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Poland issues decision in principle on Rolls-Royce SMRs
Poland’s Ministry of Climate & Environment has issued a Decision in Principle approving Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology. Poland’s Environment Minister,...
Slovak government to draw up plans for new NPP
The Slovak government has ordered the economy and finance ministers to draw up a plan for a new 1,200 MWe NPP by the end of October including a selection process for a supplier as well...
UKAEA awards funding for fusion projects
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded six organisations contracts worth £9.6m ($12m) to advance their concepts to support fusion energy development. The...
Energoatom and Hyundai E&C reaffirm co-operation on new build in Ukraine
Ukraine’s nuclear utility Energoatom and South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on the design, construction and...
Urenco receives permit for new waste store at Almelo
Netherlands nuclear regulator, the Authority for Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection (ANVS - Autoriteit Nucleaire Veiligheid en Stralingsbescherming) has granted the final permit...
US ban on Russian uranium signed into law
President Biden has signed into law HR 1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, just two weeks after the bill was passed unanimously by the US Senate. The legislation,...
Norway to help Ignalina establish burial point for bitumen radwaste
At the Ignalina NPP (INPP), the project Improving the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management at INPP, largely funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, has been completed. The...
NuScale Power announces first quarter 2024 financial results
NuScale says it has implemented a series of strategic initiatives “to better align resources with the Company’s primary objective of transitioning towards commercialisation...
OKG and Hynion sign contract for hydrogen supply
Uniper-owned OKG has signed a contract to supply Hynion's hydrogen gas stations. The hydrogen gas comes from OKG's hydrogen plant, which was established as early as 1992 to be used...
ORNL begins examination of GE Vernova's advanced nuclear fuel
US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently started examining several new fuel rods developed by GE Vernova’s Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF). The rods were shipped to the lab from...
China achieves breakthrough in nuclear valve technology
A stabiliser pilot safety valve engineering prototype jointly developed by China National Nuclear Corporation's (CNNC’s) China Nuclear Power Research & Design Institute and CNNC's...
Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc., a Babcock Power Subsidiary, receives ASME-BPVC Section III Division 1 N, NPT, NS and NA certifications
Joplin, MO— Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc. (TEi) proudly announces the reception of Certificates of Authorization pursuant to Section III Division 1 of the American...
Navarro and Deep Isolation team up to advance nuclear waste disposal solutions
US Navarro Research & Engineering, and Deep Isolation have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep geologic...
Genkai mayor agrees to site survey for Japan’s final radioactive waste disposal facility
The Mayor of Genkai in Japan’s Saga Prefecture, Shintaro Wakiyama has agreed to the central government’s request to conduct a “literature review” for selection as a final disposal...
NorthStar to take over decommissioning of Vallecitos Nuclear Centre
US NorthStar Group Services has agreed to accept transfer of ownership of the GEH Vallecitos Nuclear Centre, in California, from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) for...
CPS Energy increases share in South Texas Nuclear Project
CPS Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 2% ownership of the South Texas Nuclear Project (STP) from US Constellation, bringing CPS Energy’s ownership of STP...
China and France increase nuclear energy cooperation
During his recent visit to France, Chinese President Xi Jinping advocated increased cooperation in a number of areas, including "nuclear energy, innovation and finance". French...
INL produces fuel rod sample for Lightbridge
“Lightbridge has achieved a significant milestone under our strategic partnership project agreement at Idaho National Laboratory (INL),” said Lightbridge Corporation President and...
South Korea begins process to decommission Kori 1
South Korea’s now-retired Kori NPP unit 1 in Busan is now undergoing a decontamination process in the run up to dismantling. After some 40 years of service starting April 1978, Kori...
