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India / GE To Supply Steam Turbines For Domestic Nuclear New-Build Programme
Source: NucNetGE Steam Power has signed a contract with India’s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for the design and manufacturing of three nuclear steam turbines out of a set of six for New Delhi’s domestic nuclear…
Poland / Westinghouse Expects To Submit Offer For First Nuclear Project In June
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse Electric Company is preparing to submit a front-end engineering and design offer for Poland’s first nuclear power new-build programme by the ned of June this year, according to Mirosław Kowalik, chief executive of…
UAE / Operators Begin Fuel Loading At Barakah-3 APR-1400 Plant
Source: NucNetUnited Arab Emirates nuclear operator Nawah Energy Company has begun fuel loading at Unit 3 of the Barakah nuclear power station near Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, a statement by owner Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) said.…
INL to Test Thorium Fuels in ATR
Source: Neutron BytesClean Core Thorium Energy Partners with DOE for Thorium Fuel Testing Senator Tuberville (R-Ala) Introduces the Thorium Energy Security Act Denmark’s Seaborg Wins EU Grant for Floating Nuclear Plants Seaborg and South Korea’s BEES Sign…
Barakah / UAE Regulator Issues Operating Licence For Unit 3
Source: NucNetThe United Arab Emirates’ nuclear regulator has issued the operating licence for the third unit of the four-unit Barakah nuclear power station. The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) said that under the licence, Nawah…
Fukushima-Daiichi / IAEA Calls For More Details On Independent Monitoring Of Water Discharge
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency task force established to review the discharge of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station has called for more information about Japan’s plans for independent monitoring of the…
Maryland Energy Admin. Funds SMR Study
Source: NewsThe state of Maryland's Energy Administration (MEA) has announced a study initiative to determine the potential for siting an Advanced Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in the state partnering X-energy and Frostburg State University (FSU), both…
US / Clean Core Agrees Advanced Thorium Fuel Testing Schedule With DOE
Source: NucNetUS-based Clean Core Thorium Energy has signed a partnership agreement with the US Department of Energy to pave the way for testing innovative fuel for nuclear power plants. Clean Core said the agreement includes a…
Team Delivers Spent Fuel Casks To U.S. Utility
Source: NewsU.S. Orano subsidiary Orano TN Americas SeAH Besteel Co., Ltd., announced completion and delivery of the first dual-purpose used nuclear fuel dry storage cask manufactured for a U.S. utility by the SeAH Besteel Nuclear Shop…
UK / Negotiations Continuing For Sizewell C To Use New RAB Financing Model
Source: NucNetThe UK government has published documents which show “significant progress” towards implementing a new funding model for new nuclear power stations – with negotiations continuing for Sizewell C to be the first project to use…
An Early Bird Strategy Aims to Hire Future STEM Graduates
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: Neutron BytesRecruitment of STEM Graduates Now Begins in High School Any firm that is looking to hire from the pool of future STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) graduates knows it is not getting bigger. This is…
Reactor Core Barrel Manufactured For Chinese Plant
Source: NewsAtommash AEM-Technologies JSC Branch, a manufacturing division of Rosatom – Atomenergomash said this week it had completec constuction of the reactor core barrel for Unit No.7 of the Tianwan nuclear power station.
Russia / Reactor Pressure Vessel Installed At Kursk 2-1 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe reactor pressure vessel has been installed at Unit 1 of the Kursk 2 nuclear power station under construction in western Russia, state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. Andrey Osharin, first deputy director for new unit…
Belgium / Poll Shows Two-Third Majority Supports Long Term Operation Of Nuclear
Source: NucNetA new poll has shown that about two thirds of Belgians support nuclear power as part of the national energy mix even beyond 2025, a deadline which had been set for a general phaseout but…
Sellafield Begins Waste Removal From Magnox Silo
Source: NewsTechnicians began removing nuclear waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo at the Sellafield Site in Britain, the government program said last week.
Terrestrial Energy / Company Joins Forces With KBR To Explore IMSR For Ammonia Production
Source: NucNetCanada-based Generation IV reactor developer Terrestrial Energy has signed an agreement with US-based KBR to investigate the use of the integral molten salt reactor (IMSR) for hydrogen and ammonia production. Terrestrial Energy said that zero-emission…
Brazil / Workforce Planning Needed For Angra-1 LTO, Says IAEA
Source: NucNetA review of long-term operational safety of Unit 1 at the Angra nuclear power station in Brazil has highlighted the need for workforce planning for the period of LTO, an International Atomic Energy Agency Salto…
US Poll / 53 Percent Of Voters Want New Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NucNetFifty three percent of voters support the construction of new nuclear power plants in the US, with 21 percent of them saying they “strongly” back the idea, according to a poll by Scott Rasmussen. The…
Construction of Nuclear Steam Project Begins In China
Source: NewsThe first concrete was poured for a nuclear steam supply project at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in Lianyungang city, in East China's Jiangsu province, began on May 27, the China National Nuclear Corporation has…
What is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It?
Source: Neutron BytesWhat is the Future of Westinghouse Now that Brookfield Wants to Sell It? No Fueling Around – Senate Gets Serious about HALEU NuScale Power Reaffirms Financial Outlook and Provides Business Update What is the Future…