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2023-05-25
Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power
More than a dozen Japanese companies have invested a combined total of about USD80 million in the UK-based Core Power.
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2023-05-23
France, Japan to cooperate on MOX fuel recycling studies
Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) announced it will work with France's Orano on demonstration research and development for the reprocessing of used mixed oxide (MOX) fuel.
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2023-05-22
Remediation of Kyrgyz uranium legacy site to start
Remediation works at Mailuu-Suu - the largest uranium legacy site in Kyrgyzstan - are set to begin.
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2023-05-18
Westinghouse to supply new steam generators for Surry nuclear plant
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with Dominion Energy to design, engineer and manufacture six replacement steam generators for Surry nuclear power station in Virginia in the USA.
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2023-05-17
Steel maker considers use of NuScale SMRs at its mills
NuScale Power has signed an MoU with North American steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation to explore the deployment of NuScale's VOYGR small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) power plants at Nucor's scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel mills.
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2023-05-16
Second unit of Belarus nuclear plant connected to grid
The second unit of Belarus's first nuclear power plant has been connected to the power grid and delivered its first kilowatt-hours to the country's electricity system.
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2023-05-15
AFCONE and STUK collaborate on nuclear safeguards in Africa
The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) has launched a five-year programme, which will have support from the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland (STUK) and funding from the European Union and Finland.
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2023-05-12
Dow's Seadrift site selected for X-energy SMR project
Dow has selected its UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor (SMR) project with X-Energy Reactor Company.
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2023-05-11
NRC gives approval for Holtec's New Mexico used fuel facility
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the final licence to Holtec International to build and operate the Hi-STORE consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in New Mexico.
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2023-05-10
IAEA commends Sweden's management of radioactive waste
Sweden demonstrates a solid commitment to ensuring the safe implementation of nuclear radioactive waste and used fuel management activities.