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China / Rosatom Ships RPV And Steam Generator For Xudabu-4 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetRosatom, has shipped the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and one of the four steam generators for Xudabu-4 nuclear power plant being built in Liaoning province in northeast China. Construction of Xudabu-4 (also written in English…
Niger / Global Atomic Bullish On Dasa Uranium Project Following Letter Of Support
Source: NucNetGlobal Atomic has received a letter from the government of Niger in which president Tiani and the Council of ministers confirm support for the company and development of its Dasa uranium project. The Canada-based company…
Aalo Atomics Raises $27M Series A Funding
Source: Neutron BytesAalo Atomics Raises $27M Series A Funding Oklo Inks Turbine Deal with Siemens Thorcon Submits Plan for Floating 500 MW MSR in Indonesia Westinghouse Gets NRC OK for High Burnup Fuel Financing Model Proposed For…
Niger / Global Atomic Remains Confident On Dasa Financing, Despite Development Bank Delay
Source: NucNetA US development bank postponed a scheduled July presentation about Global Atomic’s Dasa uranium project in Niger to its credit committee, with the Canada-based company saying it will move to “finalise other financing discussions” if…
Australia / Alligator Energy Finds ‘Significant Uranium’ At Big Lake
Source: NucNetThe first drilling by Alligator Energy at its Big Lake Project in South Australia has resulted in the first significant greenfield discovery of uranium in South Australia since 2007, the company said. The Queensland-based company…
Czech Republic / Dukovany-2 Nuclear Plant Set To Begin Operation At Higher Capacity
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetCzech state-controlled utility ČEZ said its Dukovany-2 nuclear reactor plant will start operating with an increased capacity as the result of an opitmisation programme which began in 2020. ČEZ said in a statement that the…
Fire Report at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; No Radiation Issues
Source: Neutron BytesAmerican Nuclear Society @ANS_org “No Risk of Radiation” In a message on ‘X” (formerly Twitter) ANS said that with regard to today’s news of a fire within a cooling tower at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power…
DOE OKs $1.5 billion Loan for Palisades Restart
Source: Neutron BytesDOE OKs $1.5 billion Loan for Palisades Restart Holtec’s SMR-300 Nuclear Plant Completes 1st Step of UK GDA Rolls-Royce Plans Sell Off its SMR Business Unit Westinghouse Marks First Production of LEU+ ADOPT Fuel Pellets…
Nuclear Fusion / Italy And IAEA To Co-Host Inaugural WFEG Meeting In Rome
Source: NucNetThe International Atomic Energy Agency and Italy – the current Group of Seven (G7) presidency – will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) later this year to inject further…
Russia / Construction Of Concrete Foundation Pit Complete For New Leningrad Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWorkers have completed the construction of the concrete foundation pit for Unit 8 at Russia’s Leningrad nuclear power station. First nuclear safety-related concrete is scheduled to be poured for the VVER-1200 plant, known both as…
India / Fuel Loading Begins At Indigenous PHWR Nuclear Plant In Rajasthan
Source: NucNetFuel loading has begun at the Rajasthan-7 nuclear power plant in the state of Rajasthan, northwest India, with commercial operation expected this year, government-owned Nuclear Power of Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said in a…
Kairos Breaks Ground for GEN IV Demonstration Reactor
Source: Neutron BytesKairos Breaks Ground for GEN IV Demonstration Reactor Type One Energy Group Completes $82.4M Seed Financing Round India’s Nuclear Regulatory Approves Fuel Loading for Fast Breeder Reactor Singapore Signs 123 Agreement with US Opening the…
Hungary / First Large Nuclear Island System Delivered For Paks II Nuclear Construction
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe first large nuclear island system has been delivered for Unit 1 of the Paks II nuclear power station project in central Hungary, construction of which is expected to start early next year. Project Developer…
UK / Holtec’s SMR-300 Nuclear Plant Completes First Step Of Generic Design Assessment
Source: NucNetHoltec International’s SMR-300 small modular reactor design has completed Step 1 of the UK’s generic design assessment (GDA) process and will now progress to Step 2, which is expected to last for 14 months. The…
North Anna / Regulator Issues Final Environmental Impact Report For Lifetime Extension
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final environmental impact report for the proposed lifetime extension of the two-unit North Anna nuclear power station in Virginia. The commission said in a statement that…
Italy / Sogin Completes First Phase Of Key Dismantling Project At Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetItaly’s state-owned nuclear decommissioning company Sogin has completed the first phase of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) dismantling at the Garigliano nuclear power plant in southern Italy. The company said it has removed contaminated metal components…
Australia / Government Ends ERA’s Bid To Revive Uranium Mining In Kakadu National Park
Source: NucNetThe Australian government has stepped in to block a renewed attempt to mine uranium in the Kakadu National Park in the country’s Northern Territory, all but ending a decades-long dispute over one of the world’s…
Microreactors / US Company Signs Agreement To Further Development Of BWXT Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetUS-based engineering and construction company Burns & McDonnell has signed an agreement with BWX Technologies (BWXT) to further the design and development of microreactors that can provide thermal and electric power. Burns & McDonnell said…
NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Hermes 2
Source: Neutron BytesNRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Hermes 2 NuScale – 2nd Round Funding for Romania SMR Front End Engineering and Design India Announces Plans for Domestic SMR Design South Africa’s Eskom Plans SMRs South Korea…
DOE Issues RFI For Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Source: Neutron BytesDOE RFI For Interim Storage of Spend Nuclear Fuel Holtec Calls For Supreme Court To Reinstate New Mexico License Neutron Bytes Editorial – Congress Must Act DOE RFI For Interim Storage of Spend Nuclear Fuel…