Modi highlights India’s nuclear plans on Independence Day
India celebrates its independence on 15 August. Modi’s lasted 103 minutes – his longest yet. It focused on self-reliance, innovation, and citizen empowerment, and the roadmap to Viksit Bharat: the…
Legislative changes proposed to remove Swiss new reactor ban
A new Swiss energy policy was sought in response to the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. Two months later, both the Swiss parliament and government…
US lab begins post-irradiation studies on high-burnup fuel
The lab is examining a shipment of fuel rods, manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel – a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd – from assemblies that were initially loaded…
Cooling facility upgrades planned at Korean plants
Rising seawater temperatures are causing some nuclear power plants to reach temperatures approaching the design seawater temperature, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) said. The design sea water temperature…
Presidential ceremony as Malawi mine approaches restart
“We were honoured to welcome His Excellency, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, to preside over the official inauguration of the commissioning and restart of the…
EIL to assist in development of Indian SMR design
The MoU was signed at Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s (NPCIL’s) office in Mumbai on 12 August in the presence of Engineers India Limited (EIL) Chairman and Managing Director…
Plans for SMR plant on Svalbard progress
In June this year, Swedish lead-cooled SMR technology developer Blykalla and Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft announced the launched of a joint project company, Svalbard Kjernekraft AS. Longyearbyen –…
NextEra updates NRC on Duane Arnold plans
The company presented an overview of the current status and its plans for the proposed restart of the shuttered plant in submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ahead…
Norwegian collaboration on floating nuclear power plants
A memorandum of understanding signed between the partners “lays the foundation for a collaboration in which the parties will investigate, develop and mature solutions that combine reliable, emission-free nuclear power…
Entergy seeks approval for Waterford 3 uprate
Waterford 3 is a pressurised water reactor that began commercial operation in 1985 and currently has a net electrical output of about 1,150 MWe. It has a licence from the…
