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Nuclear Reactor

Second Belgian Reactor Enters Retirement

Unit 2 of the Tihange nuclear power plant in Belgium has been permanently shut down after 40 years of operation. The 1008 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor is…

Nuclear Power Plant

Velocys Completes Construction on Reactor Core Assembly Facility

Velocys plc on Jan. 26 released a business update, reporting that the company has completed construction on a new reactor core assembly facility in Ohio. Velocy…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Concludes Safety Process Review for Uzbekistan’s First Nuclear Plant

The mission was held from 16 to 20 January upon the Uzbekistan government’s request.A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has co…

Nuclear Power Plant

S. Korea Submits Proposal to Turkey on New Nuclear Power Project

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said Tuesday it has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey to take part in a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Second Unit of Krško Nuclear Power Plant Projected to Come Online in 2035

The second reactor in the Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia could be in operation in 2035, according to its operator GEN energija. However, permits f…

Nuclear Fuel

Advanced Reactors / Oklo Submits Plans For Licensing Of Nuclear Fuel Recycling Plant

Oklo is evaluating 15 different sites for its Aurora nuclear power plant. Courtesy Oklo.US-based advanced nuclear technology company Oklo has submitted a licens…

Nuclear Power Plant

CEZ Recruits for Its New Build Plans

New build in the Czech Republic will lead the utility ČEZ to almost double its nuclear workforce. The company said its nuclear teams will grow by 2600 over the…

Nuclear Reactor

GE Hitachi Signs Contract for the First North American Small Modular Reactor

GE Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor.GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), SNC-Lavalin and Aecon have signed a contract for the …

Nuclear Reactor

Kazakhstan Continues Discussions With EDF

Kazakhstan is continuing discussions with French company EDF including proposals for an EPR-1200 reactor, the Kazakh Ministry of Energy has confirmed. EDF is on…

Nuclear Reactor

Ukraine Plans to Build Two Us-Made Reactors for the Khmelnitsky Nuclear Plant

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has adopted an order to launch organizational measures and begin work on project documentation for the construction of two …

Energy Technology

Containment Building Completed at Zhangzhou 1

Construction has been completed of the outer dome of the containment building of unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, Chi…

Japan

IAEA Task Force Reviews Fukushima Water Discharge Plan

The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has comple…

Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Installed the Vessel of the Unique Russian Research Reactor – MBIR – in the Design Position

On January 18, 2023, the vessel of the world's largest multipurpose fast neutron research reactor (MBIR) was installed in its designed position at the const…

Nuclear Policy

Canadian and UK Regulators Agree Terms for Cooperation

Terms of Reference have been signed and published between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for a Mem…

Canada

Candu Fuel Plant Relicensed to 2043

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)'s authorisation of the 20-year renewal of Cameco Fuel Manufacturing's (CFM) operating licence for the faci…