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US Pledges $14M to Support NuScale in Romania
Source: Neutron BytesUS Pledges $14 Million For Romania’s SMR Project with NuScale SaskPower Selects the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 SMR Sweden’s Vattenfall to Study SMRs for Ringhals EDF Ramps Up to Win Dukovany New Reactor Contract CEZ Signs Nuclear…
Czech Republic / European Commission To Investigate State Support Scheme For New Dukovany Plant
Source: NucNetThe European Commission (EC) announced yesterday it has opened an investigation into whether the public support mechanism proposed for the Dukovany II nuclear new-build project in the Czech Republic fulfils the European Union (EU) rules on…
DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon PG&E Asks for More Time To Apply For Nuclear Funds DOE Makes Key Policy Change to Save Diablo Canyon A change in eligibility criteria by DOE …
NASA Funds Fission Designs For Lunar Surface
Source: NewsNASA, in partnership with Battelle Energy Alliance, contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has selected Westinghouse Electric Company to provide an initial design concept for a fission surface power system…
IEA / Nuclear Energy Set For ‘Comeback’ But More Policy Support Needed, Says Report
Source: NucNetNuclear power is building ‘momentum’ in many countries as soaring fuel and energy prices are pushing governments to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and boost energy security, a new report by the International Energy…
G7 Summit / US Pledges Funding For SMR Development in Romania
Source: NucNetThe US government has decided to provide $14m (€13.2m) worth of funding for a front-end engineering and design study which is to provide the basis for the deployment of a small modular reactor (SMR) power…
AEM-Tech Pipes For Chinese Reactors In Assembly
Source: NewsPetrozavodsk branch of AEM-Technologies has started to assemble pipe spools of reactor coolant pipeline (RCP) for power unit No. 7 of Tianwan NPS under construction in China, said Atomenergomash, the machine engineering division of Rosatom…
EDF Signs 5 Cooperation Agreements In Poland
Source: NewsFrench nuclear utility and procurement agency EDF said this week it had used the fifth Polish-French nuclear energy symposium in Oltarzew, Poland, to sign 5 new cooperation agreements with Polish companies.
China / First Concrete Poured For Sanmen-3 CAP1000 Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetFirst concrete has been poured for a new third unit at the Sanmen nuclear power station in Zhejiang province, eastern China, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA). The Sanmen station is home to…
Ukraine / Regulator Terminates International Nuclear Agreements With Russia
Source: NucNetThe State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has announced that it is terminating international agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear safety. The decision is related to Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, which…
Small Modular Reactors / Canadian Utility Chooses GE Hitachi BWRX-300 For Possible Deployment In 2030s
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetSaskPower, a Canada-based utility, has chosen the BWRX-300 small modular reactor design developed by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for potential deployment in its energy system in the 2030s. SaskPower, which owns and operates about 5.2…
Sweden / Vattenfall To Begin Study On Potential SMR Deployment At Ringhals
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetSwedish utility Vattenfall announced today it will be starting work on a pilot study on the feasibility of deployment of at least two small modular reactor (SMR) units at the site of the Ringhals nuclear…
Czech Republic / ČEZ Signs Nuclear Fuel Contracts With Westinghouse And Framatome For Temelín VVER Plant
Source: NucNetCzech state-controlled utility ČEZ has signed agreements with US-based Westinghouse Electric and France’s Framatome for the supply of fuel assemblies for the Temelín nuclear power station. According to ČEZ, the new fuel deliveries will begin…
Poland / Enea Group To Work With US-based Last Energy On SMR Development
Source: NucNetPolish state-controlled energy group Enea and US-based small modular reactor (SMR) startup Last Energy have signed а letter of intent for the joint development and potential deployment of 20-MW nuclear plants in Poland. Enea said…
Ukraine / Grossi Calls For Urgent IAEA Mission To Occupied Zaporizhzhia
Source: NucNetThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must send a mission to Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station as soon as possible to address concerns about staff conditions and “other urgent issues”, said the agency’s director-general…
NASA Plans to Deploy Nuclear Power on Lunar Surface
Source: Neutron BytesNASA Plans to Deploy Nuclear Power on Lunar Surface Tractebel Leads EU Project on Nuclear Space Power Technologies Repowering Coal Plants with SMRs is the Largest Carbon Abatement Opportunity on The Planet’ – TerraPraxis Nuclear…
G7 Summit / Industry Groups Call On Leaders To Support Nuclear Power And Technology
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetSix leading nuclear industry organisations called today on G7 leaders to support global access to nuclear power and technology as the bloc has committed to move away from fossil fuels but more investment in low-carbon…
Poland / EDF To Cooperate With Five Nuclear Supply Chain Companies
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company EDF signed five new cooperation agreements with Polish firms during the fifth Polish-French Nuclear Industry Day in Oltarzew, on the outskirts of Warsaw. The move confirms the companies have “pre-qualified” to participate…
IEA Report / Global Clean Energy Investment Beats Pre-Covid Levels, But Growth Insufficient To Meet Climate Goals
Source: NucNetGlobal energy investment is expected to increase by 8% in 2022, well above pre-pandemic levels in 2019, but a much higher growth pace is needed for clean technologies, including nuclear, to be on track for…
Marine Nuclear / Norwegian Concept Could Lead To New Generation Of Battery Driven Cruise Ships
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNorwegian shipbuilding company Ulstein said its design concept for a ship fuelled by a molten salt nuclear reactor will generate vast amounts of clean, safe electricity and herald a new breed of battery driven cruise…