Policy & Regulation
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Norway Invites 22 Municipalities To Consider Hosting Nuclear Waste Facilities
Source: NucNetNorwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) has sent letters to 22 Norwegian municipalities with an invitation to participate in a further process with the aim of locating nuclear…
US Regulator Extends All Three Browns Ferry Nuclear Reactor Licences For 20 Years
Source: NucNetFederal power utility Tennessee Valley Authority announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licences for all three units at the Browns…
Opinion – Relicensing Diablo Canyon Puts It in Good Company
Source: Neutron BytesIn a world in which nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence of interest and action, the determined efforts of groups opposed to the relicensing of the…
Talks On Small Modular Reactors Continuing Between Turkey And Bill Gates’ TerraPower
Source: NucNetDiscussions are continuing between Turkey and US-based nuclear reactor company TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates, to incorporate small modular reactors (SMRs) in Ankara’s broader 2050 nuclear…
BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Passes Step 2 Of UK’s Generic Design Assessment
Source: NucNetThe GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has completed Step 2 of the generic design assessment (GDA) process in the UK.…
Europe Approves State Aid For Poland Nuclear Station, First Concrete Planned For 2028
Source: NucNetThe European Commission has given its approval for Poland to finance its first commercial nuclear power station with public aid estimated at PLN 60 billion (€14.2bn,…
Czech Public Continues To Show Strong Support For Nuclear, Says Poll
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NucNetThe Czech public continues to back the growth of nuclear power generation in the country as a way to help maintain energy independence, an Ipsos poll…
DOE Opens Its Checkbook for SMRs; Plans to Spend $800M
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Opens Its Checkbook for SMRs; Plans to Spend $800M The Department of Energy has opened its checkbook and is now funding the middle ground between…
NRC Completes Final Safety Evaluation For Construction Of TerraPower’s Natrium Nuclear Project
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its final safety evaluation for TerraPower’s application to build its Natrium demonstration plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, a statement…
Taiwan Edges Closer To Nuclear Return As Ministry Approves Feasibility Report
Source: NucNetState-owned utility Taipower is expected to submit plans for restarting two of Taiwan’s shut-down nuclear power stations by March 2026, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)…
Danish Industry Groups Announce Alliance To Promote Nuclear Energy
Source: NucNetDanish industry groups have joined forces to form an alliance which aims to promote nuclear energy as the Scandinavian country reconsiders its 40-year ban on reactors…
Hokkaido Governor Announces Backing For Restart Of Tomari-3 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetThe governor of Hokkaido prefecture in northern Japan announced on 28 November his support for the planned restart of Unit 3 at Hokkaido Electric Power Company’s…
ADB And IAEA To Cooperate On Nuclear Energy Development
Source: NucNetThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear energy in Asia and the Pacific…
US Army Announces Nine Sites For Possible Microreactor Deployment
Source: NucNetThe US army has selected nine sites for the potential deployment of microreactor power plants as it looks to the technology for increased and more resilient…
UK Gov’t Taps Rolls-Royce for Three SMRs at Wylfa
Source: Neutron BytesUK Gov’t Taps Rolls-Royce for Three 480 MW PWRs at Wylfa (NucNet contributed to this report ) The UK has chosen the island of Anglesey off…
Fusion Company Warns UK Risks Falling Behind US And China
Source: NucNetUK-based inertial fusion energy (IFE) company First Light Fusion (FLF) has warned that the UK risks falling behind the US and China in the race for…
South Africa’s Koeberg-2 Gets Green Light To Operate For Additional 20 Years
Source: NucNetSouth Africa’s nuclear regulator has approved operation of the 930-MW Koeberg-2 unit near Cape Town for a further 20 years of operation until 9 November 2045,…
‘Stakes Have Increased’ As US Risks Falling Behind China In Race For Nuclear Fusion
Source: NucNetChina is rapidly advancing its fusion energy capabilities through massive state investments and aggressive technological development and without decisive action the US risks falling behind in…
UK Regulator Approves Decommissioning Of Hinkley Point B Nuclear Station
Source: NucNetThe UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted formal consent to EDF Energy’s project to decommission Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in Somerset, southwest…
Spain’s Energy Ministry Confirms Request For Almaraz Nuclear Plant Extension
Source: NucNetSpanish energy companies Iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy have requested to extend the operational life of their two-unit Almaraz nuclear power plant by about three years, until…