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New US Nuclear Startup Plans Fleet of Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesNew US Nuclear Startup Plans “Fleet” of Reactors The Nuclear Company, a fleet-scale nuclear development company, announced plans to construct a series of nuclear power plants in the U.S. The company says its target markets…
KHNP Wins Contract to Build Reactors at Dukovany
Source: Neutron BytesKHNP Wins $17.3B Contract to Build 2 Units at Dukovany Italy Gov’t Sets Policy Plans for SMRs Oklo Completes Successful Demo of Advanced Fuel Recycling Process MOX Fuel Loaded At Beloyarsk-4 (BN-800) Global Investment in…
Dominion Opens the Door to SMRs at North Anna
Source: Neutron BytesDominion Opens the Door to SMRs at North Anna SMR Developers Submit Bids for UK Funding US Exim Bank Said to Be Ready to Fund AP100 Reactors in Bulgaria South Africa Sets Plans for 2,500MW…
Long Shot Restart Efforts for Duane Arnold and TMI 1
Source: Neutron BytesLong Shot Restart Efforts Aired for Duane Arnold and TMI 1 EDF NuWard SMR Goes Back to the Drawing Board Philippines MERALCO’s SMR Deployment Delayed To 2030 Growing Interest in Nuclear Power via SMRs for…
Kazakhstan / Kazatomprom Signs Agreement To Begin Pilot Uranium Production At Inkai 3
Source: NucNetKazakhstan’s national nuclear company Kazatomprom has signed a subsoil use agreement for pilot production at the Inkai 3 deposit. The company said the signing followed direct negotiations with the ministry of energy. It said pilot…
Estonia / Parliament Resolution Paves Way For Establishing Nuclear Energy Legislation
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetEstonia's parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday (12 June) clearing the way for the creation of a Nuclear Energy and Safety Act, which will establish a regulatory body to oversee the safe implementation of nuclear…
Sweden / Vattenfall Shortlists Two SMR Designs For New Reactors Evaluation At Ringhals
Source: NucNetSwedish nuclear operating utility Vattenfall has shortlisted Rolls-Royce SMR and GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) designs in an ongoing evaluation to potentially deploy new reactors at its existing Ringhals nuclear site in southwest…
TerraPower / Bill Gates Reactor Company Breaks Ground For Wyoming Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetTerraPower, the nuclear technology company founded by Bill Gates, has marked with a ceremony the start of construction for its demonstration Natrium advanced nuclear plant complex near a retiring coal plant at Kemmerer, Wyoming. A…
New Build / Money Is Available From Banks, But ‘Good Projects Are Needed’
Source: NucNetThe increased participation of global investment banks, state development and state-owned export-import banks is leading to a funding transformation for the nuclear energy sector, a conference in Bulgaria has heard. An international panel on financing…
Nuclear Fusion / US DOE Announces Strategy To Revolutionise Industry And Overcome Challenges
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has launched a fusion energy strategy that aims to resolve the scientific and technological gaps to a fusion pilot plant and pave the way for commercial deployment in a bid…
DOD Opens RFP for US Army Microreactors
Source: Neutron BytesDOD Opens RFP for US Army Microreactors Microreactor Developer Radiant Clears Safety Milestone SMR Developer Steady Energy Plans District Heating in Finland by 2030 University of Michigan launches Global Fusion Forum AtkinsRéalis to Design Tritium…
Fusion Startup Xcimer Raises $100M Series A for Laser Prototype
Source: Neutron BytesFusion Startup Xcimer Raises $100M, Plans Laser Prototype DOE Posts a Roadmap for Fusion Commercialization Commonwealth Fusion Systems Signs $15 Million DOE Agreement Kyoto Fusioneering & CNL Form JV To Develop Fusion Fuel Cycle Systems…
Finland / Steady Energy To Start Construction Of Pilot SMR Plant Next Year
Source: NucNetFinnish nuclear startup Steady Energy is set to start construction of its first LDR-50 district heating small modular nuclear (SMR) pilot plant in Finland next year. The company said potential sites include the Finnish capital…
Nuclear Fusion / Kyoto Fusioneering And CNL Form JV To Develop Deuterium-Tritium Fuel Cycle Systems
Source: NucNetKyoto Fusioneering, a privately owned fusion energy startup based in Japan, has formed a joint venture company with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to support the development of deuterium-tritium fusion fuel cycle technologies. The new company,…
Saudio Arabia Kicks Request for Bids for Two Reactors to July
Source: Neutron BytesSaudi Arabia Kicks Request for Bids for Two Reactors to July UAE Plans Tender For Second Nuclear Power Plant Saudi Arabia Kicks Request for Bids for Two Reactors to July In the latest schedule released…
Netherlands / New Government ‘Considering Plans’ To Take Share In Borssele
Source: NucNetThe Dutch government has said it will consider acquiring a stake in the Borssele nuclear power station should a decision be made to extend the operation of the single-unit facility beyond 2033. The new coalition…
China / Outer Containment Dome Installed At Taipingling-1 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetConstruction has been completed of the outer concrete dome for China’s Taipingling-1 nuclear power unit in the southern province of Guangdong, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA). The dome forms part of the…
Ghana / US Says African Nation Could Become Hub For Small Modular Reactors
Source: NucNetGhana could become a regional hub for small modular reactors under a cooperation agreement for the US to further support the West African nation’s use of nuclear power, The agreement, announced by US principal deputy…
US / White House Working Group To Analyse Cost And Schedule Risks For New Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe White House has announced it is setting up a working group on the risks associated with new build as it plans to “reestablish US leadership” in the nuclear power industry and jump-start a new…
New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesNew Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy Duke Energy Offers New Rates for Data Centers and Steel Mills South Korea To Build Three New Nuclear Plants, Plans Exports Bulgaria Pitches US EXIM for…