US to exclude advanced nuclear from NEPA environmental process
According to the published , a categorical exclusion is “a category of actions that the agency has determined, as established in its agency NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) procedures, normally…
First unit at China’s Taipingling plant starts up
On 1 February, workers at the unit were given permission by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment to start up the 1116 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor and work began…
Materials successfully tested for HTGR, says Rosatom
Russia’s state nuclear corporation said its experts “created full-size models of individual structural elements, including a 1650 mm high support element (a set of which serves as a support for…
Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme
A groundbreaking event was held on 28 January to mark the beginning of the demonstration project, which is aimed at building stakeholder and regulatory confidence in the company’s deep borehole…
WANO rolls out new enhanced monitoring initiative
World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), which has traditionally focused on peer review visits to nuclear units every four years, is now also getting key data from each of the…
US, Japanese partnership for fusion technology development
Anchoring the strategic partnership, Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have established a new public-private partnership that leverages each institution’s expertise in fusion technology to accelerate the…
Lianjiang simulator completes on-site acceptance testing
The simulator for Phase I (units 1 and 2) of the Lianjiang plant project is the first CAP1000 reactor type full-scope simulator to adopt State Power Investment Corporation’s (SPIC’s) proprietary…
Location of second Kazakh nuclear power plant announced
According to on the Minister of Justice’s website, a government decision was made on 26 January on the construction area, with the resolution entering into force on the day of…
Kursk II’s first unit reaches 40% capacity
By 13:00 local time on 30 January the unit was operating at a load of 408 MW, which is about 40% capacity for the VVER-TOI reactor. Pilot operation began the…
Yokogawa to supply Rolls-Royce SMR control systems
The scope of the agreement includes design engineering, validation and qualification, product hardware, building and testing the system, installation and commissioning of the SMR’s main control system. The project will…
