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Cameco / Company ‘Excited’ By Fundamentals, Despite Q1 Net Loss
Source: NucNetCanadian uranium miner Cameco reported a loss for the first quarter of 2021, but president and chief executive officer Tim Gitzel said the company was “excited” about the fundamentals of uranium supply and demand. “First,…
TVA to Collaborate with Kairos Power on 140 MWe SMR
Source: Neutron BytesTVA to Collaborate with Kairos Power on Development of a 140 MWe Advanced SMR Russia Approvs’ $2.4 Billion Project To Use Five Floating Reactors For Remote Minerals Deposit UK ‘Remains Committed’ To Wylfa Newydd Nuclear…
Katy Huff to DOE as Acting @DOE_NE1 and permanent NE2
Source: Neutron BytesKathryn Huff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dr. Kathryn D. Huff was most recently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,…
US / Exelon Boss Says Nuclear Shutdowns Cold Cost Consumers $80 Billion
Source: NucNetAchieving the same amount of zero emissions power through renewables and storage would be 12 times more expensive than continuing to run Illinois’ nuclear plants and cost the state’s consumers $80bn, Exelon chief executive officer…
UK / Government ‘Remains Committed’ To Wylfa Newydd Nuclear Project, Says Minister
Source: NucNetThe UK government remains committed to new nuclear investment at the Wylfa Newydd site in north Wales and is continuing to talk to potential developers, energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said. The update came during an…
US / NRC Gives Go-Ahead For Two Surry Units To Operate For Up To 80 Years
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved an application by Dominion Energy Virginia for a 20-year extension to the operating licences of the twin-unit Surry nuclear power plant, allowing the two pressurised water reactors to…
NRC Grants 80-Year Licenses To Surry Units
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Tuesday it had approved the Dominion Energy Virginia application for an additional 20 years of operation for Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2, located near Surry, Va. These…
Westinghouse To Buy Laveer Engineering
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric Company this week signed a definitive agreement to acquire Laveer Engineering, a specialized nuclear engineering firm in Ontario, Canada.
Finland / Nuclear Utilities Cooperate On First Test Of Valve With 3D Printed Housing
Source: NucNetFinnish power companies and nuclear operators Teollisuuden Voima Oyj and Fortum have carried out a joint test of the first valve featuring a 3D printed housing at the Olkiluoto nuclear power station in Finland. The…
Hot Testing Started At Vogtle Unit 3
Source: NewsGeorgia Power said late April that hot functional testing had begun for Vogtle Unit 3, marking the initiation of a preliminary stress test of primary systems prior to loading the first fuel assemblies into the…
US / Study Warns Of More Nuclear Shutdowns As Economics Of Operation Deteriorate
Source: NucNetEconomic results for US commercial nuclear power plants are expected to deteriorate beyond 2021 and it is unlikely that any but the lowest-cost nuclear units will cover their costs and be viable to remain in…
SMRs Get Wind in their Sails from 3 Seas Initiative
Source: Neutron BytesU.S. State Dept. Commits $5.3M to Promote SMRs Nuclear Energy Developments in 3 Seas Countries – State by State US State Department Offers Support for SMRs and 3 Seas but Not in the Same Breath…
Indian Point / Unit 3 Set For Closure, Despite Warnings On Emissions
Source: NucNetThe last of three nuclear power reactors at the Indian Point nuclear power station in New York is scheduled for closure on Friday, after a years-long battle over its fate and despite warnings that shuttering…
US / New Jersey Approves Extension Of Subsidies For Hope Creek And Salem Reactors
Source: NucNetThe New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has unanimously voted to extend until May 2025 roughly $300 million in annual subsidies for three nuclear reactor units at the Hope Creek and Salem nuclear power stations.…
Lithuania / Vilnius Has Turned To Electricity Imports Since Ignalina Nuclear Station Closed, Says IEA
Source: NucNetThe Ignalina nuclear power station was once the pillar of Lithuania’s energy supply, but since it closed Lithuania has been importing electricity from Belarus, Latvia, Russia and Sweden with imports covering around 70% of its…
Vogtle-3 / Hot Functional Testing Begins At AP1000 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetHot functional testing has begun for the Vogtle-3 nuclear power plant under construction in the US, Georgia Power today announced. The company also said all modules for the Vogtle-3 and -4 nuclear expansion project have…
Chernobyl / Regulator Issues Licence For Full Operation Of ISF-2 Interim Storage Facility
Source: NucNetUkraine’s nuclear regulator has issued a licence for full operation of the he €400m ISF-2 interim storage facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power station site in Ukraine, Chernobyl NPP announced. The milestone represents the culmination…
EDF Makes Its Best Offer to NPCIL for Six EPRs at Jaitapur
Source: Neutron BytesFrance’s EDF Makes Best office to India for Six EPR Could Small-Scale Nuclear Power Be a Part of Alaska’s Future Energy Mix? Russia / Construction Start of Brest-OD-300 Pilot Plant NRC Wants to Know if…
Fast Reactors / Ansaldo Nuclear Wins Contract To Work On Westinghouse Project
Source: NucNetAnsaldo Nuclear of Italy has won a contract to design, install and operate two experimental facilities that will be part of Westinghouse Electric Company’ development programme for its lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR). Ansaldo Nucleare said…
Components Shipped To Rooppur NPP
Source: NewsShipment of major components – two steam generators and the VVER-1200 model reactor vessel – are underway from the Volgodonsk Branch of AEM-Technology to the Republic of Bangladesh for Unit 2 at the Rooppur Nuclear…