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Hungary / Paks 2 First Concrete Scheduled For Beginning Of 2025, Says Rosatom Boss
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst concrete is likely to be poured for the Russia-supplied Paks 2 nuclear power station at the beginning of 2025, the director-general of state nuclear corporation Alexey Likhachev said during a visit to the site…
Court Tosses Westinghouse IP Lawsuit Over KHNP APR1400
Source: Neutron BytesU.S. Federal District Court Dismisses Westinghouse Lawsuit Against KHNP/KEPCO Canada Pumps $3 Billion into Cernavoda CANDUs BWXT, Crowley Debut Nuclear Power Generation Vessel Concept Regulatory Changes Needed For New Nuclear For Maritime INL’s MARVEL Prototype…
Global Award / International Nuclear Societies Council Announces 2023 Winner
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetThe 2023 International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC) global award has been won by Dr Sama Bilbao y Leon, director-general of the London-based World Nuclear Association (WNA), a statement by the INSC said. Bilbao y Leon…
Poland / Three SMRs Could Meet 80% Of Warsaw’s District Energy Needs, Says Report
Source: NucNetThe greatest potential of small modular reactor construction for Poland may lie in the production of district energy in the country’s largest urban areas, but building SMRs will not replace the need to invest in…
Slovenia / Utility Considering Additional Capacity At Krško Nuclear Power Station
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetSlovenian utility GEN Energija is considering an increase in proposed nuclear new build capacity for the expansion of its existing Krško nuclear power station, site of the country’s single commercial nuclear reactor. The state-controlled company’s…
Romania / Canada Announces CAD 3 Billion Financing For Two New Candu Reactors at Cernavodă
Source: NucNetCanada has announced CAD3bn (€2bn, $2.2bn) in export financing to Romania’s state nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica towards the construction of two Candu reactors at the Cernavodă nuclear power station. Natural Resources Canada, the government department responsible…
UK / AGR Decommissioning Milestone As Scotland’s Hunterston B1 Defuelled ‘On Time And On Budget’
Source: NucNetThe defuelling of the first reactor at the Hunterston B nuclear power station in Scotland has been completed with work due to start shortly on the station’s second reactor. Owner and operator EDF Energy said…
South Korea / Fuel Loading Completed For Shin-Hanul-2 Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NucNetThe first fuel loading has been completed for South Korea’s Shin-Hanul-2 nuclear power plant, owner Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) said. The indigenous 1,340-MW APR-1400 pressurised water reactor recently received an operating permit…
Pallas / Dutch Government Approves Full Funding For New Research Reactor At Petten
Source: NucNetThe Dutch government has confirmed it will fully finance the cost of a new nuclear research reactor at Petten in the Netherlands. Minister of health, welfare and sport Ernst Kuipers announced the decision on Tuesday…
Westinghouse / Company Confirms Plans To Appeal US Court Ruling On South Korea Dispute
Source: NucNetWestinghouse is to appeal a US district court decision to dismiss a lawsuit to stop two South Korean state-run companies from exporting nuclear power plants, determining it is not qualified to take the legal move.…
Ukraine / First Batch Of Domestic Uranium Concentrate Sent To Cameco For Processing
Source: NucNetUkraine’s Eastern Mining and Processing Plant (VostGOK) has sent a first batch of domestic uranium concentrate to Canada’s Cameco for further processing and eventual nuclear fuel production, reports in local media said. Interfax Ukraine said…
Advanced Reactors / US NRC Accepts Hermes 2 Construction Permit Application For Review
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally accepted for review Kairos Power’s construction permit application (CPA) for Hermes 2, a proposed two-unit demonstration plant that would produce electricity and is intended to be deployed in…
Canada / Bruce-6 Returns To Commercial Operation After Major Refurbishment Outage
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetUnit 6 at the Bruce nuclear power station in Canada has returned to commercial operation following a major refurbishment and life extension project that is costing about CAD13bn (€9bn, $9.6bn) for six units at the…
Poland / Regulator ‘Prepared For Launch’ Of Major Nuclear Power Programme
Source: NucNetPoland’s nuclear regulatory framework is in line with International Atomic Energy Agency safety standards and its regulatory body is competent and “prepared for the launch” of the country’s ambitious nuclear power programme, the International Atomic…
X-Energy Lands DOD’s 2nd Contract for Project Pele
Source: Neutron BytesX-Energy Lands DOD’s 2nd Contract for Project Pele X-energy and Ares Acquisition Corp Add Cash to the Joint Effort Holtec Signs Power Purchase Agreement In Bid To Restart Palisades Nuclear Plant Turkey Closes in on…
Japan Restarts / Takahama-2 Becomes 12th Nuclear Power Plant To Return To Service Since Fukushima
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetThe Takahama-2 nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, has been restarted for the first time since 2011 – the 12th unit to be restarted in the country since the Fukushima disaster in 2011.…
Uzbekistan / Work Begins At Two Sites On Tackling Soviet Uranium Mining Legacy
Source: NucNetRemediation work has begun at two legacy Soviet uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan, bolstered by a €9m ($9.6m) grant that will support work to close mine openings, demolish derelict facilities that were used for uranium…
Palisades / Holtec Signs Power Purchase Agreement In Bid To Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetHoltec’s Palisades Energy has signed an agreement with Wolverine Power Cooperative to buy power to re-open the single-unit Palisades nuclear power station in Michigan. The agreement contains a contract expansion provision to include up to…
Coal-To-Nuclear / European Companies Get US Grants For Small Modular Reactor Projects
Source: NucNetCompanies from Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic have been awarded grants by the US-led Phoenix Project to finance feasibility studies for the conversion of coal-fired power plants to nuclear plants using small modular reactor…
Spain / ‘Further Work Needed’ As Asco Prepares For Long-Term Operation
Source: NucNetThe operator of the two-unit Asco nuclear power station in Spain has implemented a method to identify components and structures that must be managed for safe long-term operation, but further work is needed in some…