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Nuclear Supply Chain Needs More Capacity And Capability, Says WNA Head
Source: NucNetA significant increase in nuclear supply chain capacity and capability will be needed to deliver a 500-GW projected expansion of nuclear power globally by 2050, Sama…
US Nuclear Industry Has Unlimited Potential, But Facing Headwinds, Says Korsnick
Source: NucNetThe US nuclear industry has a future of unlimited potential as demand rises to meet the needs of manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI), but it is…
Young Generation Forum Helps Cement Nuclear Ties Between Slovenia And Croatia
Source: NucNetFor over 40 years, the single-unit Krško nuclear power station has served as a model of cross-border cooperation between Slovenia and Croatia – countries where a…
Taiwan Sets Date For Referendum On Restart Of Maanshan-2 Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NucNetTaiwan will hold a national referendum on restarting a nuclear power plant that it shut down earlier this month, potentially opening up a path to reversing…
1st Thoughts ~ Four Executive Orders on Nuclear Energy
Source: Neutron BytesThe feasibility of carrying out these orders in the absence of new funding to do the work, and with the context of major staff reductions at…
Trump Signs Executive Orders To Boost Reactor Buildout As US Aims For 'Nuclear Renaissance'
Source: NucNetUS president Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at speeding up reactor approvals, boosting domestic uranium production and enrichment capacity, and accelerating deployment…
Sweden Approves State Support Framework For New Nuclear Plant Projects
Source: NucNetSweden's parliament has approved a government proposal to offer state support for investments in new nuclear power, marking a significant step in the country's push to…
TVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300
Source: Neutron BytesTVA Submits License Applications to NRC for BWRX-300 As promised in April, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
Estonia Begins Planning Process For Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Plant
Source: NucNetEstonia has formally decided to begin a national planning process and environmental impact assessment for a 600 MW small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power plant based…
Europe Must ‘Walk The Talk’ On Support For Nuclear Energy, Says New Head Of Brussels Industry Group
Source: NucNetEurope’s nuclear lobby sees promising signs from the new European Commission, but is urging it to “walk the talk” on supporting nuclear energy and policy neutrality,…
TVA Applies To Build Small Modular Reactor At Clinch River In Tennessee
Source: NucNetFederally owned utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH)…
Young Professionals Urge Europe’s Policymakers To Make Nuclear Central To Decarbonisation Efforts
Source: NucNetA delegation of early-career nuclear professionals has urged European policymakers and industry leaders to make new nuclear technologies central to the continent’s decarbonisation drive by 2050.…
GEH BWRX-300 SMR Approved for Construction at OPG’s Darlingtion Site
Source: Neutron BytesGEH BWRX300 SMR Approved for Construction at OPG’s Darlingtion Site GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), announced that construction of the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor…
Belgium Parliament Votes To Abandon Nuclear Phaseout Plans
Source: NucNetBelgium’s parliament on 15 May voted to drop the country’s planned nuclear phaseout in what was welcomed as a decisive step for the economic, environmental and…
Novia Scotia Makes Uranium A Priority Mineral And Issues Requests For Exploration
Source: NucNetThe Canadian province of Nova Scotia has added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals and has issued a request for exploration proposals at three…
EnergySolutons Begins Planning For Advanced Nuclear At Kewaunee Site
Source: NucNetUS-based EnergySolutions is to begin initial planning and scoping activities to support the pursuit of an early site permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
US Fast-Tracks Utah Uranium Project As Trump Bids To Solve ‘Energy Crisis’
Source: NucNetThe US Interior Department has announced it will fast-track environmental permitting for Anfield Energy’s proposed Velvet-Wood uranium mine project in Utah to boost president Donald Trump’s…
Brussels Cites ‘Significant Risk’ Of Unfair State Support For Dukovany Nuclear Project
Source: NucNetBrussels has cited a “significant” risk that the South Korean company that won the contract to supply two new nuclear power plants for the Dukovany site…
NRC Grants Exemption For ‘Energy Island’ Work On TerraPower Nuclear Plant In Wyoming
Source: NucNetThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption for TerraPower’s Natrium demonstration nuclear power plant project at Kemmerer in Wyoming allowing the company to…
Court Halts Signing Of Dukovany Nuclear Deal After EDF Complaint, But Czech PM Says Tender Was ‘Transparent And Fair’
Source: NucNetA court has halted the Czech government’s signing of an agreement for two South Korean-made nuclear power plants after a last-minute complaint from rival bidder, France’s…