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US / Holtec Completes Non-Fuel Radwaste Removal From Oyster Creek And Pilgrim
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: NucNetUS-based Holtec International has completed packaging and storage projects for non-fuel high-level radioactive waste from the Oyster Creek and Pilgrim nuclear power plants. The company said in a statement that the waste, which consisted of…
Opinion – A New Hope for the Versatile Test Reactor
Source: Neutron BytesA lot in terms of US energy security and its impact on climate policy is riding on what backers of the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) would do with a proposed $45 million sitting as a…
Australia / Deep Yellow And Vimy Announce Merger That Will Create ‘New Global Uranium Player’
Source: NucNetAustralian uranium developers Deep Yellow and Vimy Resources have agreed to a merger that is expected to create a new global uranium player with one of the largest uranium mineral resource inventories globally and two…
Four Canadian Provinces Band Together on SMRs
Source: NewsFour provincial Canadian governments – Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Alberta – said Tuesday they had agreed to a joint strategic plan that would promote development of small modular reactors(SMR).
Winfrith Magnox Waste Transfer Step Completed
Source: NewsA major project to dispose of more than 1,000 stainless steel drums of waste at Nuclear Waste Services’ Low Level Waste Repository site from the Winfrith Magnox site, each weighing around one metric ton, has…
South Africa / IAEA Calls On Eskom To ‘Review And Implement’ All Plant Programmes For Koeberg LTO
Source: NucNetSouth Africa’s state utility and nuclear operator should comprehensively review and implement all plant programmes relevant for long-term operation (LTO) of the Koeberg nuclear power station, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The agency also…
Poland / PEJ Submits Environmental Report To Authorities For Location Of First New-Build Project
Source: NucNetPolskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the state-owned company in charge of Poland’s ambitious nuclear new-build plans, has submitted an environmental impact report related to the location of the first nuclear station to the country’s general directorate…
11-Month Test Reactor Overhaul Is Finished
Source: NewsThe Idaho National Laboratory said Monday that one of the country’s “centerpiece” research reactor, the Advanced Test Reactor, was ready for a restart after an 11-month core overhaul.
Canada Backs Westinghouse Mini-Reactor
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Canada said this week that announced today, it had been awarded a $21.65 million award from the Canada's Strategic Innovation Fund that will be used to support development of the company's eVinci micro-reactor.
The International Bank for Nuclear Infrastructure
Source: Neutron BytesInternational Banks like the World Bank and others have gone out of their way to avoid investing in nuclear energy projects. In the US the Development Finance Corp, after saying last year it was open…
Rolls-Royce SMR Under ONR Review
Source: NewsThe United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are set to begin a three-step process for evaluation of Rolls-Royce’s 470MW small modular reactor (SMR).
Westinghouse, Perma-Fix To Develop UK Treatment Facility
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company and nuclear waste services company Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc, said Monday they had signed a term sheet at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia, signaling plans to develop a state-of-the-art advanced materials treatment…
Karachi 3 Is Connected To Pakistan's Grid
Source: NewsThe China National Nuclear Corporation said Unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan had been successfully connected to the gird on March 4, a major step in its path towards commercial operation.
BWXT Orders In A Week Top $1 Billion
Source: NewsNuclear service giant BWX Technologies said it had landed a contract from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Project for delivery of naval nuclear components and fuel. The approximate value of the contract, the company said,…
US Companies Sign MOU To Advance Nuclear In Poland
Source: NewsThree powerful U.S. companies with a sizeable presence in the nuclear power industry, Westinghouse, GE Steam Power and Bechtel, said they had signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear power projects in Poland.
Westinghouse Contracted For Kozloduy Cybersecurity
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Sweden AB and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) signed a contract for the design, delivery and installation of a cybersecurity system at the plant.
A Fourth Hualong One Unit, Karachi 3, Is Hot
Source: NewsUnit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan achieved criticality for the first time at midnight on Feb 21, meaning it is now able to operate with power and laying a solid foundation…
Darlington Unit 1 Refurbishment Underway
Source: NewsOntario Power Generation said this week that work had begun on Darlington Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 1, the third of four reactors to undergo mid-life refurbishment.
DOE To Demolish Submarine Reactor Prototype
Source: NewsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management said this week it was ready to demolish the prototype reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory that was used for development of nuclear-powered submarines.
Contracts Revive Angra 3 Project; Angra 2 Falters
Source: NewsA month after announcing Angra 2 had gone three years without an unplanned reactor shutdown, Brazil’s nuclear utility Electronuclear said the plant was disconnected from the grid Wednesday due failure of the steam inlet valve…