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Spain / IAEA Review Calls For ‘Consistent Strategy’ On Asco Ageing Management And LTO
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team that reviewed long-term operational safety at the Asco nuclear power station in Spain has urged the operator to implement a consistent strategy for the use of ageing management…
China / Hongyanhe-5 Nuclear Power Plant Begins Commercial Operation
Source: NucNetThe Hongyanhe-5 nuclear power plant in China’s northeastern Liaoning province begun commercial operation after a trial operation period of 168 hours ended at 21:32 local time on 31 July, state-owned China General Nuclear said. Hongyanhe-5…
Taishan-1 / China EPR Goes Offline For ‘Maintenance And To Replace Damaged Fuel’
Source: NucNetThe Taishan-1 EPR nuclear plant in southern China has been taken offline for maintenance and to replace damaged fuel, two weeks after the country’s regulator said it was in “normal condition and operational safety is…
UK Picks HTGR Technology for Pilot SMR Program. Who’s Design will It Use?
Source: Neutron BytesUK Picks HTGR for Pilot SMR Program Japan’s HTTR Restarts And Could Be Used To Demonstrate Green Hydrogen Production Russia Plans More Floating Nuclear Power Plants US / NRC Recommends License Approval For ISP Spent…
US / NRC Recommends Licence Approval For ISP Spent Fuel Storage Facility In Texas
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recommend granting a proposed licence for Interim Storage Partners to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Andrews County, Texas. The NRC said…
US Shutdowns / Exelon Files Plans To Decommission All Four Reactors At Byron And Dresden
Source: NucNetExelon Generation has filed plans to decommission its Byron and Dresden nuclear power stations in Illinois, citing a lack of action from state lawmakers on clean energy legislation that would help save the facilities. The…
China / Upper RPV Half For New Tianwan-7 VVER Plant Assembled
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussian nuclear equipment manufacturer Atommash has assembled ahead of welding the upper half of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for China’s Tianwan-7 nuclear power plant, parent company Atomenergomash said. The 150-tonne structure, which has a…
US / NRC To Review Duke Energy Application For 80-Year Operation At All Three Oconee Reactors
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review an application from Duke Energy Carolinas requesting an additional 20 years for the operating licences of Units 1, 2 and 3 at the Oconee nuclear power…
Brazil / Local Consortium Wins $56M Tender For Angra-3 Completion
Source: NucNetA Brazilian consortium comprising Ferreira Guedes, Matricial and ADtranz has won a tender to complete Unit 3 of the Angra nuclear power station in Rio de Janeiro state with a bid of $56.1m. State-run power…
UK / Government Says HTGRs Are ‘Most Promising Model’ For Demonstration Reactor Programme
Source: NucNetThe UK’s plan to have the latest nuclear technology up and running within the next decade has moved a step closer with publication of a call for evidence which sets out the government’s suggested approach…
Exelon Files Byron And Dresden Decommissioning Plans
Source: NewsExelon Generation, owner and operator of the Byron and Dresden nuclear energy facilities, announced Wednesday that it would file Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activity Reports (PSDARs) today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, detailing long-term site restoration…
Hot Testing Begun For Belarus NPP Unit 2
Source: NewsTechnicians have begun hot functional testing at the Russian-built Unit 2 of the Belarus Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear power giant Rosatom has announced.
UAMPS Scales Back NuScale SMR Project
Source: NewsThe Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) said the NuScale small modular reactors project in development for eastern Idaho had been shifted from 12 units to six with each unit now expected to deliver 77MWe…
Belarus / Hot Testing Begins At Russia-Supplied Belarusian-2 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetHot functional testing has begun at Unit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear power station near Ostrovets, according to Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which is in charge of the project. Hot functional testing marks the…
China / Embassy Says Blocking Beijing From Nuclear Projects Would Be ‘Against UK’s Interests’
Source: NucNetThe Chinese embassy in London said in a statement it had “noticed” a report in the Financial Times that the UK government is considering ways to remove Chinese nuclear energy companies from future power projects…
Russia / Rosatom Signs Agreement That Could Lead To Floating Reactors For Far East Minerals Deposit
Source: NucNetRussian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and GDK Baimskaya, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s Kaz Minerals Group, have signed a power supply agreement for a mining project that includes the planned use of floating nuclear power plants.…
Poland / Synthos Begins Advanced Site Screening For SMR Deployment
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetPolish company Synthos has begun advanced site screening for small modular reactor deployment in Poland and is hoping pre-licensing for the sites can begin soon. Rafal Kasprow, chief exeucitve officer of Synthos Green Energy, told…
Bolivia / Latin American Country Pours First Concrete For $300 Million Nuclear Research Facility
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetPouring of first concrete began on Monday for the foundation of a $300m nuclear research reactor complex in Bolivia, marking the formal start of the project which will see Russia build a nuclear research and…
UK Gov’t Said Ready to Cut China Out of its Nuclear Plans
Source: Neutron BytesUK Gov’t Reported to Planning Break with China Over Nuclear Energy Investments China ‘Unveils Design’ For Next-Generation Commercial Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Phase-out Plan a Key Issue in S. Korea Election NuScale Gets Two Investments…
Atlantic Council / ‘SMRs Present Vital Opportunity For Arctic Energy Production’
Source: NucNetThe continued development of small modular reactors offers a potential opportunity to overcome many of the hindrances presented by larger nuclear power plants, including high costs, complex supply chains, large physical infrastructure, and unsuitability in…