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El Dabaa / Rosatom Begins Installation Of Unit 2 Inner Containment
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has begun the installation of the inner containment for the reactor building of Unit 2 at the El Dabaa nuclear power station in Egypt. The inner containment is a critical…
Nukem / German Company Begins New Chapter Free From Russian Ownership
Source: NucNetGermany based radioactive waste management and nuclear decommissioning company Nukem Technologies Engineering Services has been acquired by Tokyo-based IT company Muroosystems, marking a new chapter free from Russian ownership. The company said it had successfully…
China / Construction Begins Of Fourth Hualong One Unit At Zhangzhou
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island at Unit 4 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station in Fujian province, eastern China, state company China National Nuclear Corporation announced. Zhangzhou-4 is the fourth…
US / DOE Announces New Gain Awards To Advance Microreactor Technologies
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy announced on September 24 four new Gain vouchers to help companies advance microreactor technologies, identify potential sites capable of hosting a nuclear-powered data centre, and…
DoD Breaks Ground on Project Pele at INL
Source: Neutron BytesDoD Breaks Ground on Project Pele at INL Oklo to Start Site Selection at INL DOE Looking at SMRs for Data Centers at SRS Four Firms Selected in UK SMR Competition South Korean SMR Design…
14 Major Banks Light Off a Big Bang in the Big Apple
Source: Neutron Bytes14 Major Banks Light Off a Big Bang in the Big Apple in a Call to Action to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050 Nuclear Scaling Initiative Launches $10 Million Fund Nuclear Resurgence’ Documentary Film Explores…
Data Centres / Oracle Says It Has Building Permits For Three Nuclear Reactors
Source: NucNetUS computer technology company Oracle wants to power a new data centre through nuclear energy, according to the firm’s chief technology officer Larry Ellison. Speaking during a recent earnings call, Ellison confirmed the cloud computing…
AI / Nuclear Regulators Call For ‘Right Balance Of Trust’ With Human Operators
Source: NucNetThe successful integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nuclear operations will depend on striking “the right balance of trust” between human operators and AI systems, nuclear regulators from the UK, US, and Canada have said.…
US / Uranium Energy Points To ‘Unprecedented’ Demand For Nuclear As Reason For Rio Tinto Deal
Source: NucNetUranium Energy Corporation has agreed to buy British-Australian multinational mining company Rio Tinto’s assets in Wyoming, US, which include the fully-licensed Sweetwater plant and a portfolio of uranium mining projects. The Texas-based uranium producer and…
Turkey / Top Section Of Outer Containment Dome Installed At Akkuyu-1
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe steel dome of the outer containment building has been completed at Unit 1 of Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power station, project contractor Rosatom said. The Russian state-owned nuclear corporation is supplying four of its Generation…
India / Rajasthan-7 PHWR Achieves First Criticality With Commercial Operation Expected This Year
Source: NucNetUnit 7 at the Rajasthan nuclear power station in northwest India has achieved first criticality after receiving clearance from the regulator. First criticality for the indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) marks the completion of…
UK / Holtec Chooses South Yorkshire For £1.5 Billion SMR Factory
Source: NucNetUS nuclear company Holtec has chosen South Yorkshire as the planned location for a £1.5bn (€1.7bn, $1.9bn) small modular reactor factory that will also serve potential export markets in Europe and the Middle East. Holtec…
Molten Salt Reactor at ACU Gets NRC Construction Permit
Source: Neutron BytesMolten Salt Reactor at ACU Gets NRC Construction Permit Aalo Atomics To Negotiate PPA with Idaho Falls Power Rolls-Royce Wins SMR Partnership With CEZ Holtec Chooses South Yorkshire for Its SMR Factory Westinghouse Submits Preliminary…
Microsoft Inks 20 Year PPA with Constellation to Reopen TMI-1
Source: Neutron BytesConstellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) announced that it will restart TMI Unit 1 to provide 835 MW of carbon emission free nuclear power. Under an agreement with Microsoft, the computer system giant will purchase power from the…
US / Constellation Announces Plans To Restart Unit 1 At Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetUS-based utility Constellation Energy has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with Microsoft, a 20-year deal that will also restart the long-shuttered Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear power station in…
OECD Declaration / Industry Groups Urge Governments To Make Nuclear Expansion ‘Strategic Priority’
Source: NucNetA coalition of global nuclear industry organisations has called on governments to fully harness the potential of nuclear energy as part of a “strategic priority” to meet climate targets and boost energy security. In a…
Turkey Point / US Regulator Upholds License Renewals For Two-Unit Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reinstated the expiration dates for the subsequent renewed licenses for the two commercial reactor units at the Turkey Point nuclear power station in southern Florida. Turkey Point-3 and…
Czech Republic / Rolls-Royce Chosen To Develop First SMRs In Partnership With CEZ
Source: NucNetCzech state-controlled utility CEZ will establish a strategic partnership with UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR for the development of small modular reactors (SMR), prime-minister Petr Fiala told a press conference on Wednesday 18 September. A government statement…
Nuclear Cooperation / France And Slovenia Sign Agreements On Joint Research Institutes Effort
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetFrench state-owned energy company EDF and France-based International Institute of Nuclear Energy (I2EN) have signed agreements with Slovenian scientific institutions to improve cooperation in the civil uses of nuclear energy. The agreements, signed at the…
Microreactors / Westinghouse Submits Safety Report For eVinci As Part of Proposed INL Demonstration Project
Source: NucNetWestinghouse Electric Company has submitted a preliminary safety design report (PSDR) for its eVinci microreactor to the US Department of Energy’s National Reactor Innovation Centre (NRIC) in a move towards potentially siting a demonstrator project…