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Sweden / Studsvik And Fortum To Explore New Nuclear At Nyköping Site
Source: NucNetSweden-based nuclear technology company Studsvik has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nordic energy company Fortum to explore the possibility of new nuclear at the Studsvik site outside Nyköping in southeast Sweden. Studsvik said…
China / Construction Begins Of Xudabu-1 CAP1000 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetConstruction has started of the nuclear island for Unit 1 at the Xudabu nuclear power station in Liaoning Province, northeast China, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The construction of units 1 and 2 at…
Philippines Signs 123 Pact Opening the Door to SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesPhilippines Signs 123 Pact with US Opening the Door to SMRs USNC Signs MOU with Manila Electric Co NuScale’s Interest in Philippine Energy Market Sweden Wants Two New Large-Scale Nuclear Power Plants Online By 2035…
Barakah / Regulator Issues Operating Licence For Fourth And Final Unit At UAE Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe United Arab Emirates has issued an operating licence for the fourth and final unit at the Barakah nuclear power station – the first commercial nuclear facility in the Arab world. The Federal Authority for…
France / EDF And Government Strike Deal To Cap Price Of Nuclear Energy
Source: NucNetThe price of nuclear energy is to be capped and profits from its sale returned to consumers if prices rise above set thresholds under a new deal agreed between EDF and the government on Tuesday…
Russia / Rosatom Signs Agreement To Explore Small Reactors For Industrial Region In Siberia
Source: NucNetRussia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has signed an agreement that could lead to the construction of low-power nuclear reactors in the Norilsk area in the administrative region of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia Rosatom said the agreement…
Kazakhstan / Country Signs Long-Term Uranium Deal With China
Source: NucNetKazakhstan, the world’s top uranium producer, has signed a long-term deal to supply the material to China, as the Central Asian country steps up cooperation with Beijing. The deal, between the national atomic company Kazatomprom…
PG&E Files for 20 Year Extensions for Diablo Canyon Licenses
Source: Neutron BytesPG&E Files for 20 Year Extensions for Diablo Canyon Licenses Westinghouse Acquisition by Brookfield and Cameco Closes Centrus Makes First HALEU Delivery to DOE Rolls-Royce Lands SMR Collaboration Deal in the Netherlands PG&E Files for…
NuScale Calls It Quits in Idaho
Source: Neutron BytesNuScale Calls It Quits in Idaho In a joint press statement on Nov 10th Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) and NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale) (NYSE: SMR) announced that they have mutually agreed to terminate…
Rolls-Royce / UK SMR Company Eyes Deployment Of Reactor Fleet In Netherlands
Source: NucNetDutch construction company BAM Infra Nederland has agreed to collaborate with ULC-Energy and UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR on the deployment of a fleet of Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Netherlands. Sander den Blanken, director…
Belgium / Support For Nuclear Energy Higher Than Ever, Poll Suggests
Source: NucNetNever before has the Belgian population been so supportive of nuclear energy with 85% wanting to keep it in the electricity mix and 86% preferring to see the operational lifetimes of existing reactors extended, as…
Westinghouse / Cameco And Brookfield Complete $8.2 Billion Acquisition
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetCanada-based uranium company Cameco has completed the acquisition of Westinghouse Electric in a partnership with Brookfield Asset Management and its Brookfield Renewable Partners affiliate and institutional partners. Cameco now owns a 49% interest and Brookfield…
Clean Hydrogen / Companies To Explore Production Using Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor
Source: NucNetA deal has been struck to explore the production of clean hydrogen using Rolls-Royce’s proposed small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power plants. The memorandum of intent between UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR, Netherlands’ nuclear development company ULC-Energy…
Europe / Commission Announces Industrial Alliance For SMRs And Targets Grid Connection ‘Within A Decade’
Source: NucNetThe European Commission has formally announced the creation of an industrial alliance dedicated to small modular reactors (SMRs) amid calls to get the first units connected to the electricity grid within a decade The alliance…
Norway / Nuclear Company Submits Proposal With Plans For First Reactors Within 10 Years
Source: NucNetA company which says “the time is right” for Norway to return to nuclear power has submitted a proposal to Norway’s ministry of oil and energy as the first formal step towards the possible construction…
Ukraine / Regulator Approves Operation Of South Ukraine-1 Reactor For Another 10 Years
Source: NucNetUkraine’s nuclear regulator has said Unit 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power station can operate safely for a further 10 years, bringing its lifetime to 50 years. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine…
Future of Nuclear Power in the Philippines
Source: Neutron BytesSpecial to Neutron Bytes by: Joseph Somsel The Philippines is looking at developing substantially more nuclear capacity in a bid to curb rising energy costs and reduce carbon emissions. But how many and what type…
Three Bidders for CEZ’s New PWRs at Dukovany
Source: Neutron BytesThree Bidders for CEZ’s New PWRs at Dukovany Czech Republic Approves SMR Roadmap That Calls For Deployment In Early 2030s TerraPower Inks MOU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for Advanced Reactor Design Argentina Has New Progress…
Czech Republic / Government Approves SMR Roadmap That Calls For Deployment In Early 2030s
Source: NucNetThe Czech government has approved a Ministry of Industry and Trade roadmap that provides an overview of possible sites and investment models for the deployment of small modular reactors in the country, mostly at existing…
Belarus / Unit 2 Of Russia-Backed Nuclear Reactor Project Begins Commercial Operation
Source: NucNetUnit 2 of the Russia-backed Belarusian nuclear power station at Ostrovets in western Belarus has begun commercial operation, general contractor ASE said. ASE, the engineering division of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said commercial operation…