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France / Belgium’s Tractebel To Cooperate On Long-Term Nuclear Operation
Source: NucNetBelgium-based engineering company Tractebel and France’s Altrad Endel have signed a 10-year cooperation agreement to help France’s state-owned nuclear operator EDF carry out its long-term operation programme and to potentially provide nuclear services abroad. The…
Canada / Denison And Orano JV To Restart Mining Operations At McClean Lake
Source: NucNetJoint Venture partners Denison Mines and Orano Canada have announced plans to restart uranium mining operations at the McClean Lake mine in Canada. Operations at McClean Lake, owned by the McClean Lake JV in which…
Advanced Reactors / Westinghouse And Prodigy Aim To Operate ‘Transportable’ Nuclear Station In Canada By 2030
Source: NucNetUS nuclear company Westinghouse is seeing significant interest in a project to build a transportable nuclear power plant that will provide “always-on” power in areas where the construction of nuclear projects would be traditionally considered…
Hinkley Point C / UK Nuclear Station Could Be Delayed To 2031 And Cost Up Top £46 Billion, Says EDF
Source: NucNetThe UK’s flagship Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has been delayed until 2029 at the earliest, with the cost potentially increasing to as much as £46bn (€53bn) at today’s prices and developer EDF blaming…
Egypt / Russia Announces Official Start of Construction At El Dabaa-4 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst concrete has been poured for the foundation slab of Unit 4 at the El Dabaa nuclear power station in Egypt, marking the official start of construction, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. A ceremony…
Sizewell C / UK Commits Further £1.3 Billion For Planned Nuclear Reactor Project
Source: NucNetThe British government has injected an extra £1.3bn (€1.5bn, $1.6bn) to support the construction of two France-supplied EPR nuclear plants at Sizewell C in southeast England. The funding is the largest to date and will…
Bangladesh / Concreting Complete For Containment Dome At Rooppur-2 VVER Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWorkers have finished concreting the containment building dome for Unit 2 of the of the Rooppur nuclear power station under construction in Bangladesh, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. The company said the operation took…
Lessons for NuScale and Its Next Customers
Source: Neutron BytesLessons Learned for NuScale and Its Next Customers The question a lot of talking heads in the mass media, the nuclear trade press, and in investor reports are asking is whether the cancellation of NuScale’s…
Advanced Reactors / Canada’s X-energy Completes Key Licensing Milestones For Xe-100
Source: NucNetCanada-based advanced small modular reactor developer X-energy announced that it has successfully completed key milestones in the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) pre-licensing vendor design review for its Xe-100 nuclear power plant. The Toronto company…
Russia / Construction Landmarks Announced At Generation IV Brest-OD-300 In Siberia
Source: NucNetThe 165-tonne steel reactor base plate has been installed at Russia’s Brest-OD-300 pilot demonstration power plant at the site of the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, southwest Siberia, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. Construction…
Sizewell C / Construction Moves A Step Closer For UK Nuclear Reactor Project
Source: NucNetConstruction of the two-unit Sizewell C nuclear power station project in Suffolk, southeast England, has moved a step closer after a Development Consent Order (DCO) was officially triggered. The project to build the two France-supplied…
DOE Issues RFP for $500M in HALEU Contracts
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Issues RFP for $500M in HALEU Contracts UK / HALEU Nuclear Fuel Gets a £300m Boost UK / HALEU Facility Set for Urenco’s Capenhurst Site Stock Prices of Uranium Miners Rise on RFP for…
News Roundup on New Reactors in the New Year
Topics: New ReactorsSource: Neutron BytesChina Inks Approval for Four New Reactors India and Russia to Add Units to Kudankulam France to Build as Many as 14 New EPRs Indonesia National Energy Council Endorses ThorCon Puget Sound Energy Invests $10…
Kazatomprom / Company Warns Of Lower 2024 Production In Face Of Challenges
Source: NucNetKazakhstan’s national nuclear company Kazatomprom expects to adjust its 2024 uranium production guidance due to factors including the availability of sulphuric acid and delays in completing construction works at newly developed deposits, although it remains…
Advanced Reactors / Canada Grants Patent For ‘Innovative’ Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling Process
Source: NucNetA patent has been granted in Canada for advanced nuclear power company Moltex Energy Canada’s spent nuclear fuel recycling process that converts uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel. Invented by Moltex co-founder and…
Kenya / Research Reactor Infrastructure Puts Country On Path To New Nuclear
Source: NucNetKenya has made significant progress in the development of nuclear infrastructure for its first research reactor – a key step towards what could become a full-fledged programme to build commercial nuclear power plants in the…
UK / EDF Energy Plans To Extend Life Of Four Nuclear Stations With £1.3 Billion Investment
Source: NucNetEDF Energy is planning to extend the life of four nuclear power stations in the UK and invest £1.3bn (€1.5bn, $1.6bn) in its nuclear fleet as it aims to maintain UK nuclear output at current…
UK / Nuclear Fuel Gets £300m Boost As Gov’t Says Putin Will Not Hold Country To Ransom
Source: NucNetThe UK has announced plans to spend £300m (€348m, $380m) on a new programme to produce advanced nuclear fuel suitable for the next generation of reactors, seeking to dislodge Russia as the main international supplier.…
Some Quick Thoughts on SMRs for Data Centers
Source: Neutron BytesSome Quick Thoughts on SMRs for Data Centers In recent months a lot of attention has been given to the concept of using small modular reactors (SMRs) to provide reliable 24 X7 conditioned power to…
NuScale Lays off 40% of its Staff
Source: Neutron BytesAccording to reports in the Huffington Post and the Oregonian newspaper, NuScale laid off 40% of its over 500 employees on Friday January 5th. The Huffington Post cited a recording of a virtual meeting held…