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Nuclear Technology

Managing Ageing Research Reactors to Ensure Safe, Effective Operations

As over two thirds of the world’s operating research reactors are now over 30 years old, operators and regulators are focusing on refurbishing and modernizing …

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What are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?

Small modular reactors could allow energy developers to build smaller nuclear plants than conventional construction would.

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Fluor and Sargent & Lundy Partner to Design New SMR Reactors

Two major energy engineering, procurement and construction firms will collaborate on marketing and design services for future nuclear small modular reactor powe…

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OPG Plans SMR Construction at Darlington

Ontario Power Generation has announced it is resuming planning activities for building new nuclear generating capacity at its Darlington site in Ontario.

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NuScale Announces SMR Power Uprate

NuScale Power has announced a 25% increase in power output for its NuScale Power Module small modular reactor, which it says will lead to significant cost savin…

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Rosatom Plans First Land-Based SMR for Russian Far East

Rosatom plans to build a nuclear power plant equipped with an RITM-200 small modular reactor in the village of Ust-Kuyga, in Yakutia, which is in Far Eastern Ru…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce and Exelon Sign MoU on Nuclear Power Stations Operations

Industrial technology company Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Exelon Generation for the operation of compact nuclear power stations in…

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New IAEA Publication Looks at SMR Development

The 2020 edition of the biennial IAEA booklet, Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments provides the latest data and information on SMRs around…

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Rosatom Plans Ground-Based SMR for Yakutia

Rosatom is planning to build a small nuclear power plan in Yakutia.

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Poland Reviewing Potential BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Project

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has announced that Synthos Green Energy, a member of the Synthos Group S.A., has initiated discussions with Poland's National Atomic E…

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Small Nuclear Reactors Would Provide Carbon-Free Energy, but Would They Be Safe?

Regulators have approved designs for 12 small reactors to be built in Idaho, but opponents say the project is dangerous and too late to fight climate change.

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Analysis: Small Modular Reactors Could Transform Nuclear Industry

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Ed McGinnis gives this thoughts on the impact small modular reactors and advanced reactors could have on U.S. nuclear indus…

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USDOE Approves $1.355bn Funding for NuScale’s SMR Project

The US Department of Energy has approved a $1.355bn funding vehicle to Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.

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US Government Backs NuScale Projects at Home and Abroad

The US Department of Energy has approved a cost-share award of more than USD1 billion for the construction of the first NuScale small modular reactor power plan…

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Canadian Government Invests in SMR Technology

The Canadian government is investing CAD20 million of federal funds to accelerate development of Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor power plant.