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WNTI And Nemo Join Forces To ‘Help Shape Future’ Of Maritime Nuclear Power
Source: NucNetThe World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) and the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation (Nemo) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly help shape the future of…
European Commission Approves €202 Million For Key Fusion Research Facility In Spain
Source: NucNetThe European Commission has approved an investment of €202m ($234m) for the construction and commissioning of the planned IFMIF-DONES* particle accelerator in Escúzar, near Granada in…
Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation Strengthens Global Role With NGO Status At IMO And IAEA
Source: NucNetThe Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation (Nemo) has officially been granted non-governmental organisation consultative status at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and has been formally invited to…
Canada’s ARC Completes Key Design Review In Bid To Licence SMR
Source: NucNetCanada-based nuclear power plant developer ARC Clean Technology announced on 9 July that it has achieved a major milestone with the successful completion of Phase 2…
US NRC Approves Vistra’s Application To Operate Perry-1 Nuclear Plant For 60 Years
Source: NucNetTexas-based power utility Vistra has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend the operation of its Perry-1 nuclear power plant in Ohio…
NRC Renews Summer-1 Nuclear Plant Operating Licence For Another 20 Years
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licence for the Summer-1 nuclear power plant in South Carolina for an additional 20 years, a…
US Has Lifted Sanctions On Hungary’s Paks II Nuclear Project, Says Foreign Minister
Source: NucNetThe US government has lifted sanctions that had held up Hungary’s planned expansion of its Paks nuclear power station, foreign minister Peter Szijjártó said on 29…
Former NRC Officials Send Letter of Protest on the Firing of Commissioner Hanson
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: Neutron BytesOn June 16th President Donald Trump fired a Democratic commissioner for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The action is part of the Trump Administrations efforts to…
Russia And Uzbekistan Agree To Study Project For Large-Scale Nuclear Plants
Source: NucNetRussia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and Uzbekistan’s nuclear energy agency (Uzatom) have signed an agreement to study the possibility of building a nuclear power station the…
Grossi Calls For Resumption Of IAEA’s ‘Indispensable’ Nuclear Verification Work In Iran
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi has stressed the need for a resumption of the IAEA’s “indispensable safeguards verification work” in Iran following a 12-day…
DOE’s Wishful Thinking About Expedited Testing of Advanced Reactors
Source: Neutron BytesThe Department of Energy wants to “expedite” the testing of advanced reactors at sites other than at national labs like the INL where a number of…
Slovakia Preparing To Sign Agreement For Westinghouse To Build New Bohunice Nuclear Plant, Says PM
Source: NucNetSlovakia is preparing to sign an intergovernmental agreement with the US that would pave the way for Westinghouse Electric Company to build a new nuclear reactor…
Russia Grants Five-Year Life Extension For Smolensk-2 Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetRussia’s nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has granted a five-year licence extension for Unit 2 of the Smolensk nuclear power station, state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom said in a…
OKLO Microreactor Set for Alaskan Air Force Base
Source: Neutron BytesOKLO Micro Reactor Selected for Alaskan Air Force Base The Department of the Air Force (DAF), in coordination with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Office,…
European Commission Estimates €241 Billion Needed For Nuclear Reactors By 2050 In New Report
Source: NucNetEuropean Union member states will require around €241bn ($277bn) in investments through 2050 to meet nuclear energy plans, the European Commission (EC) said as part of…
World Bank Lifts Longstanding Ban On Nuclear Energy Financing In Historic Shift
Source: NucNetThe World Bank’s board of directors has lifted a longstanding ban on financing nuclear power projects in what appears to be a policy shift aimed at…
UK Accepts Newcleo’s Lead-Cooled Reactor Technology For Generic Design Assessment
Source: NucNetEuropean nuclear technology company Newcleo said its advanced lead-cooled LFR-AS-200 reactor design has been accepted for the UK’s generic design assessment (GDA) regulatory process. The GDA…
UK Picks Rolls-Royce For Domestic Small Modular Reactor Rollout
Source: NucNetRolls-Royce SMR has been chosen as the preferred technology provider in the UK’s small modular reactor (SMR) competition, “marking a new golden age of nuclear in…
A Proposal for Uranium Enrichment in the Middle East
Source: Neutron BytesThere is a lot going on right now in the Middle East with the US trying to get a new nuclear deal with Iran while balancing…
NuScale Wins NRC Approval For Uprated Reactor Design With Operation Planned By End Of Decade
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved NuScale Power’s uprated US460 small modular reactor (SMR) design that could now go into service by the end of…