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Kansai gets more approvals relating to Takahama units

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:23:15 +0200

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#^Kansai gets more approvals relating to Takahama units

Kansai Electric Power Company has been given prior consent by Fukui Prefecture and Takahama Town for the steam generator replacement plan for Takahama nuclear power plant units 3 and 4.

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KAERI completes upgrade of Bangladeshi research reactor

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:27:42 +0200

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#^KAERI completes upgrade of Bangladeshi research reactor

Work to commission the modernised instrumentation and control system of the Bangladesh Training Research Reactor has been completed, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute announced.

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Finnish municipal decision-makers favourable to SMRs

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:24:24 +0200

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#^Finnish municipal decision-makers favourable to SMRs

Decision-makers in Finland's largest cities have a positive attitude towards the construction of small modular reactors in their municipalities, a survey commissioned by Finnish SMR developer Steady Energy has shown.

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Construction of Leningrad 7 'running ahead of schedule'

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:54:09 +0200

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#^Construction of Leningrad 7 'running ahead of schedule'

Rosatom says that the work on the reactor building is currently running two and a half months ahead of schedule, with concreting of the foundation completed.

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Further Norwegian town signs up for nuclear studies

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:07:14 +0200

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#^Further Norwegian town signs up for nuclear studies

A second municipality in southern Norway's Agder county, Lyngdal, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Norsk Kjernekraft regarding the investigation of a possible future nuclear power plant in the area.

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Nukem Technologies acquisition agreement announced

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:03:20 +0200

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#^Nukem Technologies acquisition agreement announced

Japan's Muroosystems Corp has signed an acquisition agreement for Nukem Technologies Engineering Services, which specialises in decommissioning, waste management and engineering services.

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KAERI, LG Innotek to cooperate on nuclear batteries

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:51:43 +0200

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#^KAERI, LG Innotek to cooperate on nuclear batteries

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and South Korean electronic component manufacturing firm LG Innotek have agreed to cooperate in the development of thermoelectric technology for nuclear batteries used in the space and defence sectors.

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Research institute for SMR-powered ships launched

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:12:17 +0200

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#^Research institute for SMR-powered ships launched

South Korea's Mokpo National University has opened the world's first SMR Ship Research Institute, aiming to develop a global hub for SMR ship research and education. The move comes as Lloyd's Register says the rise of small modular reactors points to a step change for nuclear applications in shipping if regulatory hurdles can be overcome.

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List of Norwegian towns considering nuclear continues to grow

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:09:22 +0200

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#^List of Norwegian towns considering nuclear continues to grow

Farsund in Agder county, on the southern tip of Norway, has become the latest municipality to enter into an agreement with Norsk Kjernekraft to jointly carry out initial investigation work on the possible construction of a nuclear power plant.

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Niger government withdraws GoviEx mining rights

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:56:40 +0200

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#^Niger government withdraws GoviEx mining rights

The Vancouver-based company said it has been informed by the Minister of Mines, by letter, "that it no longer has rights over the perimeter of the Madaouela mining permit, which is now in the public domain".

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