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First Fuel Loading Begins At Tianwan Unit 6
Source: NewsThe loading of the first group of fuel assemblies into unit 6 at China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang city, East China’s Jiangsu province, began on April 14, CNNC said…
US / Study Says Illinois May Have To Subsidise More Exelon Reactors To Keep Them Running
Source: NucNetIllinois may have to provide subsidies to more of Exelon Corp’s nuclear plants if it wants the carbon-free power those reactors produce to help the state transition from dirty fossil fuels to cleaner forms of…
Pakistan / Cold Testing Completed At China-Supplied Kanupp-3 Nuclear Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe Kanupp-3 nuclear power plant under construction in Pakistan has entered the commissioning phase after the completion of cold testing, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. CNNC said the main purpose of cold testing is…
Climate Summit / Lobby Group Head Urges Leaders To Make Sure Nuclear Is Part Of Transition
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetA pro-nuclear lobby group has urged US president Joe Biden and other world leaders attending a climate summit to “set the right tone” by backing measures to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and…
Europe / Nuclear Industry Welcomes Emissions Agreement, Says Reactors Must Be Part Of Energy Transition
Source: NucNetThe nuclear energy industry has welcomed the EU’s provisional agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030, calling it a move that shows the bloc is “at least on paper, serious about tackling…
Belarus / First Nuclear Fuel Delivered For Belarusian-2 Nuclear Reactor
Source: NucNetThe first batch of nuclear fuel has been delivered for Unit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear power station near Ostrovets, the Belarusian ministry of energy said. The fuel is expected to pass acceptance protocols and…
European Taxonomy / Commission Announces Plans To Include Nuclear Energy
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe European commission has announced that it will include nuclear power in the EU’s sustainable taxonomy under a complimentary delegated act that will confirm the energy source is as sustainable as other taxonomy-compliant power technologies.…
Bangladesh / Russia Ships RPV And Two Steam Generators For Rooppur
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetRussia’s nuclear equipment manufacturer Atommash has shipped the reactor pressure vessel and two steam generators for the second unit at the Rooppur nuclear power station under construction in Bangladesh, a statement by parent company Atomenergomash…
China / Fuel Loading Underway At Tianwan-6 Nuclear Reactor
Source: NucNetFuel loading has begun at Unit 6 of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Jiangsu province, eastern China, China National Nuclear Corporation said. The company said the process had begun on 14 April 2021. This…
Poland / Energy Transition Not Possible Without Nuclear, Says Climate Minister
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetIt is not possible to be realistic about any energy transition without the use of nuclear power as a zero-emission source, Poland’s climate minister Michal Kurtyka said in a recent interview for local media. Mr…
Dukovany / Russia Row Could Influence Decision On $7 Billion Nuclear Tender, Says Minister
Source: NucNetThe Czech Republic’s security row with Russia could influence a decision on whether Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom is invited to join a $7bn tender for a new nuclear power plant at the Dukovany nuclear…
TRISO Fuel Successfully Fabricated in Canada
Source: Neutron BytesCanadian National Laboratory Successfully Fabricates Advanced Small Modular Reactor Fuel Canada / Power Companies’ Feasibility Study Says SMRs Can Be Economically Competitive USA Preparing To Lead Advanced Nuclear Fuel Supply, Says Korsnick China Gives Green…
Triso / CNL Fabricates Advanced Small Modular Reactor Fuel
Source: NucNetCanadian Nuclear Laboratories has fabricated fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel pellets, an advanced and proprietary reactor fuel designed by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) for its micro modular reactor. The project, funded through the Canadian Nuclear…
Core Catcher Set Into Place At Kudankulam
Source: NewsThe case of the core melt localization device or the so-called core catcher has been installed in the design position under the reactor pit of power unit No.4 of Kudankulam NPP which is under construction…
Steam Turbine Components Reach Akkuyu
Source: NewsThe first heavy component of the steam turbine set – the rotor of the high and intermediate pressure cylinder (HP and IP cylinder), which weighs above 107 tons and is more than 12 meters long…
China / Beijing Plans $422 Million Underground Laboratory For Repository Research
Source: NucNetChina will spend $422m building an underground laboratory for research into storing high-level radioactive waste from the country’s growing fleet of nuclear power plants with the aim of building the country’s first deep geologic repository…
UK / Regulator Approves Hunterston Restarts After Graphite Core Checks
Source: NucNetThe UK’s nuclear regulator said on Tuesday it had approved a restart of the B-1 and B2- nuclear power units at the Hunterston nuclear station in Scotland. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said on…
Akkuyu / Arabelle Steam Turbine Rotor Delivered For Unit 1 At Turkey Plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: NucNetThe rotor of the high and intermediate pressure cylinder for the Arabelle steam turbine manufactured by GE Steam Power has been delivered for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station in southern Turkey, according…
Nuclear Fusion / California Company Gets $280 Million Additional Funding From Investors Including Google
Source: NucNetTAE Technologies, a California-based private company developing technology to generate power from nuclear fusion, has raised $280m from new and existing investors, including Google. The company also announced what it called a landmark fusion technology…
Covid-19 / Cameco To Restart Cigar Lake Mine After December Pandemic Shutdown
Source: NucNetCanada-based uranium miner Cameco is planning to restart production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan in April, the company said in a statement on Friday. Cameco suspended operations at Cigar Lake in…