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South Korea / Unit 1 At Shin-Hanul Nuclear Station Connected To Grid
Source: NucNetUnit 1 of the Shin-Hanul nuclear power station in South Korea has been connected to the grid and is set to become the 25th commercial nuclear power plant in operation in the east Asian nation.…
South Korea / Kepco And Westinghouse Aim For ‘Joint Entry’ Into Large-Scale Reactor Markets
Source: NucNetState utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has agreed with US nuclear company Westinghouse to explore ways to cooperate on international nuclear power generation markets, with South Korea saying it plans to export 10 nuclear…
Westinghouse, Energoatom Sign Major Deal
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and Ukrainian nuclear power utility Energoatom announced the signing of a major fuel and nuclear expansion agreement this week, including supplying all nuclear plants in the country with fuel and increasing the…
BWXT to Build First Advanced Microreactor in U.S.
Source: Neutron BytesBWXT to Build First Advanced Microreactor in United States Poland / Capital Expenditure On First BWRX-300 SMR Project At €1.1 Billion Bechtel, Toshiba to Pursue Polish Nuclear Energy Projects Energoatom and Westinghouse to Expand Supplies…
Westinghouse / Company Nearing Completion Of Conceptual Design For New Generation High-Capacity Reactor
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetUS-based nuclear company Westinghouse is nearing completion of a conceptual design for a lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) with eight “state-of-the-art” testing facilities being established in the UK to demonstrate the plant’s features, a conference was…
Finland / Posiva Prepares For Nuclear Systems Installation At Onkalo Encapsulation Plant
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetFinnish nuclear waste management company Posiva announced its encapsulation plant building in Olkiluoto is ready to proceed with the installation of nuclear-related processing systems after construction contractor Skanska Talonrakennus Oy delivered the facility on schedule…
Kathryn Huff, DOE AS/Sec Nuclear Energy, Lists Priorities
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesNote to readers: This is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Kathryn Huff, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, which was released by the agency on 06/08/22. Dr. Kathryn Huff (right) was …
Terrestrial Energy / IMSR Design Passes First Joint Review By Regulators In US And Canada
Source: NucNetThe nuclear regulators of Canada and the US have completed a first joint technical review of Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) advanced nuclear power plant, the company announced yesterday. The Canada-based reactor developer…
Finland / SMRs Could Help Reduce Dependency On Russia, Minister Tells Conference
Source: NucNetThe war in Ukraine means Finland must look for energy solutions – including nuclear – that are independent of Russian imports with small modular rectors one possible solution, economy minister Mika Lintilä said at the…
nucleareurope / Rebranding Gives Foratom ‘New Impetus’ As Nuclear Finds Itself At Heart Of EU Energy Debate
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetThe Brussels-based nuclear trade association Foratom has officially changed its name to nucleareurope as part of a rebranding designed to bring more clarity to stakeholders in Brussels about who it represents as the industry strives…
Ukraine / Westinghouse Signs Fuel Agreement For Entire Fleet, Announces Plans For Ambitious New-Build Expansion
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed agreements with Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear operator Energoatom for the supply of nuclear fuel for the country’s entire reactor fleet and an ambitious expansion of a planned AP1000 new-build programme.…
Australia / Production To Resume At Honeymoon Mine ‘By End Of Next Year’
Source: NucNetUranium production will resume by the end of next year at the Honeymoon uranium mine in northeast South Australia, the owner has said. Boss Energy announced it had signed off on a AUD113m (USD82m, €76m)…
Saudi Arabia Kicks Off RFP for Twin 1400 MWe PWRs
Source: Neutron BytesSaudi Arabia Kicks Off RFP for Twin 1400 MWe PWRs New South Korea Gov’t Commits $320M to Develop SMRs South Korea’s KHNP Ready To Invest In Poland’s Nuclear Program Westinghouse and Hyundai Ink Nuclear Energy…
India / Construction Of Kakrapar-4 ‘Running More Than A Year Late’
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetConstruction of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd’s (NPCIL) Kakrapar-4 nuclear power plant, scheduled to start commercial generation this year, has not been completed and is running more than a year late, a government memo…
Japan / Court Rules Against Restart Of Three Reactors At Tomari Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetA Japanese court has ruled in favour of an anti-nuclear citizens group in Hokkaido, northern Japan, saying that the three-unit Tomari nuclear power station cannot operate. The Sapporo District Court said in a ruling that…
Belgium / Flanders ‘Overwhelmingly Supportive’ Of LTO For Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetFlanders, the most populous of three federal regions in Belgium*, is overwhelmingly supportive of the long-term operation of nuclear power in the country beyond 2025, a survey has shown. The survey, conducted by the University…
Stanford’s Questionable Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel for SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesA Stanford University and University of British Columbia study into the waste streams from three proposed small modular reactor (SMR) designs predicts complex technical problems and high costs that will occur in the management of…
China / Inner Containment Completed For Zhangzhou-1 Hualong Unit
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe inner shell has been completed for the containment building at Unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station under construction in Fujian province, southeastern China, the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) announced. The CNEA…
Diablo Canyon / Poll Shows High Support For Nuclear Station As Closure Debate Continues
Source: NucNetAlmost three quarters of residents living near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station in San Luis Obispo Country, California, support the facility’s continued operation with 55 percent expressing “strong support”, according to a poll. The…
Russia / First Steam Generator Installed For Kursk 2-1 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe first steam generator in a set of four has been installed for the Kursk 2-1 nuclear plant under construction in western Russia, developer Atomstroyexport said. In a pressurised water reactor, the steam generators act…