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Nuclear Innovation Alliance / Think-Tank Calls For ‘Timely, Efficient And Widespread’ Deployment Of Advanced Reactors
Source: NucNetThe US should aim to double domestic nuclear energy production by 2050 to help achieve 100% clean energy with the widespread deployment of advanced reactors a crucial part of policy, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance think-tank…
Rolls-Royce / Company Expects To Receive Regulatory Approval For Reactor By 2024
Source: NucNetRolls-Royce is to start building parts for its small modular nuclear reactors in anticipation of receiving regulatory approval from the British government by 2024, one of its directors has said. Paul Stein, the chairman of…
Framatome / French Company Aiming To Produce Full Reload Quantities Of Accident-Tolerant Fuel
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome is running five test programmes for accident-tolerant fuel in the US and Europe and is confident that it will “only be a few years” before it is producing full reload quantities,…
DOD to Build & Test Project Pele Mini Reactor at INL
Source: Neutron BytesDOD to Build & Test Project Pele Mini Reactor at INL Updates on BWXT Microreactor Design Project & TRISO Fuels Moltex and SNC-Lavalin Announce Strategic Partnership Canada’s Laurentis Signs Agreement with Fermi Energia on SMRs…
Framatome Selected For Forsmark NPP Generator Refit
Source: NewsFrench nuclear services company Framatome said Tuesday it had been chosen to support the emergency diesel generator refit program at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Vattenfall in Sweden.
Nine Westinghouse MOUs Focus On Dukovany NPP
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company said Thursday it had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with nine additional companies in Europe designed to promote cooperation on AP1000 power plant projects in the Czech Republic.
Slovenia / IAEA Review Calls For Sufficient Funding And Human Resources For Regulators
Source: NucNetSlovenia should aim to provide sufficient funding and human resources for both the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) and the Slovenia Radiation Protection Authority (SRPA) to fulfil their responsibilities, an International Atomic energy Agency mission…
Estonia / Canada’s Laurentis Signs Agreement To Work With Fermi Energia On SMR Programme
Source: NucNetLaurentis Energy Partners of Canada and Estonian energy company Fermi Energia have signed an agreement to work together to support the development of small modular reactors in Estonia. The aim is to develop an efficient…
US / BWXT Microreactor Selected For DOE’s Advanced Demonstration Programme
Source: NucNetA microreactor being developed by Virginia-based nuclear equipment company BWXT has been selected to participate in the US Department of Energy’s advanced reactor demonstration programme (ARDP). The BWXT advanced nuclear reactor, called Banr, is a…
Czech Republic / Westinghouse Signs More Agreements For Potential Dukovany-5 Project
Source: NucNetUS-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed further memorandums of understanding with companies in the Czech Republic related to cooperation on the potential deployment of an AP1000 nuclear power plant for the Dukovany-5 project and other…
US / Senator Introduces Bill To Ensure Domestic Supply Of Haleu For Advanced Reactors
Source: NucNetUS senator John Barrasso has introduced to the US Senate a bill to ensure a domestic supply of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (Haleu) to fuel advanced nuclear reactors. The Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022…
US / Nuclear Generation Falls By 1.5%, But Capacity Factors Remain High
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetUS nuclear electricity generation decreased for a second consecutive year in 2021, by 1.5% year over year to 778 million MWh, accounting for 19% of electricity generation, the Energy Information Administration reported. US nuclear power…
Ukraine / Second Staff Rotation At Chernobyl ‘Much Needed Positive Step’, Says IAEA Chief
Source: NucNetUkraine has carried out the first staff rotation at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in three weeks and only the second since late February when Russian forces seized the site, the International Atomic Energy Agency…
Sweden / Support For Nuclear Power Reaches ‘Record Levels’, Survey Suggests
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetSupport for the use of nuclear power in Sweden is at record levels with 56% saying they support the construction of new reactors if needed, according to a survey. More than eight out of 10,…
South Korea / Government Considers New Energy Plan After President-Elect’s Promise To Bring Back Nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe South Korean government is reviewing whether to set up a new long-term energy plan earlier than expected after president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said he planned to bring back nuclear power generation to the list of the…
Tennessee Site Near ORNL Chosen for HALEU Fuel Facility
Source: Neutron BytesTennessee Site Near ORNL Chosen for HALEU Fuel Facility Third Way – Developing Domestic HALEU Supply Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) Publishes A New Report on HALEU Sen Manchin (D-Wv) Sen Risch (R-Id) The International Nuclear…
Three Slovenia Firms Teams With Westinghouse On AP1000 Potential
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company on Tuesday signed memorandums of understanding with three companies in Slovenia that spells out cooperative efforts to pursue the potential AP1000 nuclear plant projects across Central and Eastern Europe.
Preliminary Sizewell B Extension Work Handed To U.S. Firms
Source: NewsFrench Utility EDF has recruited Westinghouse, Jacobs Engineering and General Electric to support the preliminary life extension work at the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk, United Kingdom, Westinghouse said Thursday.
Karachi 3 Reaches Full Power
Source: NewsUnit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan has successfully reached full power operation, obtaining the milestone for the first time on March 31, the China National Nuclear Corporation said this week.
How Energy Security is a Driver of Climate Policy
Source: Neutron BytesHow Energy Security is a Driver of Climate Policy Q&A with IP3’s Michael Hewitt Bulgaria Faces Energy Choices A Greek New Deal UK Pursuit of Energy Security and Climate Policy Poland Goes Private for SMRs…