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China And Saudi Arabia Agree To Cooperate On Nuclear
Source: NucNet29 Nov (NucNet): The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in nuclear science and technology, the CNNC said in a statement. …
Germany’s ‘Grand Coalition’ Remains Committed To Energy Transition
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNet28 Nov (NucNet): The new German ‘grand coalition’ between Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) will remain committed to the nuclear phase-out and…
EU Safety Funding For Neighbours To Be Cut By 65 Percent
Source: NucNet27 Nov (NucNet): Plans to increase funding for a programme to support nuclear safety outside the EU from 524 million euros (EUR) (712 million US dollars) to EUR 631 million have been revised by the…
European Commission Proposes Changes To Iter Financing
Source: NucNet27 Nov (NucNet): The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project will be financed from within the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF) with the total contribution set at 2.9 billion euros (EUR) (3.9 billion US dollars)…
Pakistan Breaks Ground on New Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsOn Tuesday, Pakistan's prime minister officially broke ground on a new nuclear plant near the country's commercial capital of Karachi. Pakistani state media reported that China will supply two, 1,100 megawatt ACP1000 reactors that will…
Romania, China Sign Nuclear Power Agreements
Source: NewsWhile announcing more than a dozen trade deals reached between China and Romania Monday, the countries finalized two nuclear cooperation agreements related to new reactors proposed at Romania's Cernavoda power plant. China General Nuclear Power…
Hatch Nuclear Plant VP Will Lead Southern Co.'s Nuclear Fleet Operations
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsSouthern Nuclear recently announced leadership changes at its Hatch nuclear plant as its site vice president takes a job at the company's headquarters. Dennis Madison will become the fleet operations vice president. In his place,…
Chalk River Reactor Back Online, Easing Fears of Medical Isotope Shortage
Source: NewsA reactor at the Chalk River site in Canada returned to service Friday, ending a supply interruption of the medical isotope molybdenum-99. The Ontario lab's 135 MWt National Research Universal (NRU) reactor produces a number…
B&W Launches Third Y-12/Pantex Contract Appeal
Source: NewsWith billions at stake, a Babcock & Wilcox-led consortium has filed yet another appeal of a decision to award management of the Y-12 and Pantex national security sites to another company. B&W had overseen the…
US Announces Details Of Nuclear Agreement With Iran
Source: NucNet25 Nov (NucNet): Iran has accepted “the first meaningful limits” on its nuclear programme in more than a decade as part of an agreement that temporarily relieves sanctions on the Middle Eastern country, the US…
Areva Med Opens Facility For Lead-212 Production
Source: NucNet22 Nov (NucNet): Areva Med, a subsidiary of Areva specialising in the development of cancer treatment methods, has inaugurated a facility for the production of the lead-212 (Pb-212) isotope for medical use. …
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFuel assembly removal from the Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 spent fuel pool proceeded smoothly this week, while Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced it will decommission two Fukushima reactors left largely undamaged in the 2011 crisis.…
Georgia Power Completes Basemat Concrete Pour At Vogtle-4
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNet22 Nov (NucNet): Georgia Power said workers at its Vogtle plant expansion project in The US yesterday completed placement of basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island at unit 4, the second new Westinghouse AP1000…
Rosatom Presents VVER-TOI Reactor To UK Officials
Source: NucNet22 Nov (NucNet): Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom held a technical seminar this week with UK government agency officials and industry representatives on its Generation III+ VVER-TOI light water reactor design, as part of its…
Basemat Poured at Vogtle's New Unit 4 Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NewsConstruction at Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant reached another milestone this week with the completion of the concrete foundation for unit 4. Southern Co. announced Thursday that it had completed the 7,000-cubic-yard basemat, where the CR10…
Russia Unveils Detailed Plans To Build 21 New Nuclear Power Units By 2030
Source: NucNet22 Nov (NucNet): The Russian government has approved a plan to build 21 new nuclear power generation units across nine power stations by 2030 as part of a regional and territorial energy planning scheme. …
First Stage Of Fukushima Fuel Assembly Removal A Success
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNet21 Nov (NucNet): Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has successfully moved a cask containing 22 fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool at Fukushima-Daiichi-4 to safe storage in a common fuel pool. …
Customer Refund Proposed for San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shutdown
Source: NewsNext month the California Public Utility Commission will consider the first of what will likely be multiple customer refunds related to the closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant. A proposal released Tuesday would order…
As Egypt Schedules Nuclear Plant Tender, Russia Keen to Participate
Source: NewsRussian officials have begun to make the public case for partnering with Egypt to help the North African country built its first nuclear power plant. Last week, Egypt announced it would begin soliciting bids in…
Thermal Reactors Could Play Major Role In Reducing Waste Toxicity, Says NEA
Source: NucNet20 Nov (NucNet): Thermal nuclear reactors can burn minor actinides effectively and could play a valuable role in reducing the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste, a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Nuclear…