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Bulgaria / Security Of Supply A Major Concern In Support For Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetMost Bulgarians supports the development of nuclear energy in the country, with a leading concern being the security of energy supply, a poll has shown. The poll, conducted for local energy media 3e-news, found that…
Canada / Ottawa Announces Further Backing For SMR Deployment With Millions In Funding For R&D Projects
Source: NucNetCanada is offering up to CAD5m ($3.6m, €3.4m) to fund research and development projects that support provinces and territories as they work to develop and deploy small modular reactors as part of their decarbonisation and…
Hinkley Point C / First Reactor Pressure Vessel Arrives Onsite From France
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the first of two nuclear power plants under construction at Hinkley Point C in England has arrived onsite from France. The 13-metre RPV, which weighs 500-tonnes, is the first…
Westinghouse Launches Joint Regulatory Reviews at CNSC and NRC
Source: Neutron BytesWestinghouse Launches Joint Regulatory Reviews at CNSC and NRC for eVinci Advanced Micro Reactor NRC’s Draft Part 53 Regulation for Advanced Reactors Faces Industry Headwinds Canada Launches New Small Modular Reactor Funding Program Third UAE…
Barakah / Unit 3 Begins Commercial Operation At Arab World’s First Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetUnit 3 at the Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirtes has begun commercial operation, bringing total production from the first three units at the four-unit facility to up to 4,200 MW, Emirates…
Ukraine One Year On / No End In Sight To Crisis At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetOne year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is pushing ahead with plans to take full control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and use it for the supply of electricity to occupied territories and…
Inner Dome In Place At Changjiang Unit 3
Source: NewsThe inner dome for unit 3 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant was successfully hoisted into place on Feb 21, in South China's Hainan province, marking the Hualong One unit's shift from the construction stage…
Westinghouse Kicks Off eVinci Licensing Reviews
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company announced today it has filed a Notice of Intent to submit key licensing reports for the eVinci microreactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for joint…
Slovakia / Regulator Receives Siting Permit Request For New Reactor At Bohunice
Source: NucNetThe Slovak nuclear regulator UJD has received a request from Jadrová Energetická Spolocnost Slovenska (Jess) for a siting permit for a new nuclear power plant near the existing Bohunice nuclear station in the west of…
Poland / PEJ Signs Contract With Westinghouse For Preparation Of Nuclear Power Project
Source: NucNetPolish nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has signed an agreement with US-based Westinghouse Electric to begin joint activities on preparation of the project to build Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station. The agreement…
Japan / Poll Shows ‘Staggering Reversal’ In Public Opinion On Nuclear Restarts
Source: NucNetFor the first time since the Fukushima disaster in 2011, a poll has found that a majority of respondents in Japan support restarting nuclear plants. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper conducted a national telephone survey in…
IAEA Reports Surveys Scope of Fusion Energy Devices
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesVienna, Austria – IAEA Public Information Office (02/20/2023) There are currently over 130 experimental public and private fusion devices operating, in construction or planned around the world, based on different approaches to producing fusion reactions…
China / Containment Progress At Changjiang And Zhangzhou Hualong One Plants
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetChina National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced construction progress at two indigenous Hualong One nuclear plants with the inner dome of the containment building installed at Changjiang-3 and the outer dome installed at Zhangzhou-1. There…
Belgium / Nuclear Remains Most Significant Source Of Low-Carbon Electricity
Source: NucNetBelgium’s fleet of commercial nuclear power plants accounted for 47.3% of the country’s electricity mix in 2022, making nuclear the most significant source of low-carbon electricity. The International Atomic Energy Agency puts the 2021 figure…
US / Georgia Power Delays Planned Startup Of New AP1000 Units At Vogtle
Source: NucNetGeorgia Power has again delayed the projected startup for two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power station near Augusta, saying its share of the costs will rise by an additional $200m. Southern Co, the…
South Korean Team to Develop SMR-powered Ships
Source: Neutron BytesSouth Korean Team to Develop SMRs to Power Ships Poland / France’s EDF Signs MOU for SMRs NANO Nuclear Closes $4.14M Funding Round for Micro Reactor NANO Nuclear Energy Inc Creates HALEU Fuel Spinoff Clean…
Lithuania / Recovery Of Fuel Debris Complete At Soviet-Era Ignalina Nuclear Station
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetThe recovery of fuel debris from spent fuel pools has been completed at the Ignalina nuclear power station in Lithuania, operator Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) said. INPP said the fuel debris recovery is part…
Poland's Industria Chooses Rolls-Royce SMR
Source: NewsRolls-Royce SMR said Poland’s Industria had selected the company as its choice to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactors in the country.
Holtec Britain Teams With Sheffield Forgemasters For SMR-160
Source: NewsBritain’s Sheffield Forgemasters has signed an MOU to collaborate with Holtec Britain on the development of components for its scaled-down SMR-160 reactor.
Olkiluoto-3 / Regular Electricity Production At Finland EPR Plant Postponed By Five Days
Source: NucNetThe start of regular electricity production at Finland’s delayed Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant has been postponed from 24 March to 29 March, owner and operator Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) said. TVO had originally planned to…