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Tepco, Chubu Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi consider joint venture
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) is in talks with Toshiba, Hitachi and Chubu Electric Power on a joint venture to resume the stalled Higashidori NPP project in northern Japan, The...
KSB coolant pump certified for use in Chinese NPPs
Germany-based pump and valve manufacturer KSB said on 12 August that it had been awarded the certificate for its RUV reactor coolant pump allowing it to be used in the latest...
Norway investigates possible past misconduct in reactor projects
Norway’s Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) said on 5 August that it is investigating alleged scientific misconduct in projects at the Halden Reactor.
NuScale finalises agreements to support SMR development
US NuScale Power has finalised agreements with South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction (DHIC) and US-based Sargent & Lundy to support the deployment of its small...
Jacobs secures framework agreement on Dounreay decommissioning
USA-based Jacobs Engineering Group announced on 29 May that it had been awarded a four-year framework agreement by the UK’s Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) to...
Rosatom pushes ahead with wind energy
Russia’s Stavropol Territory in 2022 will begin production of 1.2 GWe of electricity generated by wind farms, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on 22 May. NovaVind, part state...
More US funding for advanced nuclear technology
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on 24 May announced further funding for advanced nuclear technology projects. Three projects in three states will receive a total of approximately...
Rosatom reports record revenue and orders
The director general of Russian state nuclear coporation Rosatom, Aleksey Likhachev, told Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a working meeting on 6 May that Rosatom has work for the...
Two major Chinese energy companies join forces
China General Nuclear (CGN) – the largest Chinese nuclear corporation after the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) – on 17 April signed a nuclear cooperation framework...
Nuclear pump contracts for Hayward Tyler
Hayward Tyler is pleased to announce that it has secured two new contracts worth over US $6m from US and South Korea customers.
Organisational change for Fennovoima
Finland’s Fennovoima said on 27 March that it is changing its organisational structure and will establish a new Utility Operations organisation unit.
Agreement signed to develop ARC-100 SMR
ARC Nuclear Canada announced on 20 March that it had signed an agreement with US-based global infrastructure firm AECOM to continue its development of the Advanced Reactor...
Preferred bidders selected for Sellafield project
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Sellafield Ltd announced on 15 March that they had selected four organisations preferred bidders for a 20-year Sellafield project partnership.
Rolls Royce looks to sell international civil nuclear business
UK engineering company Rolls-Royce is preparing to offload its civil nuclear arm according to a 3 March report in the Sunday Times. Auditor KPMG has been brought in to find a buyer...
Akkuyu Nuclear appoints new CEO
Anastasia Zoteeva has been appointed chief executive officer of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, the company developing Turkey's first nuclear power plant. She replaced Yuriy Galachuk who had been...
WANO to establish branch office in China
The membership of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) voted on 21 February to establish a new Branch Office and Support Centre in Shanghai, China. This will make it...
EDF announces figures for 2018
EDF (83.66% owned by the French government), on 15 February announced an increase in its gross operating surplus of 11% in 2018, driven in particular by the increase in nuclear...
Silex Systems and Cameco buy into GLE
Australian technology company Silex Systems and Canada's Cameco Corporation have signed a term sheet for the joint purchase of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s 76% stake in Global...
Westinghouse details post-bankruptcy restructuring
US based-Westinghouse on 9 January has announced its first organisational changes, which aim to enhance focus on its customer base and strengthen its global services and supply...
