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Darlington SMR contract awarded to Candu Energy

2025-05-29 15:36:57

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#^Darlington SMR contract awarded to Candu Energy

Ontario Power Generation has awarded AtkinsRéalis company Candu Energy Inc a CAD450 million (USD325 million) execution contract for the first of the four planned small modular reactor units at the Darlington New Nuclear Project.

Oklo, KHNP to cooperate on SMR projects

2025-05-29 13:09:33

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#^Oklo, KHNP to cooperate on SMR projects

California-based liquid metal fast reactor developer Oklo Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power aimed at promoting collaboration on the development of small modular reactor technology.

Formal initial design review of Infinity Two completed

2025-05-29 12:48:56

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#^Formal initial design review of Infinity Two completed

US fusion energy developer Type One Energy announced it has successfully completed the first formal design review of Infinity Two, its 350 MWe fusion pilot power plant using its stellarator technology.

Swiss nuclear fuel contract for Framatome

2025-05-28 17:01:28

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#^Swiss nuclear fuel contract for Framatome

France's Framatome is to supply ATRIUM 11 fuel assemblies to the Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland following the signing of a long-term contract with operator Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG.

Go-ahead for Columbia plant uprate

2025-05-28 16:26:24

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#^Go-ahead for Columbia plant uprate

The Bonneville Power Administration has given the go-ahead to a USD700 million project which, together with planned energy efficiency upgrades, will add a total 186 MWe of capacity to the only operating nuclear power plant in the USA's Pacific Northwest region by 2031.

Norwegian firms select partners for uranium, decommissioning

2025-05-28 15:21:58

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#^Norwegian firms select partners for uranium, decommissioning

Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft is to cooperate with Aurum Green Energy, a private company exploring for uranium resources in Norway. Meanwhile, Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning has selected Amentum for the next phase of Norway's nuclear clean-up programme.

Fast-tracked US uranium project receives federal approval

2025-05-28 15:14:30

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#^Fast-tracked US uranium project receives federal approval

The US Department of the Interior has approved Anfield Energy Inc's Velvet-Wood uranium-vanadium project in San Juan County, Utah, after the Bureau of Land Management completed its review of the project in less than 14 days.

Construction of new Korean reactor begins

2025-05-28 12:50:45

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#^Construction of new Korean reactor begins

First safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 3 at the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea. The APR1400 unit is scheduled to be completed in 2032.

MoU paves way for further collaboration on BWRX-300 deployment

2025-05-27 16:30:01

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#^MoU paves way for further collaboration on BWRX-300 deployment

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly evaluate the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology internationally.

First carbon-14 dispatched from Chinese plant

2025-05-27 16:25:18

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#^First carbon-14 dispatched from Chinese plant

China's first batch of the carbon-14 isotope produced at a commercial reactor was officially dispatched on 16 May from the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province.