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Finnish Repository Licence Further Delayed

Nuclear Fuel
31-08-2024

Further Delay to Japanese Reprocessing and Mox Plants
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) now expects the reprocessing plant and mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel plant under construction at Rokkasho in Japan's Aomori Prefecture to be completed during fiscal years 2026 and 2027, respectively.The reprocessing plan
Nuclear Equipment
31-08-2024

Pilot Fuel Elements Produced for MBIR Fast Neutron Research Reactor
A pilot batch of fuel elements has successfully passed acceptance tests for compliance with the technological and design documentation for Russia's MBIR multipurpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor.The MBIR construction site, pictured
SMR
31-08-2024

US, Ghanaian Firms Sign Commercial Agreement for SMR Deployment
The agreement between Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) and Regnum Technology Group to deploy a single NuScale VOYGR-12 small modular reactor (SMR) plant was signed during the second annual US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit.The agreement was signed during the US-Af
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
31-08-2024

Approval Sought for Preparatory Works for Polish Plant
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant.How the plant in Pomerania could look (Image: PEJ)The ap
Nuclear waste
31-08-2024

Trial Run at Finnish Repository Starts
Finnish waste management company Posiva announced it has begun a trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository. No actual nuclear fuel is being used in the trial run.The Onkalo facility with the Olkiluoto plant in the
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
31-08-2024

UK Proposes 5.5 Bln Pound Subsidy for Sizewell C Nuclear Plant
A general view of the turbine hall of the Sizewell B nuclear power facility in Sizewell, Britain June 19, 2024. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsBritain published details on Friday of a subsidy scheme worth up to 5.5 billion
Russian Federation
30-08-2024

Pilot Fuel Elements for Mbir Research Reactor Pass Acceptance Tests
The MBIR will be used for the development of materials for Generation IV fast neutron reactors. Courtesy Rosatom.Pilot fuel elements for the Generation IV MBIR multipurpose fast neutron research reactor under construction in Russia have passed acceptance
Nuclear Fuel
30-08-2024

Framatome Approved to Transport Higher-Enriched Fuel
Framatome announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a licence amendment allowing transport of fresh nuclear fuel assemblies in the US with enrichment up to 8%, using its existing TN-B1 boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel assembly
Nuclear Reactor
30-08-2024

Deep Fission Unveils Underground Reactor Concept
California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, announced its emergence from stealth mode and a USD4 million pre-seed investment round.(Image: Deep Fission)Deep Fission aims to locate 15 M
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
30-08-2024

GEN Energija Favours Large Units Over Smrs for Slovenia’s JEK2
Reports on flood safety, nuclear fuel supplies, radioactive waste disposal and also an overview of small modular reactors as an option have been published by GEN energija as part of public information measures ahead of Slovenia's referendum on pla
Nuclear Reactor
30-08-2024

Dominion Energy Secures US NRC Approval to Extend North Anna Operations
The North Anna Power Station is located in Louisa County, Virginia. (Credit: Stuartmj/Wikimedia Commons. (Creative Commons))The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s request to extend the operating licenc
Uranium Project
30-08-2024

Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Rolls On, Key Issues Stalled, IAEA Reports Show
The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is displayed at the agency's headquarters on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of its 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Nuclear Reactor
30-08-2024

Ghana Signs Agreement to Build Small Nuscale Nuclear Reactor
Ghana on Thursday signed an agreement with a U.S. developer for a nuclear reactor using technology from NuScale Power (SMR.N), opens new tab, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, as the country seeks its first atomic power plant.Nuclear Power Ghana
Nuclear Reactor
29-08-2024

NANO Nuclear to Set up HQ in Oak Ridge
NANO Nuclear Energy’s new headquarters in Oak Ridge, TennesseeUS-based NANO Nuclear Energy said it has purchased a 1.64-acre land package in the historic Heritage Centre Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The purchase includes a two-storey
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
29-08-2024

Kenya Plans First NPP by 2034
Kenya’s First Secretary to the Cabinet, Musalia Mudavadi, has announced the country’s plans to build its first nuclear power plant by 2034Kenya’s First Secretary to the Cabinet (equivalent to Prime Minister), Musalia Mudavadi
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
29-08-2024

Meralco Expands Nuclear Energy Initiative
(Front row, L-R) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Professor and department head Rizwan Uddin, Meralco EVP and COO Ronnie L. Aperocho, UIUC College of Engineering Dean and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering Rashid Bashir, Meralco SVP
SMR
29-08-2024

Norway Taps South Korean Expertise in SMR Plant Study
Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's DL Energy and DL E&C to study the feasibility of constructing a nuclear power plant at the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway.The signing of the MoU (Image: Norsk Kjern
SMR
29-08-2024

ČEZ and Czech Government Looking Ahead to SMRs
The Czech Republic's nuclear power plant operator ČEZ has concluded a security agreement with the government allowing the next steps in selecting a future supplier for its planned small modular reactors (SMRs).There are plans for SMRs near the Tem
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
29-08-2024

Energoatom Moves Ahead With Plans for New Four-Unit AP1000 Plant
Ukraine's Energoatom says it has had land transferred to it as part of steps which could lead to a new four-unit nuclear power plant at the Chyhyryn site - and the development of the largely abandoned Soviet-era satellite town of Orbita nearby.(Im
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
29-08-2024

Kishida Looks to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he will hold a ministerial meeting next week to discuss measures needed to gain local consent for the restart of reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
29-08-2024

Switzerland to Scrap Ban on Building Nuclear Power Stations
Swiss energy company BKW's Muehleberg nuclear power plant and the fog-covered Aare river are seen in Muehleberg near Bern, Switzerland, April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsThe Swiss government said on Wednesday
Uranium Project
28-08-2024

BWXT Awarded Contract to Develop Pilot Plant Solution for Domestic Uranium Enrichment
BWXT awarded contract to develop pilot plant solution for domestic uranium enrichment. (Credit: WikiImages from Pixabay)BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to complete a yearlon
SMR
28-08-2024

More Funding for TVA’s SMR Programme
TVA plans to deploy a BWRX-300 SMR at its Clinch River site (courtesy of TVA)The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors has approved $150m in additional advanced nuclear funding to support continued design work and TVA’s planned dev
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
28-08-2024

Onsite Fuel Storage Approved for Kuosheng Decommissioning
The two-unit Kuosheng nuclear power plant located near TaipeiTaiwan Power Co (Taipower) has received approval for plans to store used fuel at the closed Kuosheng NPP in New Taipei City’s Wanli District and proceed with its decommissioning.The pr
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
28-08-2024

Bohunice 3 Restarts After Turbine Fire
Unit 3 at Slovakia’s V2 Jaslovske Bohunice NPP is now operating at full power after oil vapours ignited at one of the turbines. Employees extinguished the fire with a hand-held fire extinguisher and nuclear safety wasn’t endangered, th

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