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Agreement signed to continue work on Polish project

2025-04-28 13:18:22

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#^Agreement signed to continue work on Polish project

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and the Westinghouse-Bechtel Consortium have signed the recently-agreed Engineering Development Agreement, which ensures the continuity of the implementation of Poland's first nuclear power plant project.

Partnership to look into SMRs for Utah site

2025-04-28 11:26:23

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#^Partnership to look into SMRs for Utah site

EnergySolutions has partnered with the Intermountain Power Agency and the state of Utah to explore the development of advanced nuclear power generation at the Intermountain Power Project site near Delta, Utah, including potential development of advanced small modular reactor nuclear baseload power.

Work under way on El Dabaa local area network

2025-04-28 10:33:56

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#^Work under way on El Dabaa local area network

The network will eventually securely link together all computers, work stations, systems and sensors at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.

EDF appeal dismissed over Czech new nuclear tender process

2025-04-24 16:23:45

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#^EDF appeal dismissed over Czech new nuclear tender process

The Czech Republic's competition authority has dismissed EDF's appeal against the process used to select Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for new nuclear power capacity in the country.

EPC contract awarded for Indian reactors

2025-04-24 14:07:28

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#^EPC contract awarded for Indian reactors

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has presented a purchase order for the contract to build Kaiga units 5 and 6 to Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd in the first major nuclear contract for the Hyderabad-based company.

Defueling of Hunterston B plant completed

2025-04-24 13:48:05

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#^Defueling of Hunterston B plant completed

The defueling of the second of two reactors at Hunterston B means the plant has become the first of the UK's seven advanced gas-cooled reactor power plants to be declared free of all used nuclear fuel ahead of decommissioning.

Initiative to facilitate safe transport of radioactive material by Italy

2025-04-24 13:00:57

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#^Initiative to facilitate safe transport of radioactive material by Italy

Italy has established a national committee whose main objective is to overcome the critical issues related to the denial to transport or accept a shipment of radioactive material (denial of shipment), even if compliant with all regulatory requirements, including documentation.

US companies reapply for USD800 million SMR fund

2025-04-24 11:52:20

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#^US companies reapply for USD800 million SMR fund

A Tennessee Valley Authority-led coalition including BWRX-300 developer GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has submitted an application for the revised federal funding to support the US deployment of small modular reactors. Holtec has also announced its application to the USD800 million programme.

Owner's engineer sought for UK SMR projects

2025-04-23 13:58:20

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#^Owner's engineer sought for UK SMR projects

Great British Nuclear, the arms-length body set up to oversee the UK's plans for new nuclear, is to launch a tender to procure up to two owner's engineers as part of its small modular reactor programme.

US regulator approves microreactor fuel qualification methodology

2025-04-23 13:26:16

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#^US regulator approves microreactor fuel qualification methodology

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final safety evaluation approving the Fuel Qualification Methodology Topical Report for the advanced fuel design to be used in NANO Nuclear Energy Inc's KRONOS micro modular reactor energy system.