Third unit at Korea’s Saeul plant starts up
On 10 April, South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) said that it had completed all nine inspections required to be performed prior to the reactor’s initial criticality during…
First-of-a-kind microreactor test bed open for business
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) facility – DOME for short, will enable rapid development, testing and demonstration of privately developed advanced nuclear reactors. DOME is an actual dome, 100…
Contract signed for delivery of UK’s first SMRs
Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the UK government’s preferred technology for the country’s first small modular reactor (SMR) project in June last year, and GBP2.6 billion was allocated in the…
Podcast: China’s ambitious plans for new nuclear capacity
Morin, joining the World Nuclear News podcast from Beijing, says China currently has 62 GW of generating capacity plus 38 new units under construction which will add 44 GW. There…
Dismantling of reactor channels to begin at second Ignalina unit
In accordance with the approved technical design, the steam-water discharge piping at the top of the reactor and the water supply piping at the bottom of the reactor, as well…
ČEZ eyeing 80-year operation of Dukovany units
ČEZ currently operates four VVER-440 units at Dukovany, which began operating between 1985 and 1987. Their output has gradually been increased from the original 440 MWe to 512 MWe through…
New Korean reactor cleared for start up
In January 2014, the government authorised construction of two APR1400 units as Saeul units 3 and 4 (formerly known as Shin Kori 5 and 6). Construction was originally scheduled to…
Three US states pave way for new nuclear
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the legislation to remove the permitting hurdle that has created a de facto moratorium and announced the launch of the state’s new Nuclear Task…
Framatome signs VVER-440 fuel agreement with EU utilities
In recent years, especially since the war with Ukraine began, nuclear power operators in European Union countries who had previously relied on Russian-supplied fuel have sought alternative suppliers. Nineteen VVER…
Avalanche Energy contracted to develop radioisotope power technology
“The ultimate vision of Rads to Watts is to enable radiovoltaics that convert high-power nuclear radiation into kilowatts of electrical energy,” the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said. “Enabling…
