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Full financing approved for Pallas reactor
21 September, 2023
The Netherlands government will fully finance the cost of Pallas...
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Defuelling of first reactor complete at Hunterston B
Thursday, September 21, 2023 by The defuelling of the first reactor at the UK’s Hunterston B NPP has been completed, on time and on budget, EDF Energy reported. Reactor 3 was defuelled in 16 months and work is due...

Canada agrees funding for Cernavoda expansion
Thursday, September 21, 2023 by Canada and Romania have signed a CAD3bn ($2.2bn) export development deal to support construction of two new units at the Cernavoda NPP. Canadian Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson...

ČEZ extends deadline for final bids for new nuclear unit at Dukovany
Thursday, September 21, 2023 by Czech power utility ČEZ has extended the deadline for submitting the final bids for construction of the new nuclear reactor at the Dukovany NPP by nearly a month at the request of one...

New research centre at Texas university to develop molten salt reactor
Thursday, September 21, 2023 by The recently opened Gayle & Max Dillard Science & Engineering Research Centre (SERC) at the US Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas, which includes the Nuclear Energy...

DOE settles dispute over Hanford site with Washington Ecology Department
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by The Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDE) says a settlement agreement has finally been reached with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure access to critical federal...

More wells drilled at Zaporizhia NPP
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is his latest update, said Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been drilling more wells at the site as part...

Remediation begins at former uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is under way, supported by a €9m ($11m) grant from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA) – set up...

US Defense Department expands Project Pele to include X-energy
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by US-based X-Energy Reactor Company and the US Department of Defense (DOD) have agreed to expand the contract under the Project Pele initiative to develop a transportable,...

Rosatom considers second small reactor for Yakutia
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by Rosatom is expected to decide on the construction of a second low-power NPP (ASMM – Atomnoi Stantsii Maloi Moshnosti) with a RITM-200N reactor plant in Yakutia, Rosatom Director...

Iran revokes licences of some IAEA inspectors
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has condemned a decision by Iran to withdraw the designation of several experienced Agency...

Rosatom completes tests of TVS-2M nuclear fuel
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by Pilot industrial operation of new nuclear fuel for VVER-1000 reactors with a second-generation anti-debris filter ADF-2 has been completed at unit 1 of Russia’s Rostov NPP. A pilot...

Tokamak Energy’s fusion magnet system passes cryogenic tests
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by UK-based Tokamak Energy’s superconducting magnet system, which is being built to replicate fusion energy power plant forces, has passed significant milestone cryogenic tests....

Japan’s Takahama 2 restarts after 12 years
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by Japan’s Kansai Electric Power has restarted unit 2 of its Takahama NPP in Fukui Prefecture for the first time since 2011. The 780 MWe pressurised water reactor (PWR), which...

Hyundai signs agreements in Poland to access nuclear and infrastructure markets
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HEC) has signed an “agreement for new nuclear power business” with the Polish Construction Association in Warsaw. The signing...

IAEA mission reviews Poland’s regulatory framework
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team has found Poland’s nuclear regulatory framework to be in line with IAEA safety standards...

Rosatom considers NPP construction in Russia’s far east
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by Rosatom is studying the possibility of building a 1,200 MWe NPP in the far east. According to preliminary estimates, the plant will comprise two VVER-type power units with a capacity...

More UK support for hydrogen plans at Heysham 2
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced £6.1m ($7.5m) in funding for the Bay Hydrogen Hub – the Hydrogen4Hanson scheme. In November 2022, the UK...

Newcleo and NLL to collaborate on advanced reactor development
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining a framework for collaboration on...

Steam generators destined for Kudankulam NPP stranded at sea on damaged barge
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by The barge vital carrying two steam generators for units 5&6 of India’s Kudankulam NPP is stuck on a rock close to the plant’s purpose built jetty. The ongoing operation to rescue...

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