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TVA Targets 2024 for BWRX300 SMR License Application
Source: Neutron BytesTVA Targets 2024 for SMR License Application for BWRX300 Nuward / Tractebel To Work With EDF On Pilot SMR Brookfield Set to Sell Westinghouse UK Cavendish Nuclear and X-energy collaborate on HTGRs S. Korea to…
Bruce A Will Close Four Units For May Outage
Source: NewsBruce Power’s Bruce A generating station will see all four operating units (Units 1-4) removed from service for its planned Vacuum Building Outage (VBO), beginning May 9.
Tractebel Engineering Joins NUWARD Project
Source: NewsTractebel has just signed a contract with Centre national d'équipement de production d'électricité (CNEPE), Électricité de France (EDF)’s engineering centre located in Tours, France, to contribute to the development of the NUWARD small modular reactor…
Framatome Lands Cavitation Preening Contract
Source: NewsFrench nuclear services group Framatome said Thursday that it had been awarded a contract to perform a specialized reactor vessel mitigation technique on four United States nuclear power plants.
Iran / Country Working On Project To Deploy Indigenous Reactor, Says Official
Source: NucNetIran is working on a project to build a nuclear power plant using domestically developed technology, according to Pejman Jamshidi, deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). Mr Jamshidi told national news…
IAEA – Nuclear Plant Safety in Ukraine "Far from Resolved"
Source: Neutron BytesIAEA – Nuclear Plant Safety in Ukraine “Far from Resolved” Risks of Cyberattack On Ukraine Nuclear Plant Aired to EU Parliament Update on Westinghouse Presence in Ukraine IAEA – Nuclear Plant Safety in Ukraine “Far…
Canada / Cameco And Orano Increase Ownership In Cigar Lake Uranium Mine
Source: NucNetCanadian uranium company Cameco and Orano group subsidiary Orano Canada have reached an agreement with Idemitsu Canada Resources to acquire its share in the world’s highest-grade uranium mine, Cigar Lake, in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Following…
Kazakhstan / IVG.1M Research Reactor Restarts With LEU Fuel
Source: NucNetKazakhstan has restarted its IVG.1M research reactor at the energy ministry’s National Nuclear Centre (NNC) near Kurchatov in the northeast of the country after it was adapted to use low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. Like many…
Hanhikivi-1 / Russia’s Raos Project Says EPC Contract Cancellation Is ‘Anti-Market And Politically Motivated’
Source: NucNetRussia’s Raos Project, the Rosatom state nuclear corporation subsidiary established to deliver the Hanhikivi-1 reactor in northern Finland, said it is “extremely disappointed” the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract has been terminated and called…
Nuward / Belgium’s Tractebel To Work With EDF On Pilot SMR Project
Source: NucNetBelgium-based engineering company Tractebel, part of the French Engie group, has signed an agreement to provide engineering services to France’s EDF for the development of its Nuward small modular reactor design. The Belgian company said…
Japan / PM Backs Reactor Restarts In Bid To Reduce Dependence On Russian Imports
Source: NucNetJapan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida has backed the restart of reactors that were shut down following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, saying Tokyo will use nuclear power to help reduce its own and other countries’ dependence…
California May Yet Save Diablo Canyon
Source: Neutron BytesCalifornia May Yet Save Diablo Canyon with Federal Credits Nuclear Power for Ships Gets New Ideas Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida – Nuclear Energy Needed Now UK May Build Seven Nuclear Plants By 2050, Probably More…
India / RPV Installed For Kudankulam-3 Nuclear Power Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe reactor pressure vessel has been installed at the Kudankulam-3 nuclear power plant under construction in Tamil Nadu, southern India, Atomstroyexport, the engineering division of Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom said. The RPV, which weighs…
Westinghouse Sweden To Fuel Forsmark and Rhinhals
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Sweden announced Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB to ensure long-term fuel supply to the majority of the nuclear reactors in Sweden which are operated by Vattenfall.
Fennovoima Cancels Hanhikivi 1 Contracts
Source: NewsFinland’s nuclear power company Fennovoima said this week it had terminated contracts with Rosatom for engineering, procurement and licensing activities for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project, citing increased risk of delays due to…
TVO Announces New OL3 Delay
Source: NewsFinish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has said the start of “regular electricity production” at Unit 3 of the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant had been postponed for some time in September this year, a push back…
Nuclear Fuel / Sweden’s Vattenfall Signs Long-Term Deals With Westinghouse And Framatome
Source: NucNetSwedish nuclear operating utility Vattenfall has signed contracts with US-based Westinghouse Electric and France’s Framatome for the long-term supply of the Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power stations. Vattenfall’s two sites have five reactor units in…
Ukraine / IAEA’s Grossi Holds Talks With Rosatom In Istanbul
Source: NucNetThe director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi met yesterday in Istanbul with senior Russian officials, including Alexei Likhachev, head of state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom. The IAEA said in a statement…
US / INL Asks For Nuclear Ideas As It Strives To Meet Net Zero Goal By 2031
Source: NucNetIdaho National Laboratory is looking for ideas that can help it reduce its energy-related emissions using nuclear-generated electricity and heat as it strives to meet its net zero goal across the entire 2,300 sq km…
UK / Boris Johnson Says International Investors Are Lining Up To Help Finance Sizewell C
Source: NucNetUK prime minister Boris Johnson, whose government recently announced plans to build up to eight new nuclear power plants, has underlined his commitment to reactors, saying in an interview that Sizewell C is “certainly on…