Norwegian collaboration on floating nuclear power plants
A memorandum of understanding signed between the partners “lays the foundation for a collaboration in which the parties will investigate, develop and mature solutions that combine reliable, emission-free nuclear power…
Entergy seeks approval for Waterford 3 uprate
Waterford 3 is a pressurised water reactor that began commercial operation in 1985 and currently has a net electrical output of about 1,150 MWe. It has a licence from the…
DOE announces first selections for pilot reactor programme
The pilot programme, announced in June, aims to expedite the testing of advanced reactor designs that will be authorised by the Department at sites located outside of the national laboratories.…
UK project aims to boost domestic supply of nuclear graphite
Graphite has been used in nuclear reactor cores as a moderator, slowing down the neutrons released from nuclear fission so that the nuclear chain reaction can be maintained. Most of…
Taskforce calls for reforms to UK nuclear regulation
The taskforce was announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 6 February. Led by John Fingleton, former CEO of the Office of Fair Trading, the taskforce’s objective is to speed…
Oklo, Lightbridge extend collaboration to include legacy materials
The collaboration is under a memorandum of understanding signed earlier this year to jointly assess the feasibility of commercial-scale fuel fabrication within Oklo’s planned fuel manufacturing infrastructure. The new initiative…
NAC system deployed in Canadian decommissioning milestone
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced in June that the transfer of used fuel from the Gentilly-1 Waste Management Facility site in Québec to the Chalk River Laboratories site in Ontario…
Construction gets under way of first unit at Jinqimen plant
A ceremony was held at the plant site on 10 August to mark the pouring of first concrete for unit 1, a milestone that means the unit has officially entered…
Minister confirms environmental authorisation for South African new build
The authorisation for Eskom’s Final Environmental Impact Report for a new nuclear power plant at Duynefontein was originally granted by South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, but had been the…
Detailed site survey begins at Dukovany
The ceremony was attended by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) President Hwang Joo-ho, project development company Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) President Zavodski, Czech Minister of Industry Lukáš Vlček,…
