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Japan / Kansai Electric Aims To Operate Takahama Units For 60 Years
Source: NucNetKansai Electric Power will apply for regulatory approval to extend the operating life of its Takahama-3 and -4 nuclear power units by a further 20 years, potentially operating both plants for the maximum 60 years.…
VP Harris in Talks with Philippines, Thailand on Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesVP Harris Opens Talks in Philippines, Thailand on Nuclear Energy Danish Company to Begin Testing Thorium Prototype Finland to Buy Fuel from Westinghouse for its Russian Built VVER Reactors Rolls-Royce in Talks to Supply Nuclear…
Kyrgyzstan / Country Eyes First Reactor As It Signs Nuclear Agreement With Russia
Source: NucNetKyrgyzstan is looking into the possibility of building its first nuclear power plant, potentially a Russian-supplied small modular reactor, to tackle frequent energy shortages. The country’s energy ministry signed a cooperation document with a subsidiary…
France / Luc Rémont Succeeds Jean-Bernard Lévy As Head Of EDF
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetLuc Rémont has been appointed chairman and chief executive officer of France’s state-controlled energy company and nuclear operator EDF, succeeding Jean-Bernard Lévy who has resigned. EDF said in a statement the appointment was effective from…
Ukraine / External Power Restored At Zaporizhzhia As IAEA Warns Of ‘Continued Threats’
Source: NucNetExternal power was restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on Thursday (24 November), a day after it lost access to offsite electricity in the latest incident highlighting continued threats from shelling to nuclear safety…
Advanced Reactors / Japan And Poland Sign Agreement On HTGR R&D
Source: NucNetJapan and Poland have signed an agreement to cooperate on high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology with the aim of building a plant in the European country. The agreement, for the development of a basic design…
Poland / More Than 80% Approve Of First Nuclear Station Plans, Polls Show
Source: NucNetAbout 83% of Poles support Warsaw’s plans to build the country’s first nuclear power stations, a poll has shown. The poll, commissioned by business daily Gazeta Prawna and national radio station RMF FM, found that…
Iter / €20 Billion Project Faces Delays As Defects Found In Two Key ‘First-Of-A-Kind’ Components
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetDefects have been identified in two key First-of-a-kind tokamak components for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) nuclear fusion plant under construction at Cadarache in southern France, with the €20bn project facing potential delays while…
US / Diablo Canyon Gets $1.1 Billion To Keep Reactors Online, But Palisades Misses Out
Source: NucNetCalifornia’s last commercial nuclear power plant could get a new lease on life after the Biden administration announced the approval of up to $1.1bn (€1.07bn) in conditional funding. The grant funds may offer a path…
South Korea / IAEA Highlights Areas For Improvement At Saeul Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe operator of Units 1 and 2 of the Saeul nuclear power station in South Korea has demonstrated commitment to operational safety, but areas for improvement include the development and oversight of field operating staff’s…
Egypt / Rosatom Begins Concrete Pouring For Second VVER Unit At El Dabaa
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetA ceremony has been held to mark the start of first concrete pouring for Unit 2 of the El Dabaa nuclear power station under construction in Egypt, the main contractor, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom…
DOE Rejects Funding for Holtec to Restart Palisades
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Rejects Funding for Holtec to Restart Palisades UK Govt Gives Green Light to Build Sizewell C Twin 1600 MW Reactors Nuclear Hydrogen ‘Can Help Build Economy of the Future’ Westinghouse to Study UK Production…
Fukushima-Daiichi / IAEA Continues Safety Review Of Japan’s Water Discharge Plans
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency task force set up last year to review the safety of Japan’s policy to handle treated water stored at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear station has carried out a new mission to…
Update on Saudi Arabia’s Quest for Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesEarlier this year Saudi Arabia quietly released a tender for two full size light water design nuclear reactors. The inquiry was sent to South Korea, France, China and Russia. The process of acquiring two reactors…
China / Inner Containment Dome Installed At Sanaocun-1
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe inner containment dome has been installed for Unit 1 of the Sanaocun nuclear power station in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA). Sanaocun, also known as…
Sizewell C / MPs Welcome Green Light For New Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe UK’s all-party parliamentary group on nuclear energy welcomed chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s backing of new nuclear power and the decision to proceed with Sizewell C. Charlotte Nichols MP, co-chair of the group, said “net zero…
Concrete Pouring Restart At Angra 3
Source: NewsBrazil's Eletronuclear said that Friday afternoon, November 11, notched the restart of concrete pouring at the Angr 3 nuclear plant construction project at the Angra facility on the country's coastline about 70 miles south of…
Simulator For Underwater Decommissioning Developed
Source: NewsThe Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials said this week it had completed development of a remote virtual training simulator has can teach technicians how to use lasers and plasma to cut underwater reactor vessel…
Rolls-Royce Chosen As Provider For West Cumbria SMR
Source: NewsRolls-Royce said this week that it had been selected as the preferred nuclear technology provider for the newly formed Solway Community Power Company which plans to bring a small modular reactor system (SMR) to West…
Brazil / Concreting Resumes At Delayed Angra-3 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetConcreting has resumed at the Angra-3 nuclear power plant under construction in Brazil, state-run nuclear operator Eletronuclear said. Brazilian authorities recently renewed the environmental licence for the unfinished project in Rio de Janeiro state –…