Shimane 2 restarts after 13 years being offline
Monday, 9 December 2024 The Shimane plant (Image: Qurren/CreativeCommons) The 789 MWe boiling water reactor (BWR) had been offline since January 2012. In June 2021, Shimane 2 became the 17th…
US regulators approve eVinci microreactor I&C platform
Monday, 9 December 2024 eVinci (Image: Westinghouse) The company said the regulator had approved the state-of-the-art eVinci Advanced Logic System Version 2 – or ALS v2 – instrumentation and control…
IAEA reviews Philippines nuclear infrastructure development
Monday, 9 December 2024 INIR mission team leader Mehmet Ceyhan presents the draft report to Raphael Lotilla, Philippine Secretary of Energy (Image: Philippine Department of Energy) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review…
Australian report questions nuclear’s cost competitiveness
Monday, 9 December 2024 The GenCost 2024-25 Draft Report is open for public comments unti 11 February (Image: CSIRO) GenCost is a report published by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and…
Beznau to operate beyond 60 years
Friday, 6 December 2024 The Beznau plant (Image: ENSI) The two 365 MWe Westinghouse pressurised water reactors at the Beznau plant are the oldest power reactors in Switzerland. Unit 1…
Framatome to share fast reactor experience with Japan
Friday, 6 December 2024 The signing of the agreement (Image: Framatome) The General Arrangement – which summarises the details of cooperation between Japan and France regarding the development of fast…
US and UK partner with Tokamak Energy on ST40 upgrade
Friday, 6 December 2024 (Image: Tokamak Energy) The US Department of Energy, the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Tokamak Energy will equally share the funding of…
Samsung C&T teams up with Swedish SMR project developer
Friday, 6 December 2024 (Image: Kärnfull Next) The MoU was signed during the Korea-Sweden Strategic Industry Summit on 5 December in Seoul. It was attended by Kärnfull Next CEO Christian…
Explosives speed Sizewell A turbine hall decommissioning
Friday, 6 December 2024 (Image: Nuclear Restoration Services) Nuclear Restoration Services said it was the largest use of explosives on a nuclear site for conventional demolition purposes in decades. After…
Bruce Power signs long-term Master Services Agreement
Thursday, 5 December 2024 The Bruce nuclear power plant (Image: Bruce Power) The extension to the Master Service Agreement between Kinectrics and Bruce Power supports engineering project management, project controls,…
