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Containment dome installed at Xudabao 4

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:17:52 +0200

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#^Containment dome installed at Xudabao 4

The dome has been hoisted into place on the reactor building of unit 4 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in a single stage process, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. The process has only been used once before - at unit 3 of the same plant.

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First fuel delivered for new Kursk nuclear power plant

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:04:29 +0200

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#^First fuel delivered for new Kursk nuclear power plant

The first of the freshly delivered fuel assemblies is expected to be loaded into Kursk II's unit 1 later this year.

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Saskatchewan to evaluate Westinghouse reactor technology

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:25:21 +0200

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#^Saskatchewan to evaluate Westinghouse reactor technology

Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company and Cameco Corporation will evaluate the potential deployment of Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology - and a Saskatchewan-based nuclear supply chain - for Saskatchewan’s future clean power needs.

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South Korea seeks site for underground research facility

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:57:59 +0200

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#^South Korea seeks site for underground research facility

A call for proposals has been released by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency for candidate sites to host an underground laboratory for research into high-level radioactive waste disposal.

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SMR partnership targets Swedish district heating

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:35:28 +0200

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#^SMR partnership targets Swedish district heating

Swedish small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next has formed a strategic partnership with Finnish SMR developer Steady Energy to introduce SMRs for district heating in Sweden.

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Eletronuclear looking to move ahead with Angra 3 works

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:28:41 +0200

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#^Eletronuclear looking to move ahead with Angra 3 works

Brazil's Eletronuclear has announced it has won its appeal in the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, removing an embargo on work to complete Angra 3.

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Extended operation considered for Swedish reactors

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:01:00 +0200

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#^Extended operation considered for Swedish reactors

The owners of Sweden's Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants are to assess the possibility of extending the operating lifetime of the plants' reactors from 60 to 80 years. This would enable their continued operation into the 2060s.

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CNL announces programmes to speed fusion deployment

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:42:28 +0200

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#^CNL announces programmes to speed fusion deployment

Canada’s national nuclear laboratory has unveiled its fusion roadmap report and announced plans to expand two of its flagship clean energy programmes encompass fusion technologies and accelerate fusion deployment in Canada.

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IAEA assesses long-term safety at Angra 1

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:26:56 +0200

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#^IAEA assesses long-term safety at Angra 1

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety at unit 1 of the Angra nuclear power plant in Brazil.

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Preparatory activities begin at Imouraren

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:15:36 +0200

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#^Preparatory activities begin at Imouraren

Orano has restarted preparatory work for the Imouraren uranium mine in Niger where the company has previously said it intends to carry out an in-situ leach pilot programme - but press reports suggest the Nigerien mining ministry might be about to revoke the operating permit for the project.

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