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Iran demands sanctions are lifted before any direct talks with Washington
Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said on 3 April that the stalemate over the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is about to be...
UK’s Hinkley Point B NPP to resume limited operation
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 17 March gave EDF Energy permission for Reactors 3 and 4 at Hinkley Point B power station to return to service for a limited period...
IAEA’s Grossi reaches agreement for technical discussions with Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi on 4 March told a press conference in Vienna that a new agreement had been reached with Iran...
Belarus to implement IAEA recommendations
The government of Belarus on 2 February approved the National Action Plan to implement the recommendations and proposals of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission on...
Biden appoints new head of NRC
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that President Joe Biden had designated Christopher T Hanson as NRC’s 18th Chairman, effective immediately.
Chemical permit granted for Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (TUKES) has granted a chemical permit for the large-scale handling and storage of hazardous chemicals required at the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear...
UK ONR restructures
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on 16 December announced plans to align its leadership structure to other nuclear regulators around the world with a new combined post of...
Japan’s NRA inspects JAPC headquarters following data changes
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) launched an on-site inspection at the Japan Atomic Power Co's (JAPC) head office in Tokyo on 14 December after it was learned earlier this...
Iranian parliament adopts bill to revive nuclear activities
In the wake of the assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on 27 November, the Iranian parliament (Islamic Consultative Assembly) on 29 November passed a...
Holtec accelerates US NRC design certification for SMR-160
Holtec International said that its drive to secure design certification for its SMR-160 small modular reactor from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was “on an...
Poland’s Synthos seeks regulatory opinion on BWRX-300
Poland’s Synthos Green Energy (SGE) has submitted documentation to Polish regulator Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki (PAA – the National Atomic Energy Agency) with respect to GEH’s...
Iran and IAEA reaffirm cooperation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran have agreed “to further reinforce their cooperation and enhance mutual trust to facilitate the full implementation of...
NuScale progresses SMR Vendor Design Review in Canada
US-based NuScale Power announced that it completed its second submittal to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) of its small...
US regulator accepts Oklo's Aurora licence application for review
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted for review a combined licence application from Oklo Power to build and operate its 1.5MW Aurora reactor at the Idaho...
US NRC streamlines licensing for advanced reactors
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted 4-0 to approve the implementation of a more streamlined and predictable licensing pathway for advanced non-light water reactors,...
Lithuania and Belarus agree on notification of nuclear accidents
Lithuania’s State Atomic Energy Safety Inspectorate (Vatesi) on 25 May signed a bilateral inter-institutional agreement with the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic of Belarus...
New emergency zones for Swedish nuclear power plants
Sweden’s Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) announced this week, that in accordance with an SSM proposal, the government had decided on new emergency zones for operations with...
Finnish regulator undertakes remote assessment of Hanhikivi-1 project
Scheduled inspection of RAOS Project, the supplier of the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Finland, was undertaken by Finnish regulator STUK using Skype, Russian state...
Belarus inspected by regulator in preparation for fuel loading
The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) said on 20 February that it had begun a targeted inspection at the Belarus nuclear plant.
