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China / First Concrete Poured For Industrial Steam Facility At Tianwan Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetFirst concrete has been poured for an industrial steam facility that will be built next to the Tianwan nuclear power station in Jiangsu province, eastern China. State-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said the concrete…
South Africa / Ministry Aims At Finalising Nuclear New-Build Procurement By 2024
Source: NucNetSouth Africa’s ministry of mineral resources and energy is aiming to complete the procurement of a 2,500 MW nuclear new-build project by the end of 2024, minister Gwede Mantashe was quoted by local media as…
Jacobs Designs Robot For Fukushima Debris Collection
Source: NewsU.S. engineering group Jacobs has designed and built a robotic tool to obtain crucial information about the state of a damaged nuclear power reactor at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan.
Lithuania Committed To Nuclear Waste Safety says IAEA
Source: NewsAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Lithuania’s national program for managing radioactive waste and for decommissioning demonstrated a commitment to safety, although areas of improvement were also noted.
Hyundai Engineering To Push AP1000 Development
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday it had combined forced with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) to jointly participate in global development of AP1000 power plant opportunities.
South Korea / SK Conglomerate Signs Agreement With Bill Gates’ TerraPower
Source: NucNetSouth Korea’s SK Group said it has signed a nonbinding agreement with the company founded by Bill Gates that is developing a new generation nuclear power reactor. SK group said the agreement would “solidify the…
US / Regulators Approve Sale Of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant To EnergySolutions
Source: NucNetWisconsin regulators have approved the sale of the Kewaunee nuclear power station by Dominion Energy to Utah-based EnergySolutions for an undisclosed sum. EnergySolutions will also get about $835m set aside to cover the cost of…
Belgium / SCK CEN Gets Go-Ahead For Research Into Next-Generation SMRs
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetBelgium’s nuclear research centre SCK CEN is to conduct research into small, modular reactors of the future with a budget of €100m over four years from the federal government. Nuclear research at SCK CEN, at…
Cameco / Company Confirms Completion Of Cigar Lake Ownership Increase
Source: NucNetCameco and Orano Canada have closed a transaction to increase their ownership stake in the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. Cameco, one of the world’s largest suppliers of uranium fuel, announced its agreement…
Nuclear Cooperation / US And South Korea Pledge To Accelerate Development Of Advanced Reactors And SMRs
Source: NucNetUS president Joe Biden and South Korean counterpart Yoon Seok-youl have committed to the importance of nuclear energy as a critical source of carbon-free electricity and pledged to accelerate the development and global deployment of…
South Korea and US to Sign Nuclear Energy Pact
Source: Neutron BytesSouth Korea and US to Sign Nuclear Energy Pact Turkish Nuclear Plant Threatened By Russian Sanctions Ukraine Planning For Post-War Nuclear Power Plants Ukraine Rejects Use of Zaporizhzhia NPP Exporting Electricity To Russia DOD Selects…
UK / Government To Put Forward Proposals For New Nuclear At Trawsfynydd
Source: NucNetRolls-Royce has welcomed an announcement that the UK will work on proposals for the siting of a new nuclear development at Trawsfynydd, North Wales, hailing the decision as “a key milestone” as the company seeks…
Sellafield To Close Magnox Plant
Source: NewsSellafield Ltd. in Britain said that it would close down the aging Magnox plant with its final reprocessing to take place in July 2022. This would have the Sellafield site, "enter a new era of…
Robots Find No Corrosion In 20-Year Canisters
Source: NewsNuclear fuel service company Orano said recent inspection of stored used nuclear fuel in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s (SONGS) Advanced NUHOMS dry storage system revealed no corrosion concerns on the stainless steel canisters…
DIU Seeks Nuclear Option For Space Missions
Source: NewsThe U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded two Prototype Other Transaction contracts to Ultra Safe Nuclear and to Avalanche Energy to demonstrate the next generation of nuclear propulsion and power capacities for flights into…
Finland / Nuclear Regulator Begins Review Of Licence Application For Used Fuel Disposal Facility
Source: NucNetFinland’s nuclear regulator Stuk has started reviewing Posiva’s operating licence application for what could become world’s first deep geologic repository for used nuclear fuel – a process that it said could take “a few years”.…
Fukushima-Daiichi / Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Gives Initial Approval To Water Discharge Plans
Source: NucNetJapan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has granted an initial approval for Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) plan to release water from the destroyed Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station into sea, saying there are no safety issues.…
Versatile Test Reactor / US DOE Chooses INL Over Oak Ridge As Preferred Site
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has published a final environmental impact statement for the Versatile Test Reactor, a 300-MW sodium-cooled, fast-neutron reactor that would help develop advanced nuclear technologies. The DOE has chosen the Idaho…
Sizewell C / Gov’t Delays Decision On New Reactors Until July
Source: NucNetA decision on whether to proceed with the Sizewell C nuclear power station in the east of England has been delayed until the beginning of July. The government had been set to decide by 25…
Jordan / Amman Plans To Ramp Up Uranium Extraction As Gov’t Looks Towards Nuclear
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetAn extraction plant that began pilot operation last year has produced 20 kg of yellowcake from about 160 tonnes of uranium ore with large-scale production planned for the near future, the Jordanian Uranium Mining Company…