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Slovenia / Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility Begins Operation At Krško Nuclear Plant
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetSlovenia’s first used fuel dry storage facility has begun operation at the Krško nuclear power station with the first fuel loading campaign to consist of 16 casks placed in dry storage. The owner and licensee…
Advanced Reactors / PacifiCorp Making Plans For Two More Natrium Nuclear Plants
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetUS power company PacifiCorp is planning two additional Natrium nuclear reactor and energy storage systems as part of its generation resource mix by 2033. The company’s 2023 integrated resource plan outlines plans for 1,500 MW…
Red Book / Global Production Down 12% With Kazakhstan ‘By Far’ World’s Largest Producer
Source: NucNetGlobal uranium mine production decreased by nearly 12% from 2018 to 2020 with major producing countries including Canada and Kazakhstan limiting total production in recent years in response to a depressed uranium market, according to…
Belgium / Poll Shows Large Majority In Favour Of Keeping Nuclear Plants Online
Source: NucNetA large majority of Belgians is in favour of the long-term operation of existing nuclear power plants – in a country which has decided to shutter most of its reactor fleet by 2025, a poll…
Estonia / Majority In Support Of Nuclear Plant Construction, Survey Shows
Source: NucNetAround three-quarters of Estonians support the building of a nuclear power station in the Baltic country, a government poll has found. The February poll showed that 75% were favour of a nuclear power station, while…
Europe / Declaration Promises Ambitious Steps Towards SMRs, But Conference Warned Of Financing Challenges
Source: NucNetThe European Commission has announced the signing of a declaration that commits to ambitious plans for research, innovation, education and training for the safety of European small modular reactors, which are “a promising option” to…
Finland / Fortum Gets Go-Ahead To Operate Loviisa Radwaste Facility Until 2090
Source: NucNetThe Finnish government has granted power company Fortum a licence to operate the final disposal facility for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste at the two-unit Loviisa power station until the end of 2090. The Finnish…
Slovakia / Mochovce-3 Reaches 55% Output As Commissioning Gathers Pace
Source: NucNetThe Mochovce-3 nuclear reactor unit in southwest Slovakia has achieved 55% of its design power level as commissioning procedures gain pace, operator Slovenske Elektrarne said. The 471-MW pressurised water reactor unit of the Russia-designed VVER-440…
Indonesia Gets US Grant, and Help from NuScale, for SMRs on Borneo
Source: Neutron BytesIndonesia Gets US Grant, and Help from NuScale, for SMRs on Borneo Thorcon to Support Pre-Licensing Consultation for 500 MW Advanced Reactor with Indonesia Nuclear Safety Ministry Thorium Energy Alliance Inks MOU with El Salvador…
US / Virginia Governor Signs Into Law Multiple Bills On SMR Development
Source: NucNetThe governor of the US state of Virginia has signed multiple bills into law intended to promote the development of small modular reactors. One law would create the Virginia Power Innovation Fund. Money from the…
Czech Republic / Westinghouse And ČEZ Sign VVER-440 Fuel Deal For Dukovany Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetUS -based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with Czech utility ČEZ for the supply of nuclear fuel for VVER-440 pressurised water reactor units (PWR) at the Dukovany nuclear power station. Westinghouse said in…
France / EDF Sets Up Subsidiary To Focus On Nuward SMR Development
Source: NucNetFrance’s state energy company EDF has created a subsidiary to strengthen the development of its Nuward small modular reactor, which now in the detailed preliminary project phase. EDF said it had finalised the preliminary design…
Monticello Leak / Nuclear Plant To Return To Service After Faulty Pipe Repaired
Source: NucNetA faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at the Xcel Energy’s single-unit Monticello nuclear power station in Minnesota has been repaired and the plant will return to service…
Belarus / Unit 2 At Ostrovets Achieves First Criticality As Commissioning Continues
Source: NucNetUnit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear power station has achieved first criticality taking a step closer to commercial operation, the Belarusian energy ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the 1,110-MW VVER-1200 reactor unit…
Cameco / Uranium Company Urges Canada To Return Full CAD 780 Million In Tax Dispute
Source: NucNetUranium miner Cameco is urging the Canada Revenue Agency to return CAD480m ($352m, €324m) in withheld tax after an agreement to return a related CAD300m. Cameco said on Monday (27 March) that past court rulings…
Fangchenggang-3 / Reactor Goes Commercial As China Equals France For Number Of Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetUnit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power station in the Guangxi Autonomous Region of southern China has begun commercial operation, bringing the number of commercial reactors in the country to 56 – the second highest…
China / Russia Completes Lower Half Of RPV For Tianwan-8 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe lower half of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for China’s Tianwan-8 nuclear power plant has been manufactured by Russia’s Atommash, one of the equipment manufacturing subsidiaries of state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The 160-tonne structure…
TVA, OPG & Synthos Green Team Up for BWRX300 SMR
Source: Neutron BytesTVA, OPG & Synthos Green Team Up for BWRX300 SMR BWXT Inks Engineering Contract for BWRX-300 SMR Fast Reactors / China And Russia Sign Fuel Agreement for CFR-600 Ultra Safe Nuclear Hires U-Battery Talent for…
Ukraine / Disconnected Backup Power Line Highlights ‘Fragility’ Of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe last remaining backup 330 kilovolt (kV) power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine, damaged since 1 March, remains disconnected and under repair, again highlighting the fragility of nuclear safety and security…
Finland / Fortum Signs MOU To Explore SMRs For Steel Decarbonisation
Source: NucNetFinland-based energy company Fortum and stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the decarbonisation of Outokumpu’s operations with emerging nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors. The agreement begins what…