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Pressure Vessel For Akkuyu 3 Underway
Source: NewsVolgodonsk Branch of JSC AEM-technology, part of the engineering division of “Rosatom” State Corporation called Atomenergomash, has started long-cycle operation to manufacture the bottom of the nuclear reactor for Unit 3 of Akkuyu NPP under…
Ukraine Opens for New Nuclear Business with America
Source: Neutron BytesUkraine Opens for New Nuclear Business with America Nuclear Energy is an ESG Investable Asset Class: GEN IV Forum Report Ukraine Opens for New Nuclear Business with America (WNN contributed to this report) Ukraine and…
Newcleo Powers Up a Combination of Reactor Technologies
Source: Neutron BytesNewcleo Powers Up a Combination of Reactor Technologies Russia / Rosatom Announces Two Key Agreements In Drive To Deploy SMRs in Siberia X-Energy Brings South Korea’s Doosan Onboard for Engineering Services Signs of Progress with…
NuScale, Energoatom of Ukraine Sign MOU
Source: NewsNuScale Power and the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine (Energoatom) announced Wednesday that the two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the deployment of NuScale Power plants in Ukraine.
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology: A Primer
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: Neutron BytesThe Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) has published a primer on advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The 48-page PDF file is available for free by downloading it from the organization’s website. This primer provides basic information on…
CAES Opens New Reactor Simulator Lab
Source: NewsThe Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) announced the opening of its newest laboratory, the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Simulator Laboratory, featuring NuScale Power’s Energy Exploration (E2) Center, at its Idaho Falls headquarters.
Argentina Goes for Round Two of Negotiations for a Hualong One
Source: Neutron BytesArgentina Goes for Round Two of Negotiations for a Hualong One X-energy Provides Fuel Fabrication Services as part of DARPA’s DRACO Program United Arab Emirates / ENEC Announces Startup Of Unit 2 At Barakah First…
Plans to Complete Bellefonte Go Bust Again
Source: Neutron BytesThe long running saga of an effort by Tennessee real estate mogul Franklin Haney to buy the partially completed twin 1200 MWe nuclear reactors at TVA’s Bellefonte site in Scottsboro, AL, may have come to…
Congressman Asks Biden For Two-Plant Rescue
Source: NewsA Republican congressman from Illinois, Adam Kinzinger, has sent a letter to the Oval Office urging President Biden to evoke emergency powers to support two nuclear power plants in his state in light of the…
Mixed Messages from Congress on Funding Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesMixed Messages from Congress on Funding Nuclear Energy NuScale Power Signs MOU With Xcel Energy to Explore Potential Plant Operations UK Partnership Formed for Molten Salt Reactor Fuel UK Rolls Out as Role for Nuclear…
Pact In Place For IMSR Fuel Development
Source: NewsNuclear service provider Westinghouse, the UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), and Terrestrial Energy have signed an agreement for nuclear fuel development with the aim of supplying enriched uranium fuel for use in Terrestrial Energy’s Integral…
Akkuyu Unit 4 Pit Construction Has Begun
Source: NewsEarthmoving preparations for the construction of Unit 4 are underway at the site of Akkuyu NPP, the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. The works are carried out in accordance with the Limited Work Permit…
Two US Nuclear Utilities Order Hydrogen Production Gear
Source: Neutron BytesTwo US Nuclear Utilities Order Hydrogen Production Equipment UK Sizewell C Plant to Produce Hydrogen Synchronized with Renewables Sizewell C / Timeline For Final Decision to Build is Delayed CNSC and NRC Complete First Joint…
Rooppur Unit 2 Heavy Components Delivered
Source: NewsThe reactor vessel and four steam generators for Unit 2 of Rooppur nuclear power plant have been delivered to Bangladesh, Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom said Tuesday.
Oak Ridge Lab Receives EnCore Fuel Rods
Source: NewsNuclear services provider Westinghouse said that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee had received several of its irradiated EnCore nuclear fuel rods for a year of testing that is geared towards supporting the company's…
Rolls-Royce 1st Round of Financing to Develop 470 MWe PWR
Source: Neutron BytesUK / Rolls-Royce ‘Has Secured Investment’ For World’s First SMR Production Line House Appropriations Sets Zero Funding for Versatile Test Reactor Idaho Lab Study of Microreactors Sees a Future for Them New Report Finds Nuclear…
Taishan 1 Offline For Repairs/Investigation
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear has taken the newly commissioned Taishan Unit 1 offline to study and repair issues involving damaged cladding in about five of its fuel rods, which has raised radiation levels slightly in the…
Rooppur 1 Dome Set In Place
Source: NewsInstallation of metal structures for the inner containment dome has been completed in the power unit No. 1 reactor building at the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People's Republic of Bangladesh (PRB) said the…
China / CNNC Confirms Start Of First Concrete Pouring At Xudabao-3
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe pouring of first concrete has begun for the Xudabao-3 nuclear power plant being built with Russian technology in Liaoning province in northeast China, China National Nuclear Corporation said in a note to the Shanghai…
Advanced Nuclear Fuel / Oak Ridge To Begin Tests On Westinghouse Rods
Source: NucNetOak Ridge National Laboratory in the US state of Tennessee will examine several Westinghouse advanced nuclear fuel test rods that were irradiated in a commercial reactor as part of its efforts to support licensing the…