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Global SMR buildout needs a new Marshall Plan
27 December, 2023
Evidence has been mounting that a large expansion of nuclear energy capacity is indispensable for keeping global warning within 1.5°C limits. Think tank NNWI argues SMRs will be a vital element and a new Marshall Plan is needed to succeed.

First waste package for new Sellafield store
21 December, 2023
Sellafield’s newly-opened Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store (BEPPS) has received its first box of nuclear waste.

newcleo completes Rütschi acquisition
21 December, 2023
newcleo has announced the completion of its acquisition of Rütschi Group, a producer of engineered pumps for nuclear applications. Pompes Rütschi SAS and Rütschi Fluid AG, collectively the Rütschi Group, was founded in 1946 in Switzerland and will add almost 70 employees to newcleo’s workforce.

Mobile robots help clean up legacy
21 December, 2023
Highly mobile robots are helping to inspect and clean up some of the nuclear industry’s most hazardous sites. It’s another example of nuclear innovation being deployed to realise the biggest benefits of technology.

Seeking nuclear stability in France
20 December, 2023
France’s nuclear fleet is expected to make a much larger contribution to meeting Europe’s power needs this winter than it did the last. Can the return of its reactors provide the stability France needs to achieve its nuclear ambitions?

Collaborating robot fleet may support NPP decommissioning
20 December, 2023
UK engineers from University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Heriot-Watt University are developing the Symbiotic Multi-Robot Fleet (SMuRF) system, which could help with NPP decommissioning.

German Ministry cancels logistics centre for Konrad repository
20 December, 2023
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety (BMUV - Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz) has cancelled plans for a centralised low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste logistics centre at the former Würgassen NPP site.

Rosatom offers turnkey arrangements for floating NPPs
20 December, 2023
Rosatom is offering potential buyers of floating NPPs (FNPPs) a turnkey concept whereby customers need not become involved in their construction and operation. Rosatom Deputy General Director for Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Solutions, Andrey Nikipelov, provided details at the XIII International Forum “Arctic: Present and Future” in St Petersburg.

EBRD’s Energy Sector Strategy ignores nuclear
20 December, 2023
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has released its Energy Sector Strategy 2024-28. EBRD says it “prioritises the urgent need to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy through scaling up renewables, enhancing grids and storage, promoting zero-carbon fuels and phasing out unabated fossil fuels.

Westinghouse to supply equipment for new unit at Khmelnitsky NPP
20 December, 2023
US-based Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Ukraine on the purchase of equipment for the expansion of Khmelnitsky NPP. The agreement was signed by Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, nuclear utility Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Westinghouse CEO Patrick Fragman. “We have signed an important contract for the supply of reactor island equipment for the Khmelnitsky NPP power unit 5, which will be built using AP1000 technology.” Kotin said. “I consider this to be a milestone event in the development of the domestic nuclear industry. This will be the first-ever non-Soviet (by origin) power unit to be built by Energoatom in Ukraine. It will have a power over 1,100 MWe with a safe and reliable Generation III+ nuclear reactor.”

Unit 1 at Turkiye’s Akkuyu NPP ready for fuel loading
20 December, 2023
Unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye is ready to load nuclear fuel, according to Denis Sezemin, the Director for Construction & Production Organisation at project company Akkuyu Nukleer (part of Rosatom). He said a 300-tonne crane had been installed at unit 1 and the installation of turbine generator equipment was underway. “A very important process … has been carried - the installation of the reactor equipment and the containment. During this process, compliance was established of the reactor, its internal equipment and other elements with the design documentation. This means the reactor is ready for the next stage - fuel loading.”

IAEA reviews Belgium’s radioactive waste and used fuel
20 December, 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation (ARTEMIS) team of experts found that Belgium demonstrated commitment to the safe management of its radioactive waste and used fuel. The 11-day mission was carried out at the request of Belgium and hosted by ONDRAF/NIRAS, the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste & Enriched Fissile Material management.

Zaporizhia NPP reconnected to back-up power line
20 December, 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia ZNPP (ZNPP) has been re-connected to its only remaining back-up power line after it was suddenly lost two weeks ago, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in his latest update. However, he stressed that the site’s overall supply of off-site electricity remains fragile and vulnerable to further disruptions.

Urenco to expand Netherlands facility
20 December, 2023
Urenco has approved an investment to expand enrichment capacity at its facility in the Netherlands. Multiple new centrifuge cascades will be added to Urenco’s plant in Almelo - the third major investment to be approved under Urenco’s capacity programme to strengthen the nuclear fuel supply chain worldwide.

UKAEA awards contracts to develop lithium technologies for fusion
20 December, 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded five organisations six contracts worth £7.4m ($9.4m) in total to develop lithium technology for fusion energy. Four universities and one company have received contracts ranging between £700,000 and £1.5m from UKAEA’s ‘Fusion Industry Programme’.

IAEA Director General visits Saudi Arabia
19 December, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, during a visit to Saudi Arabia, met with Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud as well as the Saudi regulator and a wide range of other organisations. “The Kingdom has taken a very wise decision to add nuclear power to the options in this integrated energy mix,” Grossi said. “We have greatly intensified our cooperation in the past few years because of the faster pace with which Saudi Arabia is preparing itself for the introduction of nuclear power.”

US DOE issues draft request for proposal for Portsmouth Paducah
19 December, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Technical Support Services (TSS) procurement. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) in Kentucky was constructed in 1952 to produce enriched uranium, initially for the nuclear weapons programme and later for nuclear fuel for commercial power plants. DOE now oversees environmental cleanup activities at the site, including environmental remediation, waste management, depleted uranium conversion, and decontamination and decommissioning.



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