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Arizona Utilities Announced Joint Effort To Add More Nuclear Power
Source: NucNetArizona’s three major electric power utilities said they will collaborate to explore adding more nuclear power generation in the state, possibly placing small modular reactors (SMRs) or building large reactor projects at the locations of…
Canada’s Bruce Power Begins Major Refurbishment At Ontario Nuclear Plant
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetA major refurbishment project has started at Canada’s Bruce-4 nuclear power unit in Ontario, owner and operator Bruce Power said. The major component replacement (MCR) programme at Bruce-4, an 807-MW Candu design, is expected to…
Grossi Warns Of Nuclear Accident Risk In Ukraine, Backs Plans For New Reactors At Khmelnitski
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi has sounded the alarm about the continued risk of nuclear accidents as a result of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid while saying the agency “stands ready” to…
India Pushes Ahead With Plans To Open Up Nuclear Sector, Deploy More Reactors
Source: NucNetIndia wants to amend its liability law to boost foreign and private investments in its civilian nuclear energy sector and also aims to set up a Nuclear Energy Mission with an outlay $2.3bn (€2.2bn) to…
US Nuclear Generators Import Nearly All The Uranium Concentrate They Use, Data Shows
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetUS nuclear generators used 32 million pounds of imported uranium concentrate (U3O8) and only 0.05 million pounds of domestically produced U3O8 in 2023, according to latest data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Imports…
UK Maritime Reactor Company CorePower To Help Design Floating Nuclear Plants For US
Source: NucNetUK-based maritime nuclear innovation company Core Power has partnered with naval architecture company Glosten for the design of a floating nuclear power plant for ports in the US. Core Power’s floating nuclear power plant concept…
Swedish Company Breaks Ground On Non-Nuclear Test Reactor At Oskarshamn
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetSweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) developer Blykalla broke ground on Monday (3 February) on its advanced reactor testing facility, an important step towards the industrialisation and commercialisation of its lead-cooled reactor technology. The company said…
Lightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication
Source: Neutron BytesLightbridge and Oklo Partner on Fuel Fabrication Poland’s PGE in Joint Venture with ZE PAK for KHNP APR1400 Reactor CORE POWER Plans to Bring Floating Nuclear Plants to US Ports Expansion Of Test Program for…
EDF And Westinghouse To Carry Out Feasibility Studies On Slovenia’s Plans For New Nuclear
Source: NucNetSlovenia’s state-owned power firm GEN Energija has signed contracts for feasibility studies with French energy company EDF and US-based Westinghouse Electric Company, marking a key step towards the planned expansion of the single-unit Krško nuclear…
UK Announces Three ‘Areas Of Focus’ For Deep Geological Repository
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThe UK government organisation responsible for finding a site for a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel has announced three “areas of focus” for in-depth studies and investigations. Nuclear waste Services (NWS) said the…
IAEA Team Recommends Improvements At Russia’s Novovoronezh Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe operator of the Novovoronezh nuclear power station in central Russia has shown a commitment to improving operational safety, but the quality of maintenance activities needs to be further improved, an International Atomic Energy Agency…
The Astounding Energy Density of U238 Per Can of Beer
Source: Neutron BytesNext time you pick up a six-pack of beer, consider this metaphor for comparison of the energy potential of uranium relative to other energy dense fuels. The UK National Nuclear Laboratory has a great image…
UK Nuclear Consultancy To Begin Major Study Into Potential Of Clean Hydrogen
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNuclear consultancy Equilibrion has been appointed to lead a major study into how nuclear-enabled clean hydrogen could contribute to innovative solutions to the UK’s net zero energy challenge. Equilibrion, based in Northampton, central England, said…
Generation IV Advanced Nuclear Reactor Forum Signs Agreement To Ensure Continued Collaboration
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetAn international forum dedicated to the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants has signed a framework agreement that will ensure collaboration continues beyond the expiration of the current agreement on 28 February…
Poland And Canada Sign ‘Landmark’ Cooperation Agreement On Nuclear Power
Source: NucNetPoland and Canada have signed what they called a “landmark” agreement that provides a legal framework for more intensive cooperation on nuclear power, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau announced…
US Advanced Nuclear Companies Planning Commercial-Scale Fuel Facility
Source: NucNetAdvanced nuclear fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with reactor developer Oklo to conduct a feasibility study for co-locating a Lightbridge commercial-scale fuel fabrication facility at a similar facility planned…
Oklo Signs Agreement With RPower On Phased Reactor Deployment Model For US Data Centres
Source: NucNetUS advanced nuclear power plant developer Oklo has signed a memorandum of understanding with power generation company RPower to deploy a “phased power model” for data centres. Oklo said the model combines immediate energy deployment…
Operations Resume At Inkai Uranium Mine in Kazakhstan
Source: NucNetKazakhstan’s national uranium producer Kazatomprom said on Monday (27 January) that its joint venture with Canadian uranium miner Cameco has resumed operations at block 1 of the Inkai deposit. Operations at the thein situ recovery…
Santee Cooper Plans to Bring Back V C Summer from the Dead
Source: Neutron BytesSantee Cooper Plans to Bring Back V C Summer from the Dead Duane Arnold Tagged for Possible Restart Oklo and RPower Join Forces to Power Data Centers TerraPower Airs Plans to Meet Data Centers’ Demand…
Ontario Gov’t Approves OPG Plan For Initial Phase Of Pickering Refurbishment
Source: NucNetThe Ontario government has approved Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the project definition phase, the next step towards refurbishing four units at the Pickering nuclear power station to secure more power and…