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Netherlands Nuclear Startup Thorizon Announces Consortium To Develop Molten Salt Reactor
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNetherlands-based nuclear startup Thorizon has joined forces with Dutch companies Demcon and VDL Group to set up a consortium focused on the development of molten salt small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Thorizon said in a…
Czech Republic Unveils Plans For 68% Nuclear Share By 2040
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe Czech Republic plans to completely abandon the use of coal by 2033 and increase the share of nuclear power in the energy mix to 68% in the by 2040, up from around 40% today…
Westinghouse To Continue Development Of Space Microreactor For Nasa
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNasa has chosen Westinghouse to continue the development of a space microreactor design for a fission reactor that could provide astronauts a reliable power supply for use on the Moon and beyond. Westinghouse said the…
‘Super Module’ Installed At Lianjiang-2 Nuclear Plant In China
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetA “super module” known as the CA01 has been installed at Unit 2 of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, southern China, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute said. Lianjiang-2 is…
Norway Company Identifies Site For SMR Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NucNetNorway’s Halden Kjernekraft has signed a letter of intent with the owner of a plot of land identified as a possible location for the construction of a nuclear power station based on small modular reactors.…
Reactor Pressure Vessel Installed At Akkuyu-3 Nuclear Plant In Turkey
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed at the Akkuyu-3 nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey, project company Akkuyu Nuclear said. The cylindrical RPV, which measures 11.4 metres in length and 5.7 metres…
US Allows Hydrogen From Nuclear Plants To Secure Tax Credits
Source: NucNetThe Biden administration has revised rules to allow hydrogen produced using power from existing nuclear plants to secure tax credits as long as the project averts a nuclear plant’s retirement. The new rules, announced on…
Egypt Gets Go-Ahead For Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility At El Dabaa
Source: NucNetEgypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) has secured a permit to build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility at the El Dabaa nuclear power station, about 300 km northwest of Cairo on the country’s Mediterranean…
India to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs
Source: Neutron BytesIndia to Deploy a Fleet of 40-50 220 MW PHWRs Russia Reports Progress on MBIR Advanced Test Reactor Rosatom Begins Pilot Operation Of Brest-OD-300 Nuclear Fuel Facility Cost of BN-1200 Estimated At $4.53 Billion China…
‘Historic Procurement’ Will See Constellation’s Nuclear Plants Provide Power For US Government Agencies
Source: NucNetPower company Constellation, which operates the largest fleet of commercial nuclear power plants in the US, has been awarded more than $1bn (€970m) in combined contracts by the US General Services Administration (GSA) to supply…
Canada / Pickering-4 Nuclear Plant In Ontario Permanently Shut Down
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetOntario Power Generation’s (OPG) Pickering-4 nuclear power plant was permanently shut down as planned at the end of 2024, bringing the number of commercial nuclear plants in operation in Canada to 18. The company said…
China / Hualong One Nuclear Plant At Zhangzhou Begins Commercial Operation
Source: NucNetThe Zhangzhou-1 nuclear power plant in Fujian province, eastern China, has begun commercial operation, bringing the number of nuclear plants online in the country to 57 – the second highest number in the world. China…
Sweden / As Country Looks To Nuclear, Inquiry Supports End To Uranium Ban
Source: NucNetSweden should end its ban on uranium mining to allow it to be exploited like other natural resources, a government inquiry has concluded. The inquiry has recommended that uranium be regulated as a “concession mineral”…
Pakistan / Regulator Issues Construction Licence For China-Supplied Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has granted a licence to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for construction of Unit 5 of the Chasnupp nuclear power station in Punjab province, central Pakistan, several news outlets…
Mongolia-France / Countries Reach ‘Preliminary Agreement’ On $1.6 Billion Uranium Project
Source: NucNetMongolia has reached a preliminary agreement with France’s Orano to develop a long-expected uranium mining project worth $1.6bn (€1.5bn). A draft agreement for the deal was submitted to the Mongolian parliament for preliminary discussion, the…
Bulgaria / Westinghouse To Carry Out Safety Analysis For New Fuel Assembly Design
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse has signed a contract with the Kozloduy nuclear power station in Bulgaria to carry out a safety analysis for the licensing a new nuclear fuel assembly design for Kozloduy-6. The agreement follows the…
Czech Republic / Support For Development Of Nuclear Energy Nears Historic Highs
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetSupport for the development of nuclear energy in the Czech Republic is nearing historic highs, with 71% of adults in favour, according to a public opinion survey by research agency IBRS for Czech utility ČEZ.…
Flamanville-3 / Long-Delayed Nuclear Plant Connected To National Grid, EDF Announces
Source: NucNetFrance’s flagship nuclear power plant at Flamanville in Normandy has been connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay, state nuclear operator EDF said. The company said the 1,630 MW EPR plant…
Advanced Reactors / Italy’s Maire To Cooperate With Newcleo On SMR Construction
Source: NucNetItalian engineering group Maire and European advanced reactor developer Newcleo have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture aimed at building power plants based on the Newcleo’s technology for advanced modular reactors, the…
US / X-energy Chooses Geiger Brothers For Key $40 Million Work At Triso-X Nuclear Fuel Facility
Source: NucNetMaryland-based advanced reactor developer X-energy and its wholly-owned subsidiary Triso-X have chosen Ohio-based construction and engineering company Geiger Brothers to develop the site of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.…