Multiple MSRs proposed for French industrial park
A major player in technology, artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, Unitel Group co-founded the Laboratoire Fos-Berre with the French State in 2022. This think tank is dedicated to studying energy…
Two more Czech sites lined up for Rolls-Royce SMRs
There is already a project being worked on by ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR for the UK-based company’s 470 MWe small modular reactors (SMRs) at the existing nuclear power plant site…
Jacobs to assist in planning of UK SMR projects
Jacobs, which has around 6,000 staff across its UK operations, will provide strategic planning, consent support and leadership to key land-use planning activities to help advance required project approvals. Initially,…
Economic assessment filed for Swedish uranium project as law comes into force
The Canadian company first announced the results of its assessment in early June, envisioning a conventional open-pit mining and processing operation with average annual production of 3.3 million pounds U3O8…
Newcleo advances MOX fuel licensing in France
Prior to applying for authorisation to construct a nuclear facility in France, a project developer may submit all or part of the design of its nuclear installation to the Autorité…
Mochovce 4 preparing for physical start-up tests
Two weeks after the 349 fuel assemblies were loaded, a series of checks and tests have taken place to confirm the readiness of the primary circuit for the next stage…
Bulgaria’s planned AP1000s ‘strategic bilateral priority’
The new board of directors of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant-New Build EAD, which is state-owned via its parent company Kozloduy NPP EAD, which operates the existing nuclear power plant, held…
European Investment Bank agrees to Cernavoda refurb loan
Cosmin Ghita, CEO of Nuclearelectrica, said “the involvement of renowned international banking institutions in securing external financing for the CNE Cernavoda Unit 1 Refurbishment Project represents a historic step for…
Constellation invests in Blue Energy
Blue Energy says that reactors make up less than 10% of the cost of a nuclear power plant, with most of the cost coming from “construction and regulatory challenges in…
South Korean SMR-powered container ship design certified
As part of the Novel Concept Class Approval process, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) grants an Approval in Principle at an early conceptual design phase to assist the client…
