Serbia discusses new nuclear with French development agency

Đedović Handanovic, pictured above, noted the existing cooperation agreement in the field of nuclear energy between the Serbian Government and France’s state-owned energy giant EDF, which included a preliminary technical study…

Darlington refurb completed ahead of schedule, under budget

Candu units are pressurised heavy water reactors designed to operate for 30 years before refurbishment. Refurbishment is a major undertaking: it includes the replacement of key reactor components such as…

KHNP seeks site for new nuclear power plant

“The bid for the new nuclear power plant candidate site will be promoted through a local government-led initiative,” Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said. Heads of local government have…

Robotisation saves 500,000 work hours, says Rosatom

ZiO-Podolsk, based in St Petersburg, has begun using a welding robot for supports for nuclear power plant heat transfer equipment. It plans to manufacture 164 supports – each involving about 80…

PEJ signs first loan agreement with US export credit agency

The agreement was concluded as part of the US Export-Import Bank’s (US EXIM’s) Engineering Multiplier Program (EMP), which aims to finance preparatory and engineering works for projects carried out with…

Type One Energy initiates licensing of fusion power plant

Type One Energy said it worked closely with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) to prepare the “first-of-a-kind” application for a byproduct…

Russia and Uzbekistan MoU on radioactive waste management

Having a radioactive waste management system is part of the development in Uzbekistan of a nuclear energy sector – Russia’s Rosatom is in the process of a project to build…

NextEra considering new nuclear capacity

Speaking during a call with investors on Tuesday, NextEra CEO John Ketchum said its NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary “remains focused on both optimising and adding generating capacity to its nuclear…

Prodigy completes R&D project for transportable nuclear power plants

Prodigy aims to combine “proven nuclear technologies with maritime factory fabrication, transport and construction practices, to deliver a fully-assembled nuclear plant, that meets Canadian regulatory requirements, to site. Upon arrival,…

Russia targeting lunar power station by 2036

Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency, said the purpose of the nuclear power station on the moon would be “long-term power supply to consumers (moon rovers, observatory) of the Russian Lunar…