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Floating Nuclear Plants / UK Startup Core Power Attracts $80 Million Investment From Japan
Source: NucNetA group of 13 Japanese companies led by Onomichi Dockyard and Imabari Shipbuilding has invested $80m (€74m) in a project to build floating nuclear power plants, British energy startup Core Power announced. According to Core…
Canada / Ontario Needs New Large-Scale Candu Reactors Alongside SMRs, Says Nuclear Group
Source: NucNetThe Canadian province of Ontario should consider developing and executing a plan for new large-scale Candu nuclear power plants alongside a planned BWRX-300 small modular reactor at the Darlington site, where an existing site licence…
Fukushima / South Korea Team Begins Visit For Inspection Of Water Release Plans
Source: NucNetA team of specialists from South Korea has arrived in Japan to conduct an inspection of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station and meet officials to discuss conflicts over a plan to release treated but still…
China / Lower Section Installed Of Steel Liner For Tianwan-7 Containment Dome
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe lower half of the inner steel liner for the containment dome has been lifted into place for Unit 7 at the Tianwan nuclear power station under construction in Jiangsu province, eastern China. The dome…
Japan / Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Remain Offline While Security Measures Addressed
Source: NucNetJapan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has decided against lifting an order that forbids the movement of fuel at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station, which acts as an effective ban on the facility’s operation. The…
Indonesia / Danish Companies Sign Agreement For $4 Billion Thorium SMR In Borneo
Source: NucNetFour Danish companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian state-owned corporations to potentially build a small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear facility on the island of Borneo that can produce one million tonnes of…
US Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding
Source: Neutron BytesUS Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding Oklo Announces Sites for Two Nuclear Power Plants in Southern Ohio SMRs Considered For Indonesian Fertilizer Plant UK’s Newcleo Launches €1 Billion…
Young Generation Forum / Challenges Remain As Poland Builds Up Workforce For Nuclear Programme
Source: NucNetThe development of a nuclear workforce will be essential for the build-up of a nuclear industry supply chain in Poland, but a number of challenges remain related to personnel, according to Anna Talarowska, who chaired…
Advanced Reactors / Oklo Plans Two Commercial Nuclear Plants In Southern Ohio
Source: NucNetUS-based advanced nuclear power plant developer Oklo has announced sites for two commercial units in Southern Ohio. Oklo said it has signed an agreement with the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) to deploy Oklo power…
Advanced Reactors / Ansaldo Nucleare And Westinghouse Complete Testing Campaign For LFR
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetItaly-based nuclear company Ansaldo Nucleare and US-based Westinghouse Electric Company have completed the first testing campaign at the passive heat removal facility recently built at Ansaldo Nucleare’s plant in Wolverhampton, central England. The testing was…
Nuclear Fusion / Supply Chain Could Potentially Be Worth Trillions Of Dollars, Says Industry Group
Source: NucNetCompanies in the nuclear fusion industry spent over $500m (€462m) on their supply chain in 2022, a figure that is set to grow to over $7bn by the time a first of a kind plant…
US / Westinghouse Wins Surry Nuclear Power Station Steam Generator Contract
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with power company Dominion Energy to design, manufacture and deliver replacement steam generators for the of the twin-unit Surry nuclear power station in Virginia. Westinghouse and Dominion…
Terrestrial Energy Awarded DOE Grant for IMSR Licensing
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Terrestrial Energy USA a financial aid package to assist the company's licensing program for the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) plant with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Westinghouse Selected for Surry's Replacement Steam Generators
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company made an announcement today regarding the signing of a contract with Dominion Energy. The contract entails the design, manufacturing, and delivery of Replacement Steam Generators for the Surry Nuclear Power Station located…
NuScale Inks MOU for SMRs at Nucor Steel Mills
Source: Neutron BytesNuScale Inks MOU for SMRs at Nucor Steel Mills Terrestrial Energy Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Grant for IMSR Licensing AECL, CNL and Global First Power to Build Micro Reactor at Chalk River site 16…
Europe / Strength Of Bloc's Nuclear Alliance Is Evidence Of ‘Ever-Growing Support’ For New Reactors
Source: NucNetA meeting of 16 European countries as part of a “nuclear alliance” shows that an ever-growing number of EU member states recognise that the bloc needs to support new reactors and renewables if it wants…
South Korea / Major Step For Shin-Hanul Completion Project As Main Component Manufacturing Begins
Source: NucNetSouth Korea has taken a major step towards the completion of two delayed power plants at the Shun-Hanul nuclear station with the start of production of the main components. The project to build two indigenous…
Belarusian-2 / Russia-Supplied Nuclear Plant Connected To Grid And Producing Electricity
Source: NucNetThe Russian-built Belarusian-2 nuclear power plant has been connected to Belarus’ power grid and has started producing electricity, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said. Integration with the grid took place on 13 May at…
X-Energy, DOW Select Texas Site for SMR Power Plant
Source: Neutron BytesX-Energy, DOW Select Texas Site for SMR Power Plant Dow (NYSE: DOW), the world’s leading materials science company, and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC, a developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy…
Fukushima-Daiichi / Japan’s Regulator Approves Tepco’s Water Discharge Plans
Source: NucNetJapan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has formally approved Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) plans for the release of treated water from its Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power station into the ocean. The plan, given initial approval last year,…