Industry News

2022-11-07

Canadian government recognises nuclear as clean energy

The federal government's inclusion of small modular reactors (SMRs) amongst clean energy technologies eligible for a new investment tax credit has been greeted as a clear signal that it considers nuclear power to be "clean energy".
2022-11-04

Nuclear icebreaker Ural completes sea trials

A new nuclear powered icebreaker, the Ural, has completed factory sea trials lasting more than two weeks.
2022-11-03

OPG applies for construction licence for Darlington SMR

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted an application for a Licence to Construct a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington site, where it plans to build Canada's first commercial, grid-scale SMR.
2022-11-02

Egypt's next nuclear reactor gets approval for construction

A decision in principle has been made to allow construction to start on the second reactor unit at Egypt's forthcoming El-Dabaa nuclear power plant.
2022-10-31

Constellation seeks licence extensions for Illinois plants

Constellation Energy Corporation is seeking to extend the operating licences of its Clinton and Dresden nuclear power plants in Illinois by an additional 20 years.
2022-10-26

Bruce 7 starts producing innovative therapeutic isotope

The commercial production of lutetium-177 (Lu-177) has begun using a new isotope production system (IPS) that was installed in unit 7 of the Bruce plant in Ontario, Canada, during a planned maintenance outage earlier this year.
2022-10-25

Mochovce 3 achieves first criticality

Slovenské elektrárne said unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant reached minimum controlled output on 22 October.
2022-10-24

Defuelling completed at Japan's Monju reactor

All the fuel assemblies at the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor (FBR), which is being decommissioned, have now been transferred to a water-filled storage facility, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has announced.
2022-10-21

Equipment being installed in ANSTO's Synroc radioactive waste processing facility

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) says construction has been completed and processing equipment is now being installed in the Synroc facility which is due to begin operations in 2025.
2022-10-20

World's largest chloride salt system in place

Southern Company and TerraPower have completed construction and installation of a new test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington.

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