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Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode

2025-07-11 14:20:26

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#^Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode

Holtec has submitted a letter to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating it has completed the necessary licensing activities to transition the Palisades nuclear power plant from decommissioning to operational status. Holtec is proposing the transition happens on 25 August.

Energoatom signs Westinghouse and Holtec agreements

2025-07-11 14:17:41

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#^Energoatom signs Westinghouse and Holtec agreements

Energoatom is pushing ahead with plans with Westinghouse to create a plant for the production of fuel assemblies in Ukraine, and with Holtec for manufacturing plants for small modular reactors and for storage containers for used nuclear fuel.

Clinch River application accepted for review

2025-07-11 12:47:33

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#^Clinch River application accepted for review

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review the construction permit application from Tennessee Valley Authority for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at the Clinch River site in Tennessee. The regulator said it expects to complete its review within 17 months.

Preparation stage begins for BN-1200M construction

2025-07-11 12:22:35

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#^Preparation stage begins for BN-1200M construction

The fast neutron BN-1200 reactor planned as Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant’s fifth unit has entered the preparation stage for construction.

Final stage of IMSR graphite irradiation testing starts

2025-07-10 16:03:45

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#^Final stage of IMSR graphite irradiation testing starts

Terrestrial Energy and NRG-Pallas are starting the final phase of the graphite irradiation testing programme for Terrestrial's molten salt reactor at the High Flux Reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.

Lithuania to consider deployment of Newcleo SMRs

2025-07-10 13:31:02

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#^Lithuania to consider deployment of Newcleo SMRs

Lithuania's State Enterprise Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is to collaborate with France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo on assessing the possibilities of applying advanced fast reactor technology in the Baltic state.

TerraPower awards Natrium supplier contracts

2025-07-10 12:24:19

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#^TerraPower awards Natrium supplier contracts

TerraPower has announced three more supplier contracts as part of the fifth round of procurement awards for the Natrium project in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in the USA.

SMRs 'hold immense promise' for Africa

2025-07-10 10:46:39

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#^SMRs 'hold immense promise' for Africa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says that participants at the recent Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa agreed "that small modular reactors hold immense promise for accelerating Africa's energy transition" and their successful deployment "hinges not just on technological readiness, but on robust supporting infrastructure".

ARC-100 completes Canadian regulatory design review

2025-07-09 16:32:43

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#^ARC-100 completes Canadian regulatory design review

Canadian regulators have concluded that there are no fundamental barriers to licensing the ARC-100 small modular reactor, ARC Clean Technology has announced.

NANO Nuclear to help revive Argentinean uranium mining

2025-07-09 16:09:34

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#^NANO Nuclear to help revive Argentinean uranium mining

US microreactor technology company NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Buenos Aires-based private uranium exploration company UrAmerica Ltd to help modernise and develop Argentina's nuclear fuel supply chain.