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Germany / Final Decision On Nuclear Extensions Expected In Weeks As Bundestag Votes In Favour
Source: NucNetLawmakers in Germany’s lower house parliament have voted in favour of keeping Germany's three remaining commercial nuclear plants in operation until April. Germany had planned to complete a phaseout of nuclear power by the end…
Europe / Czech Republic And Slovakia ‘Committed To Nuclear In Face Of Geopolitical Challenges’
Source: NucNetThe Czech Republic and Slovakia are committed to the development of nuclear power as a way to secure energy independence and supply stability in the face of geopolitical challenges arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
DOE Awards $150M HALEU Contract to CENTRUS
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Awards $150M HALEU Contract to CENTRUS US Announces Nuclear Hydrogen Production for Ukraine Using NuScale SMR US Export/Import Bank Offers Financing for Romania’s Cernavoda 3 & 4 Bulgaria To Speed Up Supply Of Non-Russian…
Bulgaria / Parliament Passes Motion To Speed Up Supply Of Non-Russian Nuclear Fuel
Source: NucNetBulgaria’s parliament has passed a motion to speed up licensing procedures and potential supply of non-Russian nuclear fuel for the country’s Kozloduy nuclear power station, which has two VVER-1000 pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in commercial…
Clean Hydrogen / Midwest US Coalition Pushes Ahead With Production Hub Using Nuclear Power
Source: NucNetThe Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Partnership, which includes Energy Harbor, Linde, the University of Toledo, Cleveland-Cliffs and GE Aerospace, is advancing its application for US Department of Energy funds to develop a regional hub that…
Cop27 / Nuclear Making Strong Comeback, But Financial Community ‘Has Failed’ To Provide Level Playing Field
Source: NucNetNuclear power is making “a strong comeback”, but the international financial community has so far “failed” to provide the level playing field needed for nuclear to help the world tackle its most pressing challenges, from…
New Twists and Turns in Poland’s Push for Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesThe two enormous nuclear energy projects agreed to in principle in Poland over the past two weeks for up to ten full size nuclear reactors are being overshadowed this week by the national security implications…
Watts Bar 2 Has New Steam Generators
Source: NewsThe Steam Generating Team (SGT), a joint venture between Framatome and United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. (United), has successfully completed the steam generator replacement project at Watts Bar Unit 2. Framatome has announced.
Rooppur Unit 2 Reactor Pressure Vessel Install
Source: NewsIn a mid-October event, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev attended a ceremony in Bangladesh to mark the completion of installation of a reactor vessel at Rooppur NPP Unit 2.
National Labs Given $1.5B Funding Boost
Source: NewsThe Biden-Harris Administration announced this week a $1.5 billion bump in funding for the country's national laboratories, including close to $500 million for Oak Ridge near Knoxville, Tennessee, and $150 million for the Idaho National…
Canada / Federal Tax Credit Means Nuclear Is ‘Key Pillar’ Of Energy Transition
Source: NucNetCanada has introduced a tax credit that confirms it considers nuclear power to be “clean energy” on par with all other low-carbon technologies, including renewables. In a fiscal update on 3 November the federal government…
Poland Plans a Nuclear Fleet of Up to 10 Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesPoland Signs MOU to Build Six Westinghouse AP1000s South Korea Signs MOU to Build Four APR1400s in Poland OPG Applies For License To Build First SMR At Darlington Site U.S. and Japan in Bilateral Agreement…
The Nuclear Energy Ice Age Appears to Be Over
Source: Neutron BytesThe Nuclear Energy Ice Age Appears to Be Over The global scope and division of market segments for the international nuclear energy industry are becoming more clear. As nations seek to replace fossil fueled power…
Ukraine / IAEA Inspectors Find No Proof Of Russian ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have not found any indications of undeclared nuclear activities and materials in Ukraine in relation to Russian claims that Kyiv had been developing a “dirty bomb”. Last week, in…
Bulgaria / Country Will Be Looking To Switch Away From Russian Nuclear Fuel By 2024
Source: NucNetBulgaria will be looking to find new nuclear fuel suppliers for its Kozloduy nuclear power station by the end of 2024, according to a draft recent decision passed by the national parliament’s energy committee. Currently…
Ukraine / Zaporizhzhia Plant Loses All Access To External Power, Runs On Backup Generators
Source: NucNetUkraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has lost all external access to electricity after renewed shelling overnight and is currently running backup diesel generators to ensure onsite power supply, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency…
Poland / Government Confirms Westinghouse Selected To Build First Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe Polish cabinet officially confirmed in a resolution yesterday the selection of US-based Westinghouse Electric Company for the construction of the country’s first nuclear power station near its Baltic Sea coastline. Polish climate and environment…
Ontario Power Generation Submits SMR Construction Application
Source: NewsOntario Power Generation has submitted the first tranche of its application for a license to construct a small modular reactor plant, which would be a first for Canada.
TerraPower, Global Nuclear Fuel To Build Natrium Fuel Facility
Source: NewsTerraPower and GE-led joint venture Global Nuclear Fuel–Americas, announced an agreement to build a Natrium Fuel Facility at the site of GNF-A’s existing plant site near Wilmington, North Carolina.
TVO Looking For Cause Of OL3 Feedwater Pump Damage
Source: NewsFinish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said an investigation into the cause of cracks found in the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3) feedwater pumps a week ago would continue in “several laboratories.”