EIA programme proposed for Norwegian plant
Nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Energy in November 2023 for an assessment of the construction of the small modular reactor (SMR) plant. According…
Funding allocated for UK plutonium disposal research
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said the investment, spanning five years, will allow the group, working with supply-chain partners, to design, install and operate specialist laboratory facilities at Sellafield, where…
Record-breaking year for nuclear electricity generation
The latest edition of the yearly report, produced by World Nuclear Association, also recorded that the average capacity factor increased to 83% – the capacity factor is how much electricity…
Further proposal submitted for SMR plant in Norway
The proposal was submitted by Grenland Kjernekraft AS – a newly-created wholly-owned subsidiary of Norsk Kjernekraft AS. The proposed plant will comprise several SMRs, with a total capacity of up…
IAEA team seeks access to new dam at Zaporizhzhia plant
In his latest – 311th – update on the situation in Ukraine, Grossi said the agency’s experts at the plant had been given details about the location of the dam…
Inner containment construction set to begin for Leningrad’s seventh unit
Pre-assembly and welding of the first tier of the inner containment has been taking place over the past few weeks next to the reactor building site and Rosenergoatom – part…
Aalo breaks ground for experimental reactor
Aalo says it plans to complete construction and achieve criticality by 4 July 2026, the goal date set by the Department of Energy (DOE) for at least three test reactors…
Tepco to remove fuel from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 7
Tepco applied for Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approval of its design and construction plan for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units 6 and 7 in September 2013. It submitted information on safety upgrades across…
Legislative proposals to lift Sweden’s uranium mining ban
In May 2018, the Swedish parliament passed an amendment to the Environmental Code banning uranium exploration and mining in the country. As from 1 August that year, no permits for…
Site of Poland’s first SMR selected
Włocławek was one of six locations shortlisted by Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) in 2023 for further geological surveys to host SMR plants based on GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s…
