Grants allocated for Swedish feasibility studies
In February, the government proposed that SEK20 million would be allocated annually until 2030 by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to municipalities that want to conduct feasibility studies for new…
Kairos breaks ground for Hermes 2 reactor
Hermes 2 is Kairos Power’s first deployment under its 2024 agreement with Google to develop an advanced reactor fleet. It will supply up to 50 MW of electricity to the…
OSGE and development agency sign agreement for Polish SMR project
The project will be implemented through the investment arm of the special-purpose vehicle BWRX-300 Stalowa Wola sp zoo, whose representatives were also signatories to the letter of intent. Orlen Synthos…
First Taipingling unit enters commercial operation
On 19 April, the 1116 MWe (net) domestically-designed pressurised water reactor completed a series of commissioning tests, including a test run lasting 168 hours, China General Nuclear (CGN) said. The…
EC to examine Romanian plans for funding reactor refurbishment
In January, Romania notified the EC of its plan to support the refurbishment of Cernavoda 1 reactor, which began commercial operation in 1996 and currently supplies about 10% of the…
Kazakhstan strategy considers four nuclear power plants
The Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency developed the strategy, which has now been adopted. It said that “given the projected growth in electricity consumption, a project to build a fourth plant…
UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant
In October 2022, the West Burton coal-fired power plant site in Nottinghamshire, England, was selected to host the UK’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The demonstration plant is due…
Dutch agreement paves way for construction of commercial MSR
The MoU – signed by Thorizon, EPZ, NRG-Pallas, the provinces of Zeeland and North Holland, Impuls Zeeland, ROM InWest, and Invest-NL – increases the activities for the non-nuclear demonstrator in…
CNL to produce demonstration ANEEL fuel bundles
ANEEL has been developed for use in pressurised heavy water reactors and Candu reactors (its name is taken from Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life). Clean Core Thorium Energy says it can…
ConverDyn considering building Metropolis 2.0 plant, conference told
ConverDyn, a partnership between Solstice Advanced Materials and General Atomics, is the exclusive marketing agent for all uranium hexafluoride produced at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed Metropolis Works plant. Hyder…
