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WEBSep 20, 2024 · Construction permit granted for new Korean APR1400 units. New Nuclear · Thursday, 12 September 2024. News, features and analysis covering the global nuclear energy sector, supported by World Nuclear Association.
Europe's first EPR reaches criticality - World Nuclear News
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Inside OL3, Finland's newest nuclear plant (Image: TVO) "First criticality of the OL3 EPR plant unit was reached on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 3.22 a.m.", utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced. Electricity production will begin when the unit is connected to the national grid, which is expected to happen at the end of January 2022.
Italy sees role for nuclear in hitting climate goals, says minister
WEBMar 20, 2024 · (Image: Screengrab from Atlantic Council TV/Youtube) Pichetto was speaking at an Atlantic Council event on The role of nuclear in the energy transition, on Sunday, ahead of the G7 ministerial meeting taking place in Italy at which he is heading the energy ministers' talks.. He said that Italy currently gets one-third of its energy from renewables and two-thirds from fossil fuels, and it had ...
BWXT to evaluate defence-focused enrichment pilot plant
WEBMay 1, 2024 · BWXT to evaluate defence-focused enrichment pilot plant. Wednesday, 28 August 2024. BWX Technologies Inc has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to develop a centrifuge pilot plant to ensure a domestic supply of enriched uranium for defence purposes. Under the contract - …
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WEB4 days ago · Work starts at US prototype microreactor site. The US Department of Defense has broken ground at Idaho National Laboratory for the Project Pele prototype mobile microreactor. It will become the USA's first electricity-generating Generation IV reactor as early as 2026. New Nuclear · Wednesday, 25 September 2024.
Viewpoint: The climate and economic benefits of nuclear power
WEBSep 2, 2019 · A high nuclear power capacity of 150 GW would entail widespread economic benefits throughout the EU, sustaining more than 1.3 million jobs and hundreds of billions of euros in additional GDP growth, tax revenues and household income. This would benefit all EU Member States, including those without nuclear …
EDF revises Hinkley Point C schedule and costs
WEBSep 10, 2024 · EDF revises Hinkley Point C schedule and costs. Friday, 20 May 2022. The start of electricity generation for unit 1 of the Hinkley Point C plant in the UK is now expected in June 2027 and the project completion costs are now estimated in the range of GBP25 to 26 billion (in 2015 prices), EDF has announced following …
Pilot fuel elements produced for MBIR fast neutron research reactor
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Friday, 30 August 2024. A pilot batch of fuel elements has successfully passed acceptance tests for compliance with the technological and design documentation for Russia's MBIR multipurpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor. The MBIR construction site, pictured in 2023 (Image: Rosatom)
Fuel loading begins at Indian fast breeder reactor
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Monday, 4 March 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the start of fuel loading at the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. Fast breeder reactors form the second stage of India's three-stage nuclear programme. Modi was briefed about features of the reactor during his tour to …
Nuclear to be part of US clean hydrogen hubs
WEBUS President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm have announced seven regional clean hydrogen hubs that will share USD7 billion in federal funding to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of low-cost, clean hydrogen. Nuclear energy features in the plans of several of them, including a large nuclear-powered clean hydrogen production facility at Constellation's LaSalle plant in ...