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China / Work Begins At Haiyang-4 As Beijing Powers Ahead With Ambitious Nuclear Construction Programme
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of the Haiyang-4 nuclear power plant in Shandong province, eastern China, marking the official start of construction of the second of two reactors planned as Phase…
India / Russia Ships RPV And Steam Generators For Kudankulam-5 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia’s nuclear equipment manufacturer Atommash has shipped the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the full set of four steam generators for India’s Kudankulam-5 nuclear power plant under construction in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.…
Russia / Regulator Issues Construction Licence For First Land-Based SMR
Source: NucNetRussia’s state nuclear operator Rosenergoatom has received a licence from regulator Rostekhnadzor for construction of the country’s first land-based small modular reactor in Sakha, an autonomous Russian republic also known as Yakutia. State nuclear corporation…
Nuclear Fusion / China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ Breaks Own Record
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetChina’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (East) in the eastern city of Hefei has produced and maintained “steady-state high-confinement long-plasma” for 403 seconds (about seven minutes), beating its own record. The China Nuclear Energy Association said…
Ukraine / Energoatom And US-Based Holtec Sign Agreement For Up To 20 SMR-160 Nuclear Reactors
Source: NucNetUkraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom and US-based Holtec International have signed an agreement for the potential deployment of up to 20 small modular reactors with the first pilot project connected to the grid by March…
Argentina / Nucleoelectrica Raises Additional $93 Million For Atucha Nuclear Projects
Source: NucNetA call for investors to buy bonds in a fund that will be used for projects at the Atucha nuclear power station in Buenos Aires province, Argentina raised $93m, or 16% more than the target.…
Turkey / Russia’s Rosatom Announces Construction Progress At Akkuyu-2
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetWorkers have lifted into place the fourth tier of the internal steel containment building shell at the Akkuyu-2 nuclear power station in Turkey, Russian state-owned nuclear power corporation Rosatom said. Rosatom said the component weighs…
Poland / KGHM Becomes Second Company To Ask For Nuclear Decision-In-Principle
Source: NucNetPolish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA has submitted an application to the country’s climate ministry for a decision-in-principle on the construction of a small modular reactor power plant. The move means KGHM…
Canada / Terrestrial Energy Reactor Completes Phase 2 Vendor Design Review
Source: NucNetThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has completed phase two of the pre-licensing vendor design review for Terrestrial Energy’s integral molten salt reactor (IMSR) power plant. The Canada-based nuclear technology developer said this is the…
Taxonomy / EU Faces Legal Action Over Inclusion Of Gas And Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe European Commission is being sued by environmental campaigners over a decision to include gas and nuclear in an EU guide to “green” investments. Two separate legal challenges are being lodged on Tuesday (18 April)…
Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown, Energy Security Unhinged
Source: Neutron BytesGermany’s Nuclear Shutdown, Energy Security Unhinged MIT ~ Shutting Down Nuclear Power Could Increase Air Pollution Clean Core and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Partner on ANEEL Fuel for PHWRs Japan Adopts National Strategy On Nuclear Fusion…
G7 / Nuclear Industry Calls For Policies To Boost Financing And Construction Of New Reactors
Source: NucNetThe Brussels-based nuclear industry trade association nucleareurope has called on governments to recognise the invaluable role of nuclear in a clean and sustainable energy future and said the industry needs policies which will support the…
Poland / Companies Announce Joint Venture To Oversee New-Build At Patnow Coal Site
Source: NucNetPolish state-controlled energy group PGE and private energy company ZE PAK have established a joint project company to oversee the proposed deployment of APR-1400 nuclear power plants at the Patnow coal site in central Poland.…
Ukraine / Cameco And Energoatom Finalise Deal On Nuclear Fuel Supply
Source: NucNetCanada-based Cameco and Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear operator Energoatom have signed the last agreement needed for a programme to export all of Ukraine’s uranium production for processing in Canada to produce fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power…
Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown / Last Three Plants To Go Offline, Despite Last-Minute Appeals For Extensions
Source: NucNetGermany will permanently shut down its final three commercial nuclear power reactors this weekend, making good on the country’s delayed nuclear phaseout even amid Europe’s energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and last-minute…
Nuclear Medicine / Sector Aims To Tackle Isotope Supply Problems As Excitement Grows Over Targeted Therapies
Source: NucNetAdvances in medical isotope diagnostics and therapy are holding promise for cancer patients, despite challenges facing the nuclear medical field in recent years related to radionuclide production and supply, rising costs, and stricter regulation. Medical…
Paks 2 / Hungary And Russia Resolve ‘All Necessary Issues’ On Nuclear Expansion Project
Source: NucNetHungary and Russia have reached agreement on “all the necessary issues” needed to proceed with the construction of two more nuclear power plants at the Paks site. Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed on social…
Pallas / Work On New Reactor To Begin As Construction Licence Comes Into Force
Source: NucNetPlans to build a new research reactor in the Netherlands have taken a significant step forward with a licence for construction officially entering into force. On 15 February 2023, the nuclear regulator, the Authority for…
South Korea / Agreement Could Lead To Participation In UK Nuclear Projects
Source: NucNetSouth Korea and the UK signed an agreement on Monday (10 April) to increase nuclear energy cooperation, including the possibility of South Korean businesses participating in the construction of new plants in the UK. According…
Saudi Arabia’s Uranium Prospecting Comes Up Short
Source: Neutron BytesSaudi Arabi’s Uranium Plan Dim on Prospecting Results Red Book / Global Uranium Production Down 12% Argentina to Freeze Chinese Nuclear Project PacifiCorp Forecasts Need for Two Additional Natrium Reactors X-energy Partners with Kinectrics for…