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German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

Nuclear Technology
27-03-2023

IAEA Launches Global Water Resources Initiative
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the Global Water Analysis Laboratory Network to help countries generate their own chemical, biological and isotopic water data and develop tailored water management strategies.The IAEA's G
SMR
27-03-2023

Alberta Grows Links With SMR Sector
ARC Clean Technology Canada, Inc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Alberta's Invest Alberta Corporation to jointly pursue activities to support commercialisation of ARC's ARC-100 small modular reactor (S
Nuclear Technology
27-03-2023

Aukus-Focused University Collaboration Agreed
South Australia's Flinders University has signed agreements with universities in the USA and UK that will enable the Australian university to begin developing the specialist skills needed to underpin the future construction of nuclear submarines u
Nuclear Reactor
24-03-2023

GE’s Boiling Water Reactor Selected for Estonian SMR Plant
Estonian nuclear energy company Fermi Energia has selected GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 technology for its planned small modular reactor (SMR) plant.The boiling water reactor technology, now in its tenth generation, was considered by Fermi Energia to m
SMR
24-03-2023

Increased Investments Could Lower SMR Cost to Competitive Levels by 2050
SMRs can be a viable competitor with renewable energy, Wood Mackenzie noted.Increasing investments in advanced nuclear technologies, such as small modular reactors could lower costs to a competitive level, Wood Mackenzie reported.We project that by 2030,
Nuclear Power Plant
24-03-2023

Nuclear ‘Renaissance’ Is Possible Despite Hurdles
National governments will need to address more than just competitive costs and innovations.A nuclear renaissance is possible if governments are able to address key hurdles.Beyond innovating and bringing down nuclear power to more competitive costs, govern
SMR
24-03-2023

Last Energy Secures Ppas for 34 SMR Nuclear Power Plants in Poland and the UK
Last Energy, a U.S.-based micro modular nuclear technology firm and project developer, has secured power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 34 PWR-20 small modular reactor (SMR) units with four industrial partners in the UK and Poland. The deals, which repres
Nuclear Reactor
24-03-2023

TVA, OPG, Synthos Team to Shape Standard Design for Bwrx-300 Nuclear Reactors
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and Synthos Green Energy (SGE) will collaborate to shape a standard design for GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to speed up t
Nuclear Fuel
23-03-2023

Ukraine’s Energoatom Signs Agreements With Cameco for Fuel Supplies
The President of Ukrainian nuclear utility, Energoatom, Petro Kotin has signed contracts in London with Tim Gitzel, President of Canada’s Cameco to extend agreements on fuel supplies. The signing ceremony was attended by the Minister of Energy o
Nuclear Reactor
23-03-2023

BWXT to Manufacture Bwrx-300 Reactor Vessel
Cambridge, Ontario-based nuclear engineering firm BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been contracted by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) to provide engineering analysis, design support, manufacturing and procurement preparations for the reactor pressure vessel (R
CNNC
23-03-2023

Construction Starts on Fourth Sanmen Unit
The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the second of two CAP1000 pressurised water reac
Nuclear Technology
23-03-2023

ROSATOM and the China Atomic Energy Authority of China Signed the Long-term Cooperation Program
ROSATOM and the China Atomic Energy Authority of China signed the long-term cooperation program in the area of fast reactors and nuclear fuel cycle closureThe Comprehensive Long-Term Cooperation Program in the area of fast reactors and nuclear fuel cycle
Energy Technology
22-03-2023

Innovative Filtration System Shortens Schedule and Delivers Radwaste Savings
BWR spent fuel pool dual SCF system with shields.The return of low natural gas prices combined with the advent of high efficiency renewables has placed more pressure on nuclear power plant operators to reduce their operational and maintenance costs and to
Energy Security
22-03-2023

Leak of Radioactive Water at Monticello Makes Headlines
The Monticello nuclear power plant.An Xcel Energy news release issued last week regarding the leak of some 400,000 gallons of tritium-containing water at Minnesota’s Monticello nuclear power plant in 2022 has sparked a flood of news stories over
Nuclear waste
22-03-2023

Krško Dry Storage Facility for Used Fuel Preparing for Launch
Slovenia's project to build a dry storage facility for used fuel is set to be completed later this year with the transfer of the first 592 used fuel elements.The new facility is part of the plant's 20-year operating extension (Image: NEK)T
SMR
22-03-2023

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs
Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to explore the deployment of its small modular reactor (SMR) in Finland and Sweden, as well as to help post-war recovery in Ukraine.Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Rolls
Nuclear waste
22-03-2023

Deep Borehole Disposal Suitable for Some UK Wastes, Report Finds
Deep borehole disposal cannot replace the UK's need for a geological disposal facility (GDF) but may nevertheless have a helpful role to play in the disposal of some of the country's nuclear waste inventory, according to a study conducted
Nuclear Power Plant
22-03-2023

Hot functional testing begins at Vogtle 4
Georgia Power has announced that the last series of major tests ahead of initial fuel load is under way at the second new nuclear unit at the site near Waynesboro, Georgia.Vogtle 4 pictured in February (Image: Georgia Power)Hot functional testing verifies
Ukraine
21-03-2023

Energoatom and Cameco Sign Uranium Agreements
Energoatom and Cameco have signed agreements covering the supply of Ukrainian uranium and the production of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in Ukraine.Tim Gitzel, left, and Petro Kotin signed the agreements (Image: @cameconews/Twitter)Energoatom Pre
Nuclear waste
21-03-2023

Hanford Restarts Liquid Waste Treatment After Maintenance Outage
Workers change out spent 27,000-pound TSCR filter columns and place them on a nearby storage pad during a planned outage. (Photo: DOE)Following a second planned maintenance outage, the Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) system at the Hanford Site in Washingt
SMR
21-03-2023

Urenco Exits U-Battery Micro-Reactor Project
Urenco has announced that it is withdrawing its support for the U-Battery advanced modular reactor (AMR) project "having exhausted its attempts to secure the commitment of new commercial investors".A cutaway of a plant based on the U-Battery rea
Nuclear Power Plant
21-03-2023

USA, Indonesia Announce Partnership on SMRs
The USA and Indonesia have announced a strategic partnership to help Indonesia develop its nuclear energy programme, supporting Indonesia's interest in deploying small modular reactor (SMR) technology to meet its energy security and climate goals.
China
21-03-2023

El Salvador Sets Sights on Joining the ‘Nuclear Power Club’
El Salvador is taking steps to add nuclear power to the country’s energy mix, as the nation of about 6.5 million people looks to diversify its electric power generation fleet.In support of that effort, the government of El Salvador and the Thori
Nuclear Technology
20-03-2023

Plans for Africa’s Nuclear-Powered Future
The African continent is made up of 54 countries and can be broadly divided into North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. For global power, Africa is an emerging frontier that holds much promise and could potentially be a new sphere of influence. It has a lar
Nuclear Technology
20-03-2023

UK Space Agency Funds Rolls-Royce Nuclear Micro-Reactor for Moon Base
Humans could maintain a continuous presence on the Moon with a UK Space Agency-supported nuclear Micro-Reactor being developed by scientists and engineers at Rolls-Royce.The UK Space Agency has announced £2.9m of new funding for the project whic

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