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French utility EDF is exercising the put option to sell its 49.99% stake...
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Rolls-Royce to provide safety I&C systems for Brazilian nuclear lab
Rolls-Royce announced it has been awarded a multi-million euros contract by ATECH to provide safety Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for the Nuclear Power Generation...
WANO inks MOU with China's CNEA
The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), formalising their arrangement to...
Recognition for Sellafield's SMF project
The Silo Maintenance Facility (SMF) at Sellafield in Cumbria has been named the Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure Project of the Year by the Association for Project...
Andreas Lusch joins First Light Fusion
UK-based First Light Fusion has appointed Andreas Lusch as a non-executive director.
Canada’s Saskatchewan includes SMRs in growth plan
Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: the Next Decade of Growth 2020-2030, released on 14 November, includes goals for reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation and development of...
EDF cuts nuclear energy forecast
EDF has cut its forecast for nuclear energy production this year after suspending operations at the three units of the Cruas nuclear plant in the Ardeche region following an earthquake...
Canadian-based partnership to produce Lutetium-177
Two partnership agreements were signed in Canada in November to advance a solution to deliver a stable global supply of medical isotopes from Bruce Power’s nuclear facility.
SKB’s final repository application receives approvals
Swedish nuclear waste company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) announced that that the Land and Environment Court had recommended approval of its application to extend the existing...
Czech Republic approves new unit for Dukovany
The Czech Republic on 13 November approved the construction of the Dukovany II nuclear plant and has set a target date for completion of 2036.
Physical work completed for decommissioning of US La Crosse NPP
US-based EnergySolutions announced on 12 November that it has completed the physical work at the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) Decommissioning Project. This...
US companies co-operate on waste management
Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in used nuclear fuel (UNF) and high-level waste (HLW) storage and disposal solutions, on 11 November signed a cooperative agreement with...
Russia’s Kola 2 in final stages of second life extension
Unit 2 of Russia’s Kola NPP was shut down on 12 November to undergo the final phase of a large-scale modernisation programme to extend its life to 2034. Kola NPP is a branch of...
Darlington refurbishment remains on track
The first of 6,240 fuel bundles have been loaded into unit 2 at Ontario Power Generation's (OPG’s) Darlington NPP, the company said on 12 November. Darlington 2 is the first of the...
China alliance investigates seawater uranium extraction
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has formed an innovation alliance to foster the research and application of extracting uranium from seawater, Xinhua reported on 12 November....
Work begins on unit 2 of Iran’s Bushehr NPP
First concrete for unit 2 of Iran’s Bushehr NPP was poured on 10 November. The ceremony was attended by the president of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar...
Swiss utilities oppose revision of decommissioning fund yields
Switzerland’s Federal Council on 6 November adopted the third revision of the Decommissioning and Disposal Fund Ordinance (SEFV), which reduces the real yield of the two funds from...
UK regulator issues new guidance for generic design assessment
Rolls Royce eyes Cumbria for first SMR
A consortium headed by UK engineering company Rolls Royce revealed on 7 November that it expects to develop its first-of-a-kind small nuclear reactors in Cumbria.
Civil engineering complete for Iter tokamak building
The final concrete has been poured for the upper part of the Tokamak Complex that will house the fusion machine of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor at Cadarache...
