Holtec SMR design clears key UK regulatory stage
Generic Design Assessment (GDA) is a process carried out by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to assess the safety, security, and environmental…
Application lodged for Poland’s first nuclear power plant
One of the key elements of the documentation submitted with the licence application is the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR). This report is one of the most important attachments, detailing…
South Africa’s Necsa seeks SMR partnership
CEO of the state-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), Loyiso Tyabashe, said: “Through the Expression of Interest (EOI) process, Necsa seeks to gather detailed information on available SMR technologies,…
Korean reactor gets go-ahead to restart
Kori unit 2 – South Korea’s second nuclear power reactor – began commercial operation in August 1983. The 685 MWe pressurised water reactor’s operating permit expired on 8 April 2023,…
New US company plans uranium conversion facility
Headquartered in Houston, Texas and McLean, Virginia, FluxPoint Energy was officially launched last week at the CERAWeek international energy event in Houston, Texas. The company said its mission is to…
Containment tests completed at Sanmen 3
The two-part tests confirm that the containment vessel meets design and construction quality requirements. The first part – the structural integrity test (SIT) – involved the vessel being pressurised and…
Bulgarian repository moves closer to commissioning
Executive Director of the State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SE RAW) Dilyan Petrov said: “We are happy that with today’s decision we can report the finalisation of a long and difficult project.”…
In Pictures: Akkuyu 2’s polar crane installed
The 282-tonne bridge is part of the polar crane, a circular overhead crane which is mounted under the reactor building’s inner containment dome. Its circular design means that it can transport…
New Hampshire to assess deployment of advanced reactors
The order initiates a comprehensive review of regulatory, financial, and market factors affecting nuclear deployment, while engaging stakeholders across government and industry. It also calls for the creation of a…
First 10 years of Russian final waste repository reviewed
The repository received its first waste shipment – 13 packages of waste totalling 47 cubic metres – in November 2016. It takes class 3 waste and class 4 waste such as,…
