SGE confident of UK SMR fleet prospects
SGE (formerly Synthos Green Energy) in July submitted an application under the UK’s Advanced Nuclear Framework for reactors which could provide 4.2 GW of capacity, equivalent to 11% of current…
Framatome secures first contract for higher enriched fuel
Under the agreement – and as part of its Advanced Fuel Management (AFM) programme – Framatome will supply a series of higher enriched fuel reloads using AFM technology, beginning with…
Bechtel steps away from TerraPower project
TerraPower named Bechtel as its design, licensing, procurement and construction partner in a federal grant application to build a demonstration Natrium plant as long ago as 2020. A ground-breaking ceremony…
Samsung C&T invests in Kairos Power
Samsung C&T has agreed to provide up to USD100 million through a combination of direct investment and in-kind engineering services, subject to regulatory approvals, to enable the successful delivery of…
Google agreement to support Georgia plant uprates
The uprates will be achieved through a process that increases the electrical output of a nuclear generating unit through targeted modifications and upgrades to key plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps,…
Power start-up for Mochovce 4
The unit reached critical status and minimum controlled power at the start of August. The Slovak Republic’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority performed inspections and assessed documentation before giving the go-ahead for…
Indian plants celebrate fuel loading milestones
Fuel loading began at 15:18 on 19 September, following the receipt of permission from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and “completion of all prescribed pre-requisites”, Nuclear Power Corporation of…
France prepares to start dismantling first UNGG reactor
Chinon A2 is one of six gas-cooled reactors (Uranium Naturel Graphite Gaz¸ or UNGG) at Bugey, Chinon and St Laurent-des-Eaux currently being decommissioned by EDF in France. The six UNGG…
Nuward targets 10 SMRs in five EU countries
In a standing-room-only side event at the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna, a series of speakers gave an update on progress. A second call for projects to be supported under the…
Akkuyu 1 set for next stage of pre-commissioning activities
Alexei Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, said during a visit to the site that the aim was to obtain a licence and “begin launch operations by the end of the…
Adyant Alpha Power Signs 110 MW Wind PPA With SJVN, Taking Datta Infra Group Portfolio Beyond 600 MW
