MoU marks next step in potential VC Summer sale
Santee Cooper announced in October that it was in negotiations with Brookfield Asset Management about the potential completion of the units, triggering a six-week week initial project feasibility period. The…
Estonia moving ahead on new nuclear planning
Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo said: “We are looking forward to qualified companies participating in the tender to contribute to the development of Estonia’s energy security. This is…
EU approves Polish state aid for nuclear plant
In November 2022, the then Polish government selected Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology for construction at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality in Pomerania in northern Poland. An agreement setting…
Korean interest in Finnish heating SMR
“Under the brand slogan ‘Better World with Clean Energy’, we will collaborate with Steady Energy to provide carbon-free heat and lead the way in stabilising the national energy grid and…
Kazakhstan builds partnerships at home and abroad
Kazakhstan has begun working towards the start of construction of its first nuclear power plant near the village of Ulken in the Almaty region: the plant has recently been named…
Regulator approves safety case for French repository
Andra submitted its application for the planned Centre Industriel de Stockage Géologique (Cigéo) repository to the Ministry for Energy Transition in January 2023. In March 2023, the ministry asked the…
First projects selected for INL reactor experiments
MARVEL is a sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor being developed by the US Department of Energy (DOE). It will generate 85 kilowatts of thermal energy and up to 20 kilowatts of electricity. It…
India and Russia discuss new nuclear power plant options
A joint statement issued by the Indian Prime Minister’s Office after talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two sides: “Confirmed their intention to broaden…
UK’s new nuclear ambitions ‘have only just begun’
“The work we are doing to drive forward Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and our SMR programme will together bring more nuclear capacity onto the grid than in the last…
Further delay in Finnish repository licence review
Radioactive waste management company Posiva submitted its application, together with related information, to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 30 December 2021 for an operating licence for the…
