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US / NuScale SMR Project Reduced From 12 To Six Reactor Modules
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetA Utah energy cooperative said it will reduce the number of small modular nuclear reactor modules it will build in Idaho from 12 to six for a first-of-a-kind project that is part of a federal…
UK / Ministers ‘Investigating Ways’ To Block China From New Nuclear Projects
Source: NucNetChina’s state-owned nuclear energy company China General Nuclear (CGN) could be blocked from all future power projects in the UK, with ministers understood to be investigating ways to prevent its involvement. The move would exclude…
Angela Merkel / ‘Nuclear Phaseout Will Make It Harder To Reduce Emissions’
Source: NucNetGermany’s chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her decision to end the country’s use of commercial nuclear power next year, but acknowledged that it will make it harder to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short…
Japan / Tepco Delays Restart Of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactors Until 2022 ‘At Earliest’
Source: NucNetReactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata prefecture, western Japan, will not be restarted until fiscal 2022 at the earliest, according to a new business plan submitted to the government by operator Tokyo…
ESG Reporting as a Means to Leverage Interest by Investors in Next Generation LWR and Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesAn opportunity exists for the global nuclear energy industry to attract investment capital and/or to lower the cost of capital, by focusing on investors who are committed to (environmental, social, governance) ESG investing. Background The…
US / NuScale Secures Investment And Support For SMR Project From South Korea’s Samsung C&T
Source: NucNetUS-based nuclear technology developer NuScale Power announced on Thursday that South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation has committed to make an equity investment in NuScale to support deployment of its small modular reactor. Samsung C&T and…
Framatome / US Regulator Accepts Key Topical Report On Nuclear Fuel For Review
Source: NucNetFrench nuclear company Framatome says it has achieved a significant milestone towards implementing nuclear fuel at higher enrichments and burnups after a key report was accepted for review by the US nuclear regulator. The Nuclear…
Hinkley Point C / Bilfinger Salamis UK Wins €20m Inspection Services Contract
Source: NucNetBilfinger Salamis UK has won a €20m contract from EDF Energy to carry out inspection services for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset, southwest England. Over the next five years,…
US / Researchers Complete Testing Of Sensors For Small Light-Water Reactor Systems
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetThe US Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee-based nuclear engineering services company Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation have completed testing of sensors for small light-water reactor systems. The US Department of Energy said performance data…
Spain / Excluding Nuclear From Taxonomy Could Endanger Transition, Says Industry Group
Source: NucNetExcluding nuclear power from Europe’s sustainable finance taxonomy could compromise funding for nuclear generation in Spain and endanger the continuity of reactor operations during the country’s planned energy transition up to 2035, Madrid-based Foro Nuclear…
Tennessee Embraces Kairos Power's Hermes Reactor
Source: NewsTennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Kairos Power officials announced on July 16 that the privately funded, advanced nuclear engineering company will establish a low-power demonstration reactor…
US / South Korea’s Doosan Announces Additional $60M Investment In NuScale Power
Source: NucNetSouth Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction has signed an agreement with US-based NuScale Power to invest an additional $60m to continue to support deployment of NuScale’s small modular reactor. The investment follows a $44m…
Belgium / Nuclear Phaseout Will Increase Emissions And Energy Imports, Says Independent Report
Source: NucNetBelgium’s planned nuclear phaseout by 2025 is expected to increase the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and energy imports, a report by the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) found. The report said nuclear power is expected to…
China Breaks Ground for 1st Small Modular Reactor
Topics: New ReactorsSource: Neutron BytesChina Breaks Ground for its 1st Small Modular Reactor NuScale Downsizes Idaho Plant from 12 to 6 Units Kairos $100 Million Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Project to be Tested in East Tennessee UK / Government…
Bulgaria / IAEA Team Completes Long-Term Operation Review At Kozloduy
Source: NucNetAn International Atomic Energy Agency team has praised measures being introduced for long-term operation of the Kozloduy nuclear station in Bulgaria, but said the operator should complete implementation of an equipment qualification programme and complete…
Egypt / Country Planning Several Nuclear Plants In Various Regions, Official Says
Source: NucNetAn Egyptian official said the country plans to build “several nuclear plants in various regions” as it looks for ways of generating reliable baseload power to meet development and economic needs. Hesham Hegazy, head of…
Nuclear In Space / NASA Announces Funding for Three Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetNASA has selected three teams of companies to perform concept studies of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactors while making plans to fund similar studies for nuclear surface power systems. Each contract is worth approximately $5m…
Construction Of SMR Underway In China
Source: NewsChina National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)' said construction of a multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project had begun at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China's Hainan Province.
Nawah, Westinghouse Sign Support Agreement
Source: NewsEmirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s JV Operating and Maintenance Subsidiary Nawah and Westinghouse sign five-year support agreement for Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the companies said Tuesday.
Europe / Foratom Calls For Clarity On Commission’s ‘Fit For 55’ Emissions Policies
Source: NucNetThe Brussels-based nuclear industry group Foratom has welcomed a package of emissions-related policies published by the European commission on Wednesday, but has called for clarification on how the transition will be financed and whether there…