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US companies join up to lower nuclear investment costs

Thu, 30 May 2024 17:33:46 +0200

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#^US companies join up to lower nuclear investment costs

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nucor have signed agreements on proposed tariffs that would lower the costs of investing in clean energy technologies like new nuclear as they explore new and innovative approaches to support carbon-free energy generation and help utilities serve the future energy needs of large businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina.

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KEPCO, ENEC to jointly promote overseas nuclear projects

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:47:17 +0200

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#^KEPCO, ENEC to jointly promote overseas nuclear projects

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation of the UAE and Korea Electric Power Cooperation have signed a memorandum of understanding to bolster research and investment opportunities in nuclear energy in third countries.

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Argentina's CAREM SMR project to have Critical Design Review

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:35:18 +0200

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#^Argentina's CAREM SMR project to have Critical Design Review

The Critical Design Review for Argentina's CAREM small modular reactor should be completed within 60 days, the new president of the National Atomic Energy Commission, Germán Guido Lavalle, has said.

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White House holds summit on US nuclear energy deployment

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:18:30 +0200

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#^White House holds summit on US nuclear energy deployment

The US Administration announced the formation of a new working group to look at ways to reduce nuclear construction project risks, a programme to deploy advanced reactors to power multiple military sites in the USA and the release of a new primer on the enhanced safety of advanced nuclear reactors.

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Toshiba teams up with local firms for Polish plant

Thu, 30 May 2024 13:51:14 +0200

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#^Toshiba teams up with local firms for Polish plant

Japan's Toshiba has signed a memorandum of understanding with two Polish companies to explore collaboration in equipment supply and maintenance services for Poland's first nuclear power plant.

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KAERI and Seaborg sign MoU on cooperation

Thu, 30 May 2024 13:33:15 +0200

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#^KAERI and Seaborg sign MoU on cooperation

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and Danish floating nuclear power plant developer Seaborg are to collaborate on advancing nuclear technologies, notably molten salt reactors.

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First Westinghouse fuel loaded at Bulgaria's Kozloduy

Wed, 29 May 2024 16:42:40 +0200

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#^First Westinghouse fuel loaded at Bulgaria's Kozloduy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev was among those marking the loading of Westinghouse VVER fuel into the country's Kozloduy nuclear power plant's unit 5 bringing to fruition a 15-year diversification process.

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SMR developers enlist French nuclear expertise

Wed, 29 May 2024 16:08:14 +0200

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#^SMR developers enlist French nuclear expertise

Thorizon of the Netherlands has signed a cooperation agreement with France's EDF R&D to advance the Thorizon One molten salt reactor design. Meanwhile, Blue Capsule has signed a partnership agreement with the French Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission, from which it was spun off, for the development of its small modular reactor.

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Hungary and Belarus sign roadmap for nuclear energy cooperation

Wed, 29 May 2024 15:01:35 +0200

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#^Hungary and Belarus sign roadmap for nuclear energy cooperation

Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto have held talks and agreed on the next steps in cooperation over their nuclear energy plants.

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Takahama units cleared for extended operation

Wed, 29 May 2024 13:39:29 +0200

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#^Takahama units cleared for extended operation

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved the operation of units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture for a further 20 years. Both reactors are currently in operation and will reach their 40th anniversaries in January and June of 2025, respectively.

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