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NuScale, Jordan Sign Feasibility Study MOU
Source: NewsSmall modular reactor (SMR) developer NuScale, majority owned by Fluor Corporation, said Tuesday it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) to pave the way for a feasibility study…
Russian Regulator Issues Licence For Balakovo-3 Lifetime Extension
Source: NucNet16 Jan (NucNet): Russia’s nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued a licence to extend the operating lifetime of Unit 3 at the Balakovo nuclear power station until 2048. …
NuScale And Jordan To Cooperate On Feasibility Study For SMR Deployment
Source: NucNet15 Jan (NucNet): US-based small modular reactor (SMR) developer NuScale Power has signed an agreement with the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) to evaluate the potential for deployment of NuScale’s SMR nuclear power plant design…
Russian Plants Hit Generation Records
Source: NewsOperators at the Novovoronezh nuclear plant in Russia said the VVER-440 Unit 4 reactor at the plant reached 100 percent of is rated capacity on January 10 following an extensive upgrade project expected to allow…
Speculation: Hitachi To Cancel Wylfa Newydd
Source: NewsMedia reports from Britain and Japan on Monday were speculating on the possibility that Hitachi was set to pull out of the $20.5 billion Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant project with several key news outlets…
Entergy Completes Sale Of Vermont Yankee
Source: NewsEntergy Corporation said Friday it had completed the sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station site.
US Must Keep Building Nuclear Plants To Stave off Competition From ‘Gung-Ho’ China And Russia
Source: NucNet14 Jan (NucNet): The US needs to keep building nuclear plants so it has the workforce for the future and can stave off competition from “gung-ho” countries like China and Russia, Nuclear Energy Institute president…
UK Ready To Introduce RAB Financing If Wylfa Project Fails, Says Report
Source: NucNet14 Jan (NucNet): UK government ministers will be forced to pioneer a new way of financing nuclear power if Hitachi walks away from a planned new nuclear station at Wylfa Newydd in north Wales, the…
Hitachi To Cancel Plans For Wylfa Nuclear Station In UK, Reports Say
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): Japan’s Hitachi looks certain to cancel its plans for a two-unit nuclear power station in Wales, unconfirmed press reports in the UK and Japan said today. …
NEI’s Korsnick Renews Calls For Market Reform And Says Nuclear Has Been ‘Taken For Granted’
Source: NucNet11 Jan (NucNet): The nuclear sector in the US is under stress because it has been taken for granted in “a perfect storm” created by very low natural gas prices, very low demand increases for…
NuScale, Ultra, Unveil Programmable Display System
Source: NewsModular light water reactor developer NuScale Power and the business group Ultra Electronics Energy (Ultra) on Thursday unveiled a new safety display and indication system using field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology that represents the…
Haiyang-2 Becomes Fourth Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor To Begin Commercial Operation In China
Source: NucNet10 Jan (NucNet): Unit 2 of the Haiyang nuclear power station in Shandong province, northeast China, has begun commercial operation, becoming the fourth Westinghouse AP1000 unit in China to reach the milestone. …
Nuclear Led Belgian Energy Production With 48% Share In 2018, Says Forum
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet10 Jan (NucNet): Belgium’s nuclear fleet produced 48% of the country’s electricity in 2018, making it the country’s main source of energy, the Brussels-based Belgian Nuclear Forum has said. …
Westinghouse Changes Announced
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company, which emerged from bankruptcy in August, announce the first phase of organizational changes meant to focus the company on its customer base and "strengthen its global services and supply chain management capabilities."
Trump Official Urges Gates To Build Advanced Reactor In US, Not China
Source: NucNet9 Jan (NucNet): A Trump administration official has called on Bill Gates to work with the Department of Energy on building an advanced nuclear reactor in the US after the billionaire said he was close…
Loviisa Nuclear Station Generated More Than 11% Of Finland’s Electricity In 2018, Says Fortum
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet8 Jan (NucNet): Fortum’s two-unit Loviisa nuclear power station in Finland generated 7.79 TWh (net) of electricity in 2018, more than 11% of the country’s total electricity production, the company said. …
US Ready To Invest $115 Million In Haleu Fuel Pilot Programme
Source: NucNet8 Jan (NucNet): The US Department of Energy has issued a notice of intent to invest in a pilot programme to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium (Haleu) in the hope of accelerating the next generation of…
Argentina’s Embalse Back Online After Major Life Extension Project
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNet7 Jan (NucNet): The Embalse nuclear power plant in Argentina has been restarted following the completion of a life extension project that will see it operate commercially for a second 30-year cycle. …
TerraPower to Leave China, but Bill Gates is Still in the Game
Source: Neutron BytesBillionaire Bill Gates took one step back and put one foot forward this week. He announced that TerraPower, the firm in which he is a major investor, will pull out of its plan to build…
India To Have 21 New Nuclear Plants Online By 2031, Minister Tells Parliament
Source: NucNet4 Jan (NucNet): India’s Department of Atomic Energy told parliament yesterday that 21 new nuclear power reactors with a total installed capacity of 15,700 MW are expected to be completed in the country by 2031.…