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ENEC to co-operate with OSGE on SMRs
The UAE’s Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Poland’s Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-operate in the development...
MHI selected as lead company for HTGR reactor development
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources & Energy (ANRE - part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry) has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the core company to...
MHI to be responsible for design of new Japanese fast reactor
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been selected as the core company in charge of the conceptual design of a demonstration fast reactor which the government aims to put into...
Westinghouse applies to CNSC for eVinci vendor design review
Westinghouse Electric Company says it has submitted the first set of Vendor Design Review (VDR) documents to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for its eVinci microreactor....
CEA to conduct nuclear propulsion studies for the ESA
France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie Atomique et aux énergies Alternatives) is to conduct two feasibility studies on nuclear propulsion in space for...
Tractebel strengthens collaboration in Nuward SMR project
Belgian engineering firm Tractebel (part of French energy company Engie) has signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement with France’s Nuward and EDF to strengthen and extend...
Poland launches conceptual design for HTGR research reactor
Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ - Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych) has unveiled the conceptual design for a new high-temperature gas-cooled research reactor, to...
Transatlantic partnership to advance interstellar fusion travel
UK-based Pulsar Fusion has entered into a partnership with US Princeton Satellite Systems (PSS) to apply machine learning to study data from the Princeton field-reverse...
Slovenské Elektrárne and partners seek funding for SMR feasibility study
The Slovak Ministry of Economy and power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with several companies to support the development of small...
Rosatom offers floating NPP technology to ‘friendly nations’
"Rosatom is ready to share [floating NPP - FNPP] technology with friendly nations that will help in the development and growth of remote areas and cut down dependability on carbon...
Polish regulator gives positive opinion on BWRX-300
The president of Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA - Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki) has issued a general opinion that GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular...
INL sees market for microreactors in some US states
A new report by US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) sees a high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and...
Japanese investment supports UK floating NPP design
UK-based start-up Core Power has attracted Japanese investment for its floating NPP (FNPP) project. Some 13 companies, including Onomichi Dockyard and Imabari Shipbuilding, have...
Rosatom launches Russia’s largest 3D printer
Russia’s RusAt – Addictive Technologies – part of Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL have launched an innovative 3D printer that can be used in all key high-tech industries. The machine...
Initial tests completed for Westinghouse LFR design
Ansaldo Nucleare and Westinghouse Electric Company say initial testing has been completed for their Generation IV lead-cooled fast reactor design. The testing campaign took place at...
Westinghouse launches AP300 small modular reactor
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted its pre-application Regulatory Engagement Plan with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its recently launched AP300...
Preparatory work begins for Russia’s Beloyarsk 5 fast reactor
Engineering surveys have begun at Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP site, which will form the basis for the Investment Feasibility Study (OBIN – Obosnovaniya Investitsii) for the construction of...
Rolls-Royce SMR progresses through generic design assessment
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor (SMR) design has completed the first step of the UK's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process and is expected to complete...
US Senate considers legislation to support deployment of advanced reactors
The US Senate Energy & Public Works Committee (EPW) has introduced new legislation based on bipartisan support for advanced nuclear reactor developments, including expanding levels...
