Commitment To Build Six Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNet14 Mar (NucNet): The US and India have signed an agreement confirming their commitment to cooperate on the civilian use of nuclear energy including a proposed construction of six US-supplied nuclear power plants in the…
ENEC, ENUSA Sign MOU For Fuel Services
Source: NewsThe Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Enusa Industrias Avanzadas, S.A., S.M.E. (ENUSA), defining a framework for collaboration and the exchange of information and expertise…
MBIR Fast Neutron Reactor Scheduled For Operation In 2024, Says Russia
Source: NucNet13 Mar (NucNet): The MBIR multipurpose fast neutron research reactor in Russia is scheduled to begin operation in 2024, a report for the regional legislative assembly says, according to media reports. …
Seabrook Station Granted 20-Year License Extension
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted operators of the Seabrook Station nuclear plant in New Hampshire an extended 20 year operating license.
Russia Signs Agreement To Build Four New Reactors In China
Source: NucNet12 Mar (NucNet): Russia has signed an agreement to build four new nuclear power units in China, with two at the Xudabao site in Liaoning Province, northeast China, and two at the Tianwan nuclear power…
Rolls Royce To Shed Nuclear Division
Source: NewsBritish industrial giant Rolls Royce is preparing to offload its civic nuclear division, various media sources indicate.
Bulgaria Announces Start Of Investor Selection For New Belene Units
Source: NucNet11 Mar (NucNet): Bulgarian state energy company NEK announced today the start of an investor selection procedure for the two-unit Belene nuclear power station project. …
CNNC Urges China To Plan For Eight New Nuclear Plants A Year
Source: NucNet11 Mar (NucNet): China should start building eight new nuclear power plants a year before 2030 in a bid to make the sector profitable and sustainable, state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has told the…
Building Full Size Nuclear Reactors Still Get Interest in the EU
Source: Neutron BytesDespite the apparent collapse of the market for new, 1000 MW+ conventional light water nuclear reactors in the US, proposals to build them in Europe are still on the table. Plans to swap out coal…
EDF Energy Releases Video Footage Of Hunterston B-1 Graphite Cracks
Source: NucNet8 Mar (NucNet): EDF Energy has released video footage of inspections that show cracks in graphite bricks in the reactor core of the Hunterston B-1 nuclear power plant in Scotland. …
All US Reactors In Top Two Performance Categories, Says Regulator
Source: NucNet8 Mar (NucNet): Ninety-three of the 98 commercial plants in the US nuclear fleet fully met all safety and security performance objectives in 2018 and all were in the two highest performance categories, the Nuclear…
Browns Ferry 2 Shuttered For Upgrade
Source: NewsThe Tennessee Valley Authority announced a $467 million upgrade project at the Browns Ferry Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama, had begun on March 2.
Finland Government Grants Operating Licence For Olkiluoto-3 EPR
Source: NucNet7 Mar (NucNet): The Finnish government today granted an operating licence for Teollisuuden Voima Oyj’s Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear power unit, which is nearing completion in the municipality of Eurajoki in southwest Finland, TVO said in…
Normandy Puts Itself Forward As Candidate Site For New Generation Of EPRs
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet6 Mar (NucNet): The Normandy region of France has put itself forward as a candidate site for the construction of a new generation of French EPR nuclear power units, Paris-based nuclear society SFEN said. …