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Global First Submits 15 MWt SMR for License from CNSC
Source: Neutron BytesGlobal First Small Modular Reactor Project Achieves Licensing Milestone UK SMR / Rolls-Royce Consortium Increases Plant’s Power, Plans To Build Up To 10 By 2035 Idaho Lab Slated to be Site for Use of Nuclear…
UK / NIA And Renewables Groups Join Forces To Call For ‘Urgent Action’ On New Nuclear, Wind And Solar
Source: NucNetThe London-based Nuclear Industry Association has joined forces with RenewableUK and Solar Energy UK to call for urgent action to build new nuclear, wind and solar capacity and for a binding target of 100% grid…
Hinkley Point C / US-Based Jacobs Signs Partnership Agreement
Source: NucNetUS-based Jacobs has signed a partnership agreement with NNB Generation, the company behind the $30bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in Somerset, England, The agreement outlines that Jacobs will remain a partner on…
Advanced Reactors / US Announces $40m Funding For Waste Programme
Source: NucNetThe US Department of Energy has announced up to $40m in funding for a new programme that aims to limit the amount of waste produced from advanced nuclear reactors. The DOE said the Advanced Research…
US / Nuclear Needed For Emissions Goals, Says White House Climate Advisor
Source: NucNetExisting nuclear power plants are going to be needed in the Biden administration’s ambitious effort to hit goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said. “In many areas continuation…
Stable Isotopes Studied For Rhino Protection
Source: NewsAround the globe, 10,000 radiation detection devices at ports of call could be instrumental in saving the lives of the endangered rhinoceroses with a new program in which harmless, stable isotopes are injected into live…
Drones Outfitted For Radiation Monitoring
Source: NewsBelgian researchers at Sabca and the Belgian nuclear research center SCK CEN say they have developed a drone-based technology that measures radiation levels on the ground.
Nuclear Fusion / South Wales Council Endorses Proposals To Host UKAEA’s ‘Step’ Reactor
Source: NucNetPembrokeshire County Council in South Wales has endorsed proposals to put the area forward as part of a UK government initiative to find a site to become the home of Step – the Spherical Tokamak…
Europe / Foratom Highlights Importance Of Investment Policy Planning For Low-Carbon Technologies Including Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe planning of investment policy for low-carbon technologies such as nuclear power is critical for driving investment in technologies which will help achieve the climate neutrality goals embedded in the European Green Deal, according to…
Olkiluoto-3 / TVO And Areva-Siemens Announce Agreement On Completion Terms
Source: NucNetTeollisuuden Voima Oyj and plant supplier Areva-Siemens have reached agreement regarding the terms of completion for the Olkiluoto-3 EPR project in Finland, with grid connection scheduled for October 2021 and regular electricity production remaining on…
NuScale Launches Effort to Deploy Floating SMRs
Source: Neutron BytesNuScale Teams with Canadian Firm to Deploy its SMRs via Floating Platforms Danish Firm Plans Floating SMR for Asian Customers South Korea Firms to Manufacture Floating Nuclear Power Plants South Korea / KHNP To Invest…
Poland / Nuclear Research Centre Signs Agreement For HTGR Development
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NucNetThe Polish Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) has signed a contract with the ministry of education paving the way for a three-year programme to help the development of high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology in the…
Open Letter / Nuclear Industry Warns World Leaders Reactor Shutdowns Could Derail Net-Zero Plans
Source: NucNetKey groups representing the global nuclear industry have written an open letter to world leaders warning that the proposed retirement of existing nuclear plants could derail the net-zero transition and calling for the technology to…
UK / Government Opens Reactor Assessment To Advanced Nuclear Technologies
Source: NucNetThe UK government has opened its generic design assessment (GDA) process for nuclear power plants to advanced nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors. The GDA allows the UK’s nuclear regulators to assess the safety, security,…
China / Tianwan-6 Connected To Grid, Says Nuclear Energy Association
Source: NucNetThe Tianwan-6 nuclear power plant in Jiangsu province, eastern China, was connected to the grid for the first time on 11 May, according to the China Nuclear Energy Association. According to the CNEA, grid connection…
Tianwan Unit 6 Connected To Grid
Source: NewsThe sixth unit at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in the Jiangsu province in China has been connected to the grid, the China Nuclear Energy Association announced.
US / EnergySolutions Agrees To Buy And Complete Decommissioning Of Kewaunee Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetUS-based EnergySolutions has entered into a definitive agreement with Dominion Energy to acquire the single-unit Kewaunee nuclear power station in Wisconsin and complete decommissioning of the facility. The 566-MW pressurised water reactor unit was shut…
Slovenia / Framatome Signs Two System Upgrades Contracts For Krško
Source: NucNetFramatome has signed two contracts to upgrade systems and equipment used to manage operations at the Krško nuclear power station in Slovenia. The French nuclear company said will design, deliver and install new instrumentation and…
Energy Impact Centre / US Open-Source Reactor Developer To Hold Virtual Supplier Day For UK
Source: NucNetThe US-based Energy Impact Centre is hosting a virtual supplier day on 15 May to highlight the opportunities for UK industry in its small modular reactor programme. The EIC has developed OPEN100, an open-source development…
Excavation Of Finnish Repository Starts
Source: NewsExcavation of the final disposal repository unit for spent nuclear fuel in Finland began as of May 5, Posiva Oy has announced.