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Reactor vessel assembled for El Dabaa's first unit

2025-03-21 12:37:21

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#^Reactor vessel assembled for El Dabaa's first unit

The 10-day process has been completed of welding the closing seam of the reactor vessel being manufactured for the first unit at Egypt's first nuclear power plant.

IAEA will support Zaporizhzhia, whatever agreement is reached

2025-03-21 11:43:15

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#^IAEA will support Zaporizhzhia, whatever agreement is reached

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says they "stand ready" to support the implementation of any future agreement regarding Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, after its status was included in ceasefire talks.

Finnish university to test safety of SMR designs

2025-03-20 15:56:49

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#^Finnish university to test safety of SMR designs

Finland's Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology is to build two new test facilities at its nuclear engineering laboratory on its Lappeenranta campus for research into the safety of small modular reactors.

Can a guide to Sweden's repository last 100,000 years?

2025-03-20 14:50:25

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#^Can a guide to Sweden's repository last 100,000 years?

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed a document - referred to as a Key Information File - aimed at maintaining awareness of the final repository for used nuclear fuel in Forsmark for future generations.

First concrete poured for Leningrad's eighth unit

2025-03-20 14:07:44

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#^First concrete poured for Leningrad's eighth unit

A ceremony has been held to mark first concrete being poured on Thursday for the foundation of the reactor building for unit 4 at the Leningrad II nuclear power plant in Russia.

Costain chosen to upgrade UK enrichment plant

2025-03-20 14:00:30

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#^Costain chosen to upgrade UK enrichment plant

Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has selected British construction engineering company Costain to deliver new and upgraded infrastructure at its site in Capenhurst, Cheshire, in northwest England.

Kazatomprom updates national president on performance and plans

2025-03-20 13:44:31

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#^Kazatomprom updates national president on performance and plans

The head of Kazakhstan's national nuclear company has briefed the country's president on its long-term "value over volume" approach with the focus firmly on its core uranium business - but expects 2025 production from its Inkai project to be down on previous expectations following a temporary suspension in January.

Hydraulic tests completed at Bangladesh's Rooppur 1

2025-03-20 09:47:34

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#^Hydraulic tests completed at Bangladesh's Rooppur 1

The hydraulic tests to check the primary circuit systems and equipment at the Rooppur nuclear power plant's first unit have been successfully completed, paving the way for hot functional tests to begin.

Urenco to supply fuel for Westinghouse microreactor

2025-03-19 12:43:30

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#^Urenco to supply fuel for Westinghouse microreactor

Westinghouse and Urenco have signed a long-term fuel enrichment agreement under which Urenco will provide enrichment of high-assay low-enriched uranium to Westinghouse for five years of deployment for the company's eVinci microreactor.

KHNP pulls out of Dutch reactor project

2025-03-19 12:24:41

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#^KHNP pulls out of Dutch reactor project

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is withdrawing from the technology selection process for two new reactors at the Borssele nuclear power plant site in the Netherlands. It follows the company's recent withdrawal from similar reactor selection processes in Sweden and Slovenia.