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david appleyard
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation opens pilot fuel manufacturing facility
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has opened its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility in Oak Ridge, at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).
Reactor pressure vessel installed at unit 2 of China’s Zhangzhou NPP
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed at unit 2 of the Zhangzhou NPP in China’s Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced.
Deadline relaxed for release of treated Fukushima water
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) now estimates that tanks containing treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP are likely to reach capacity around the autumn of 2023, somewhat later than the initial prediction of spring 2023, after the accumulation of radioactive water slowed down in fiscal 2021
IAEA’s Grossi expresses extreme concern about Zaporizhzhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has issued a statement expressing concern about the situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia NPP, which has suffered shelling.
Steam generators installed at unit 2 of China’s Zhangzhou NPP
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has reported that all three ZH-65 steam generators (SGs) have been installed for the Hualong One reactor at unit 2 of the Zhangzhou NPP in Fujian province.
Iran to construct research reactor in Isfahan
Construction of a new research reactor in the central Iranian city of Isfahan will begin in the coming weeks.
NRC certifies NuScale SMR for US use
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has said that it directed staff to issue a final rule that certifies NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR) design for use in the United States.
Belgium and Electrabel sign letter of intent on life extension of NPPs
The Belgian government and French utility group Engie’s subsidiary Electrabel have signed a “non-binding letter of intent” to extend the use of nuclear power by 10 years and plan to negotiate a binding legal agreement by the end of 2022.
First concrete poured for Akkuyu 4
First concrete has been poured for unit 4 at the Akkuyu NPPP under construction in Turkey.
Japan’s Kishida wants nine nuclear units in operation by winter
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told a news conference that he had asked Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Koichi Hagiuda to have up to nine nuclear power units in operation by winter.