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Nuward / French SMR Company Submits Safety File To Nuclear Regulator
Source: NucNetFrench small modular reactor developer Nuward has submitted the safety options file to the French nuclear regulator ASN, marking the start of the pre-licensing process for…
Canada / Planning And Licensing Set To Begin For Three More GEH Reactors At Darlington
Source: NucNetOntario has announced that it is working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin planning and licensing for the deployment of three additional GE Hitachi Nuclear…
EDF Files Ambitious Plans for Six New EPRs
Source: Neutron BytesEDF Files Ambitious Plans for New EPRs Netherlands Talking To Three Suppliers For New Nuclear Power Plants India Starts Commercial Operations of First Domestic 700 MW…
Ohio Nuclear Subsidy Bribery Case Results in 20 Year Jail Term
Source: Neutron Bytes$60M in Bribes Buys a 20 Year Jail Sentence On June 29, 2023, former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Larry Householder, 64, was given…
Canada / Federal Funding Will Help With SMR Regulation And Deployment
Source: NucNetThe Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will provide CAD9.4m ($7.13m, €6.5m) over the next three…
Hungary / Deployment Of First SMR Plant Possible In 2030, Says Minister
Source: NucNetHungary could consider buying one or more small modular reactor (SMR) plants but not earlier than 2029-2030, the country’s energy minister Csaba Lantos said in an…
Sizewell C / UK Court Dismisses Legal Challenge Against Nuclear Plant Project
Source: NucNetThe London High Court has dismissed a legal challenge against the planned Sizewell C EPR nuclear project in Suffolk, on England’s east coast. In 2022, a…
Nucleareurope / Head Of Industry Group Calls For More ‘Technology Neutrality’ In EU Energy Policies
Source: NucNetEurope’s energy legislation must respect the principle of technology neutrality and secure a role for nuclear power along with renewables in order to achieve alignment with…
International Cooperation / US And Polish Regulators Extend Agreement To Cover Planned Reactor Construction
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) have extended their cooperation agreement for the next five years, the NRC said…
US / Centrus Receives NRC Permit To Begin Pilot Haleu Production
Source: NucNetCentrus Energy Corp, a Maryland-based supplier of nuclear fuel, has been granted permission by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to store uranium at its production…
US / Regulator Completes Safety Evaluation On Kairos Power’s Fluoride Salt-Cooled Reactor
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed a final safety evaluation for the Hermes low-power demonstration reactor to be deployed by Kairos Power at Oak…
DOE Kicks Off Procurement Process for HALEU Fuels
Source: Neutron BytesDOE Kicks Off Procurement Process for HALEU Fuels NRC Gives Green Light to CENTRUS to Start Making HALEU China’s TMSR Gets Operating Permit Holtec Asks Feds…
International Cooperation / Polish And Canadian Regulators Form Committee On SMRs And Advanced Reactors
Source: NucNetThe nuclear regulators of Poland and Canada will establish a joint committee on advanced nuclear and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies with the aim to coordinate…
Poland / Regulator Issues ‘General Opinion’ On First Nuclear Power Station Project
Source: NucNetPoland’s nuclear regulator PAA has issued a “general opinion” on a safety analysis submitted by nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) for its first nuclear…
Saudi Arabia’s Request for US Help with its Nuclear Program
Source: Neutron BytesThis week Saudi Arabia repeated this week its request for US assistance with its commercial nuclear power program during a visit by US Sec. of State…
US / Senate Committee Approves Bill To Advance Leadership In Next-Generation Nuclear
Source: NucNetThe US Senate environment and public works committee has approved legislation aimed at speeding up the implementation of advanced nuclear reactors and promoting the US’s leadership…
Pakistan / Regulator Issues Kanupp-3 Operating Licence As Testing Period Comes To End
Source: NucNetThe Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has issued an operating licence for the Kanupp-3 nuclear power plant, the newest of Pakistan’s six commercial power reactors. The…
Hungary / European Commission Has Approved Changes To Paks 2 Nuclear Contracts With Russia, Says Foreign Minister
Source: NucNetHungary has received European Commission approval to amend contracts awarded nine years ago to Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom for new units at the Paks nuclear…
Canada / Ontario Needs New Large-Scale Candu Reactors Alongside SMRs, Says Nuclear Group
Source: NucNetThe Canadian province of Ontario should consider developing and executing a plan for new large-scale Candu nuclear power plants alongside a planned BWRX-300 small modular reactor…
Japan / Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Remain Offline While Security Measures Addressed
Source: NucNetJapan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has decided against lifting an order that forbids the movement of fuel at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station, which acts…