Taipingling 1 connected to the grid
Taipingling 1 received an operating licence from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on 24 December last year. The loading of the first fuel assemblies began at the unit later…
Nuclear central in France’s latest energy strategy
The Multiannual Energy Programme (PPE) is not a piece of legislation, but presents the trajectory to be followed over the next decade in terms of energy policy. It has two…
Final Investment Decision taken for Romanian SMR project
Romania’s small modular reactor (SMR) project is aiming for 462 MWe installed capacity, using NuScale technology with six modules at the former coal plant site at Doicești – about 90…
OPG and Port Hope to collaborate on 10 GW new nuclear plan
Representatives of Port Hope and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) “to advance collaboration on the potential for large-scale new nuclear generation” at OPG’s 1,300-acre Wesleyville site,…
Bannerman partners with CNNC for Namibian uranium project
Under the agreement, CNNC Overseas Limited (CNOL) – a subsidiary of China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC) and part of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) – and Bannerman will form an…
Assessment of proposed Norwegian SMR plant to begin
Nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Energy in November 2023 for an assessment of the construction of the small modular reactor (SMR) plant. According…
Safety review completed at South African research reactor
The five-day six-person Safety Review Mission on Ageing Management and Continued Safe Operation was at the invitation of the facility’s operator, the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and was…
US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel
The initiative – which is a collaboration of the Clean Air Task Force, the EFI Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative – aims to “build a new nuclear energy ecosystem…
Study examines benefits of Pallas to future power plant construction
The study – – examined the potential societal value of the Pallas programme for the construction of future Dutch nuclear power plants. The Pallas research reactor is being built at…
Eagles and Newcleo team up for LFR technology demonstrator
Four European nuclear technology organisations launched the Eagles Consortium in June last year to develop and commercialise the EAGLES-300 small modular reactor (SMR) with the aim of delivering a first…
