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Fukushima-Daiichi / IAEA Welcomes ‘Significant Progress’ On Water Discharge Plans
Source: NucNetJapan has made significant progress as it prepares to discharge treated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station into the ocean, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in its first report on the project. The…
Idaho Lab RFI for Net-Zero Campus Microgrid
Source: Neutron BytesBattelle Energy Alliance (BEA), an entity that manages and operates the Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, on April 29 launched a request for information (RFI) from industry, utilities, energy users, and other stakeholders that…
SMRs / NuScale To Form Publicly Traded Company After Merger Given Go-Ahead
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetThe shareholders of the US-based Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. have approved a merger with small modular reactor developer NuScale, which will lead to the creation of a new publicly traded entity called NuScale Power Corporation.…
China Greenlights Six New Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesChina Greenlights Six New Nuclear Reactors Russia’s Mixed Prospects for Exports Due to Its Invasion of Ukraine Update on Prospects for New Nuclear Power Plants in Poland NuScale Spins Up Supply Chain for Major Reactor…
Drainage System Milestone Reached At Akkuyu Site
Source: NewsAs part of the work on establishing a unified water discharge system at the construction site of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1, construction workers connected the discharge channel and the siphon well at the Russian-Turkish project,…
Hongyanhe Unit 6 Reaches First Criticality
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear said the first criticality – a sustained nuclear reaction – had been achieved on April 21 at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant’s Unit 6, the second of two ACPR-1000 reactors built at…
Unexpected Pump Startup At Olkiluoto Unit 3
Source: NewsFinish utility Teollisuuden Voima Ovj (TVO) said Tuesday that the Olkiluoto NPP’s nascent Unit 3 was shut down as part of a test program, but that the boron pumps, part of the plant’s safety system,…
Ukraine / IAEA Mission Restores Monitoring Functions At Chernobyl As Grossi Is Hopeful To Meet Russian Officials Over Zaporizhzhia
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation to Ukraine has helped restore vital monitoring systems, made radiation level assessments, and delivered needed equipment at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power station during a two-day…
Ukraine / Energoatom Granted Permit To Operate Centralised Fuel Repository At Chernobyl
Source: NucNetUkraine’s state-owned nuclear operator Energoatom announced it has received from the national regulatory authority the operating permit for the centralised spent nuclear fuel storage facility (CSFSF) near the Chernobyl nuclear power station. The repository is…
US / Purdue University And Duke Energy To Assess Feasibility Of SMR For Campus Energy Needs
Source: NucNetPurdue University in the US state of Indiana has signed an agreement with utility Duke Energy to work on a feasibility study for the potential deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology to meet the…
China / First Criticality Achieved At Hongyanhe-6 ACPR-1000 Unit
Source: NucNetFirst criticality has been achieved at Unit 6 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power station in China’s Liaoning province in the northeast of the country, the China Nuclear Energy Association said. First criticality means the plant…
Poland / Bechtel Signs Agreements With 12 Companies For Potential New-Build
Source: NucNetUS-based Bechtel, the engineering, construction, and project management multinational, has signed agreements with 12 Polish companies for the potential development of two new civil nuclear power plants as Warsaw seeks to find cleaner energy sources…
US / Nuclear Generation ‘Relatively Steady’ As Uprates Offset Reactor Retirements
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetNuclear-powered generation has remained relatively steady in the US during the past decade because uprates at existing facilities have offset the retirement of several reactors, the Energy Information Administration said. The EIA said only one…
Japan / JAEA And MHI Join Global Race To Generate Green Hydrogen From Nuclear
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetThe Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are to establish a demonstration green hydrogen production project at the High-Temperature Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The project means…
US / NuScale Signs Agreement With Doosan For Production Of SMR Forging Materials
Source: NucNetUS reactor developer NuScale Power and Doosan Enerbility have signed an agreement for Doosan to begin production of forging materials for NuScale’s small modular reactors as early as 2022, with expectations for full-scale equipment manufacturing…
Westinghouse To Purchase BHI Energy
Source: NewsPrivate equity firm AE Industrial Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets, announced it had agreed to sell BHI Energy…
Some Normalcy Restored At Chernobyl NPP
Source: NewsThe United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday that Ukraine had told them communication between the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Ukrainian national regulator had been restored after a month of disconnect…
Atommash Welds Upper Portion Xudabao Reactor Vessel
Source: NewsAtommash, part of the machine-building division of Rosatom-Atomenergomash, the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies, said it had finished welding the circumferential welds on upper reactor semi-vessel designed for Unit No.3 of Xudabao NPP under construction in…
North America / Canada-US Partnership Aims To Develop Advanced Nuclear Technology
Source: NucNetTwo of North America’s major nuclear utilities have announced a partnership to develop advanced nuclear technology as an integral part of a clean energy future and creating a North American energy hub. Canada-based Ontario Power…
US and Canadian Nuclear Utilities Partner on SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesUS and Canadian Nuclear Utilities TVA & OPG Partner on SMRs Kairos Power Forms Advanced Nuclear Development Consortium Rolls-Royce Sets 2029 for FOAK of its 470 MWe PWR in Revenue Service Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)…