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Fast Reactors / China And Russia Sign Agreement To Continue Cooperation
Source: NucNetChina and Russia have announced a long-term deal to continue developing fast-neutron nuclear power reactors and closing the nuclear fuel cycle. Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said the agreement was signed on 21 March on…
Ukraine / Energoatom Signs Nuclear Agreement With UK’s Rolls-Royce SMR
Source: NucNetUkraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom and UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the deployment of small modular reactors. Energoatom said Ukraine is considering SMRs as it “begins to rebuild” infrastructure…
China / First Concrete Marks Start Of Construction At Sanmen-4 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of Unit 4 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. First concrete pouring marks the official start of construction of the…
France / National Assembly Vote Hailed As Start Of Project To ‘Relaunch Nuclear Industry’
Source: NucNetFrance’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, voted in favour of the government’s nuclear power plan with a large majority on Tuesday (21 March), heralding what the energy minister said was the start of…
BWRX-300 / Canada’s BWXT Wins SMR Pressure Vessel Contract
Source: NucNetGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has awarded an engineering contract for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor pressure vessel to Ontario, Canada-based BWX Technologies (BWXT). The RPV, which contains the reactor core and associated internals, is…
Vogtle Nuclear Station / Hot Functional Testing Begins At Unit 4
Source: NucNetHot functional testing has begun at Unit 4 of the Vogtle nuclear power station in the US state of Georgia with commercial operation scheduled for late fourth quarter of 2023 or the first quarter of…
Ukraine / Kyiv Planning Domestic Nuclear Fuel Production In Cooperation With Westinghouse
Source: NucNetUkraine is preparing to begin local production of nuclear fuel for the needs of its reactor fleet in cooperation with US-based Westinghouse Electric Company, according to the head of state nuclear company Energoatom. Petro Kotin…
Fortum / Company Signs MOU With Rolls-Royce On Possible Reactors In Finland And Sweden
Source: NucNetNuclear operator Fortum and UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore opportunities for the deployment of small modular reactors in Finland and Sweden. The agreement is part of Fortum’s new build…
Indonesia / US Awards Grant As Asian Nation Plans First SMR On Island Of Borneo
Source: NucNetThe US has awarded a grant to Indonesia for technical assistance towards the deployment of the Asian nation’s first small modular reactor – with a potential site already chosen in West Kalimantan, a province on…
SMRs See Progress in US, Canada, & Europe
Source: Neutron BytesGEH’s BWRX-300 Completes First Two Phases Of Design Review NRC to Start Technical Review of NuScale 77 MW Design Czech Republic / CEZ, Wants First SMR In Operation In 2032 Sweden / Vattenfall Talking To…
Framatome / French Company Produces First Triga Fuel Element In A Decade
Source: NucNetFrance’s Framatome has restarted production of metallic fuel for Triga research reactors in the US. The company said it manufactured the first fuel element in over a decade, in a move to ramp up supply…
Europe / Net Zero Industry Act Includes Advanced Nuclear Energy And Small Modular Reactors
Source: NucNetProposed European legislation which aims to support technologies that will get the bloc to net zero by 2050 includes “advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle” and…
France / National Assembly Votes To Abolish Plans To Reduce Nuclear Share
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetFrance’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, has approved plans that call for the revision of 2015 legislation that would have reduced the share of nuclear energy in the French electricity mix from about 70% today…
Taiwan / Latest Reactor Shutdown Leaves island In ‘Precarious’ Position
Source: NucNetUnit 2 of Taiwan’s Kuosheng nuclear power station has been taken offline, leaving only two reactors in commercial operation and potentially making the island state’s energy situation more precarious in the near term. The closure…
UK / Government Announces Plans To Include Nuclear Energy In Green Taxonomy
Source: NucNetNuclear power is to be classed as “environmentally sustainable” in the UK’s green taxonomy, giving it access to the same investment incentives as renewable energy, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his spring budget 2023 speech…
US / NRC Approves Westinghouse’s ‘Adopt’ Accident Tolerant Fuel Pellet Technology
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved an accident tolerant fuel pellet technology developed by US-based Westinghouse Electric for use in US pressurised water reactors, Westinghouse said. According to a statement, approval of the advanced…
Canada / GEH’s BWRX-300 Completes First Two Phases Of Design Review
Source: NucNetGE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced that its BWRX-300 small modular reactor has achieved a significant pre-licensing milestone in Canada with the completion of phases one and two of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC)…
Europe / Open Letter Says ‘No Valid Reasons’ Nuclear Should Be Excluded From Net Zero Legislation
Source: NucNetThere are no valid reasons why nuclear energy should be excluded from Europe’s Net-Zero Industry Act, particularly given that nuclear activities have already been included under the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy, an open letter to…
Spain / Nuclear Plants Should Operate For 20 More Years, Says Industry Group
Source: NucNetSpain must label nuclear power a strategic energy source and create conditions for the operation of nuclear power plants for at least 20 more years, the industry group Foro Nuclear said. In a manifesto outlining…
Energy Harbor Sells Four Reactors to Texas Holding Company
Source: Neutron BytesEnergy Harbor Sells Four Reactors to Texas Holding Company France / 10 European Countries Join Macron’s Push To Promote Nuclear Power France’s CEA Spins Off Two Companies For SMR Development NuScale Power Places First Long…