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Iran rejects criticism of its nuclear activities following IAEA report
IAEA Director General Grossi’s latest quarterly report to the Board of Governors, presented on 11 November, included sections on heavy water and reprocessing; enrichment and...
Japan’s Sendai 1 resumes operation
Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power Co on 17 November restarted Sendai 1, an 890MWe pressurised water reactor (PWR), at its Sendai nuclear plant after completing the required upgrades to...
ITER says schedule maintained despite COVID-19
The Council of the ITER Organisation said on 19 November that it had reviewed in a videoconference the performance of the ITER Project toward first plasma in view of the...
EC to consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as low-carbon
The European Commission (EC) will consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as “low-carbon”, Paula Abreu Marques, head of unit for renewables and CCS policy told the...
Hinkley Point B to be closed by 2022
EDF Energy said on 19 November that it will begin defuelling the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant by no later than 15 July 2022 in preparation for decommissioning.
DOE said to prefer INL for Versatile Test Reactor
The US government has said Idaho is its preferred choice rather than Tennessee for construction of its Versatile Test Reactor (VTR), The Associated Press (AP) reported on 19 November.
Deep Isolations signs agreements with NAC and Estonia’s Fermi Energia
California-based nuclear waste disposal company Deep Isolation has closed its $20 million Series A raise, led by nuclear industry leader NAC International (NAC), which “represents...
Belarus 1 restarts after transformer breakdown
Unit 1 of the Belarus nuclear power plant resumed operations on 19 November plant, and was reconnected to the grid after replacing some voltage transformers and testing thermal...
UK's ten point plan supports small and advanced reactors
The UK government has outlined plans to invest £525 million ($686 million) to help develop large and smaller-scale nuclear power plants, and research and develop new advanced...
Reactor being assembled for Russia’s Yakutia icebreaker
Assembly of the first reactor for Russia’s Yakutia nuclear icebreaker has begun, Atomenergomash, part of Rosatom’s engineering division said.
Belarus considers second nuclear plant
The construction of a second nuclear power plant in Belarus is being discussed "in the most serious way", Ria Novosti reported on 17 November.
More collaboration on NuScale SMR
US Fluor Corporation has reached an agreement with Sargent & Lundy to collaborate with joint marketing and design services for the execution of NuScale Power small modular reactor...
Barakah 1 reaches 80% power
Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the joint venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary for the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah NPP, and Korea Electric Power Corporation...
First canister of used fuel loaded at Chernobyl storage facility
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that the first canister of used nuclear fuel had been loaded into the Interim Storage Facilty 2 (ISF-2) at...
Construction licence issued for Akkuyu 3 nuclear power plant
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has issued a licence for the construction of the third unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant being built by Akkuyu Nuclear (part...
Canada’s New Brunswick promotes SMRs
Canada’s New Brunswick Power (NB Power), Moltex Energy, and Advanced Reactor Concepts, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to find synergies by establishing...
Canada to develop integrated radioactive waste management strategy
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) is to lead the development of an integrated radioactive waste management strategy, at the request of Minister of Natural...
Framatome’s Le Creusot plant increases production
Framatome has ramped up production of replacement component parts at its manufacturing plant located at Le Creusot in France.
General Fusion commissions AL_A to design fusion plant
Canada-based General Fusion has partnered with architecture firm, AL_A, to assist in the design of its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP).
