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Japan / Fuel Loading Completed At Miahama-3, Says Japan Nuclear Group
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetFuel loading has been completed at the Mihama-3 nuclear power unit in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, according to the Japan Atomic Industry Forum (Jaif). Jaif said the loading of 157 fuel assemblies in the core…
US / Japan’s IHI Corporation Invests $20 Million In NuScale SMR Project
Source: NucNetFluor Corporation announced that IHI Corporation of Japan is investing $20m into NuScale Power LLC, a leading small modular nuclear reactor technology company in which Fluor is the majority investor. California-based Fluor said IHI’s immediate…
Argentina / Embalse Returns To Service Following Planned Outage
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NucNetThe Embalse nuclear plant in Argentina has returned to service after a planned outage that began on April. Owner and operator of the single-unit facility Nucleolectrica Argentina said the outage was the first since the…
UK / Nuclear Company Announces HTGR Collaboration With Japan
Source: NucNetA UK nuclear technology company says it has has teamed up with the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency to develop plans for advanced nuclear technology that could be operational in Britain by 2029 with 20 units…
Chernobyl / Ukraine Regulator Issues Permit For Fuel Transfer To New ISF-2 Facility
Source: NucNetUkraine’s nuclear regulator SNRIU has issued a permit to SSE Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) for the retrieval of undamaged used nuclear fuel from the ISF-1 interim used fuel wet storage facility. The fuel will…
Moltex Energy / SMR Clears Phase 1 Of Canada Regulatory Review
Source: NucNetCanada-based reactor developer Moltex Energy has completed Phase 1 of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s pre-licensing vendor design review for its 300-MW stable salt reactor-waste burner (SSR-W). The CNSC concluded that Moltex has a clear…
William Magwood / Nuclear And Renewables Provide ‘Very Clear Pathway’ To Carbon Neutrality
Source: NucNetNuclear power is “coming back to the table” as an option for many countries and can work with renewables provide a very clear pathway to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, the director-general of the OECD…
Another Vogtle Unit 3 Pushback
Source: NewsDelays in Unit 3 hot functional testing have set the commercial operations schedule of the new reactor at the Plant Vogtle expansion project in Waynesboro, Georgia, back three weeks to a likely start in early…
Phase 1 Of Regulatory Review Done For Moltex SMR
Source: NewsThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) said Tuesday that it had completed Phase 1 of its pre-licensing vendor desigh review for the SSR W300 molten salt reactor designed by Moltex Energy.
Holtec Completes Oyster Creek Fuel Transfer
Source: NewsHoltec International this week said it had completed the transfer of irradiated fuel at the retired Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to dry storage, putting the decommissioning project on pace to become the fastest on…
Spain / IEA Says Madrid Should Not Rule Out Long-Term Use Of Nuclear Technology
Source: NucNetSpain should not rule out nuclear energy as an option beyond 2050 with reactor technology having “great potential” to contribute to decarbonisation through high-temperature heat supply and hydrogen production, a report by the International Energy…
China / Russia Assembles Lower Half Of RPV For New Tianwan-7 VVER Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussian nuclear equipment manufacturer Atommash has assembled ahead of welding the lower half of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for China’s Tianwan-7 nuclear power plant, parent company Atomenergomash said. The 160-tonne structure with a diameter…
White House Summit / US And South Korea Announce Plans To Expand Nuclear Energy Cooperation
Source: NucNetThe US and South Korea have agreed to expand their work on nuclear energy development in a bid to increase their presence in foreign markets, including the development of new-build projects. In a joint statement,…
Poland / Westinghouse Announces Further Investment With Kraków Service Centre
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NucNetWestinghouse has announced further investment in Poland with the establishment of a global shared service centre in Kraków. The new location, Westinghouse’s first in Poland, will open in August 2021. In the first stage, the…
US / New York State Regulators Approve Deal That Clears Way For Decommissioning Of Indian Point
Source: NucNetNew York state regulators have approved a deal that puts in place “robust” financial conditions and clears the way for decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant north of New York City. The state Public…
Iran / Agreement With IAEA Paves Way For Vienna Talks This Week
Source: NucNetIran and the International Atomic Energy Agency are extending a recently expired monitoring agreement by a month, paving the way for indirect negotiations between the US and Iran that resume in Vienna this week. International…
US / Reform Of NRC’s Fee Model Will Unlock Advanced Reactor Innovation, Says Report
Source: NucNetReform of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s user-fee model for new licence applicants, combined with more funding for advanced reactor licensing and regulatory infrastructure, will unlock innovation and support US leadership in advanced nuclear energy,…
Belarus / Second Unit Scheduled For Startup This Autumn, Says Minister
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe physical startup for the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power station near Ostrovets is expected in the autumn of 2021, Belarusian minister of energy Viktor Karankevich told journalists. Mr Karankevich was quoted by…
Clean Hydrogen / US DOE To Test Electrolysis Technology Powered By Nuclear
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetThe US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory will collaborate with California-based Bloom Energy on a project to produce clean hydrogen using solid-oxide, high-temperature electrolysis technology powered by nuclear energy. Bloom Energy said it had…
Spain / Foro Nuclear President Renews Call For Reduction In ‘Suffocating’ Fiscal Pressure
Source: NucNetThe head of Spain’s nuclear industry group Foro Nuclear has renewed his call for federal government to reduce the “suffocating” fiscal pressure on the country’s fleet of seven commercial nuclear power reactors. Ignacio Araluce said…