Small modular reactor

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India Considers Allowing Private Companies to Develop Nuclear Plants

India’s state-controlled nuclear power industry is considering allowing greater participation of private firms, with an aim to developing small modular re…

SMR

Multiple Xe-100 SMRs Planned for Washington State

A joint development agreement (JDA) has been signed between US utility Energy Northwest and X-Energy Reactor Company for the deployment of up to 12 Xe-100 small…

SMR

UK Launches SMR Selection Competition

Companies can register their interest with the newly launched Great British Nuclear (GBN) for the competition to secure funding support which the UK government …

Nuclear Reactor

Slovakia's Javys Signs AP1000 and AP300 MoUs

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Slovakia's JAVYS on the potential deployment of its AP1000 reactors and AP…

SMR

France, India Expand Cooperation to Include SMRs

France and India are to launch a cooperation programme on small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris b…

SMR

Core Module Completed for Chinese SMR

The core module for the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project has passed the final acceptance and will be shipped to the construction site at…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Decision-In-Principle for Polish Smr Power Plant

Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA's plan to construct a power plant based on NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) has been …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Turkey 'Aiming for 20 GW of Nuclear by 2050s'

Turkey is in talks with Russia, China and South Korea over its planned second and third nuclear power plants, and with the USA and United Kingdom over small mod…

SMR

Kärnfull Next Receives Investment From Climate Tech Fund

Danish climate tech fund Climentum Capital and Swedish social developer Granitor Growth Management are investing EUR2 million (USD2.2 million) into Swedish smal…

SMR

Additional SMRs in the Pipeline for Darlington

The Ontario government announced it is working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin planning and licensing for three additional GE Hitachi Nuclear Energ…

SMR

South Korea Forms SMR Alliance

A public-private partnership comprised of 42 state-run and private entities has been created to advance Korea's small modular reactor (SMR) sector. The alli…

SMR

Permitting Submissions Made for New Brunswick SMR

NB Power, in partnership with ARC Clean Technology Canada Inc, has submitted an environmental impact assessment registration document and an application for a s…

Nuclear Reactor

Minireactor Cost Surge Threatens Nuclear's Next Big Thing

Small modular reactors are designed to generate less than 300 megawatts, compared with over 1,000 megawatts or more at large plants. | GETTY IMAGES / VIA BLOOMB…

SMR

IAEA sees progress made by SMR deployment initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last year launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the safe and secure deployment of advanced nuclear react…

SMR

Norwegian Firm Enlists Finnish Help in Deploying SMRs

Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a letter of intent with TVO Nuclear Services (TVONS) - a consulting company wholly owned by Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj …