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US DOE awards Framatome grant for digital twin development
Framatome has been awarded a $1m contract award for phase two of the Digital Twin-based Diagnostics for Nuclear Auxiliary Systems project in North America. Funding is sponsored by...
Canadian tribal council secures stake in SMR companies
Canada’s North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) and its seven First Nation member communities have signed equity agreements with Moltex Energy Canada and ARC Clean Technology...
Microsoft seeks manager to develop SMRs to power its data centres
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft says the company is looking for a Principal Program Manager, Nuclear Technology, who will be responsible for maturing and implementing...
EDF Group creates new UK engineering subsidiary
EDF says it has created EDF EPR Engineering UK to strengthen its nuclear engineering presence in the UK and optimise its project performance. EDF EPR Engineering UK incorporates...
Legal battle continues between South Korea and Westinghouse
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has decided to continue its legal battle against South Korean firms despite a US court dismissing its lawsuit. In a statement sent to Yonhap...
IAEA faces financial difficulty
Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) now owe more than €200m ($214m), according to Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Addressing the recent Board...
Iran manufactures caesium-137
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says caesium-137 (Cs-137) has been produced at laboratory scale. AEOI head Mohammad Eslami says the new domestically produced radionuclide...
New web platform for IAEA’s 2023 country nuclear power profiles
The IAEA’s 2023 edition of its Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP) provides information on the status and development of nuclear power programmes around the world. Its...
IAEA upgrades database on discharges of radionuclides from nuclear installations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) database on Discharges of Radionuclides to the Atmosphere & the Aquatic Environment (DIRATA) has been enhanced this year with...
Name change for Leadcold
Swedish company Leadcold has announced that it is changing its name to Blykalla as the company brand, also internationally. “Our previous international brand, Leadcold, will be phased...
newcleo aquires nuclear pump Rütschi Group
newcleo has announced an agreement to purchase the shares of nuclear pumps group Pompes Rütschi SAS and Rütschi Fluid AG. The deal, for EUR68.9mn transferred ownership from Gruppo...
EDF CEO plans nuclear reorganisation
EDF CEO Luc Remont has informed managers that the group's nuclear activities will be reorganised to redress the recurring problems that led to production cuts in 2022.
Constellation to support Microsoft clean-powered data centre
US power utility Constellation has agreed to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of one of Microsoft’s data centres in Boydton, Virginia. The centre will receive up to 35%...
CGN releases Sustainable Development Report
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has released its 2023 Sustainable Development Report at a press conference in Paris. The report was presented in three languages, Chinese,...
Canadian organisations formalise relations with Algonquin First Nation
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN) have signed a long-term relationship agreement...
Constellation acquires ownership stake in South Texas Project
US power company Constellation is acquiring NRG Energy’s 44% ownership stake in the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STPEGS). The 2,645 MWe two-unit plant is located...
Holtec and Hyundai win Korean financial support for SMR-160
South Korean national financial institutions K-Sure (Korea Trade Insurance Corporation) and Kexim (Export-Import Bank of Korea) have both signed agreements with US-based...
French government wins court approval for EDF nationalisation
The French government has won court approval for its plans to regain full ownership of Electricite de France (EDF). The National Assembly then passed a bill seeking to prevent...
New Polish company set up to support deployment of Korean NPP
A joint special purpose vehicle, PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa SA (PPEJ), has been set up by Polish public company ZE PAK (Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adam-Konin SA) and Polska Grupa...
