Small modular reactor

Nuclear Technology

Canada Commits C$970 Million to New Nuclear Power Technology

Canada will provide C$970 million ($708 million) in financing to develop a grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR), a new nuclear technology touted as a key part…

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US, Canadian Regulators Further SMR Collaboration

The charter agreement on advanced reactor and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies formally establishes the collaborative relationship between the Canadian …

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NuScale Seals New Partnerships to Accelerate Nuclear SMR Deployment

NuScale and private asset manager Habboush Group are forming a strategic alliance to advance the deployment of NuScale small modular reactor nuclear projects.

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower Raises $750 Million for Advanced Nuclear Technologies

TerraPower, one of the companies racing to build a small modular reactor (SMR), announced it raised $750 million.

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South Korea’s SK Invests $250 Mln in Bill Gates’ Terrapower for Nuclear Power Tech

South Korea's SK Inc said on Monday it and an affiliate invested $250 million in TerraPower, a U.S. venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates that develops smal…

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US Nuclear Regulator Greenlights Its First Small Modular Reactor

The first small modular reactor (SMR) design has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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Last Energy Agrees to Build Ten SMRs for Polish Industrial Zone

US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy has signed a Letter of Intent with Poland's Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) and DB Energy on the const…

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Rolls-Royce Releases UK Small Modular Reactors Shortlist

Seven sites are in the running for the first Rolls-Royce SMR power station which will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy.

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Vattenfall Begins Feasibility Study on Construction of Small Modular Reactors at Ringhals

Electricity consumption in Sweden is expected to increase rapidly over the coming decades and, for this reason, Vattenfall is working actively to find out how d…

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Rolls-Royce SMR Receives Rapturous Welcome Back Home by Mancunians

The engineering giant has confirmed Manchester will become home to its Small Modular Reactors unit.

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Poland Expands Cooperation on SMRs and Large Reactors

Polish state-owned energy company Enea SA has signed an agreement with US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy to cooperate on the deployment of SM…

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New Partnership to Advance Very Small Modular Reactors in Canadian Province

The Saskatchewan Research Council and Westinghouse Electric Canada will jointly develop a project for an eVinci micro-reactor for the development and testing of…

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Tractebel to Conduct Nuward SMR Conceptual Design Studies

Tractebel is to contribute to the development of France's Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) project. The Belgian engineering firm will conduct studies for the …

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Small Modular Reactors Provide Opportunity to Rethink Automation for Nuclear Generation

An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches.

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Purdue University and Duke Energy Explore Campus SMR Option

A small modular reactor (SMR) could be used to power Purdue University’s campus in Indiana in the USA, depending on the result of joint studies with energy gia…