Industry News

2022-07-07

IAEA initiative to accelerate deployment of SMRs

The IAEA has launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the safe and secure deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, with a particular focus on small modular reactors (SMRs).
2022-07-06

New energy policy reverses Korea's nuclear phase-out

South Korea's government has laid out a new energy policy which aims to maintain nuclear's share of the country's energy mix at a minimum of 30% by 2030.
2022-07-05

Rolls-Royce narrows search for site of first SMR factory

Rolls-Royce SMR has shortlisted six potential locations in the UK for the first of three factories for the manufacture of its small modular reactor (SMR) power plants.
2022-07-04

DOE amends Civil Nuclear Credit programme criteria

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has amended eligibility criteria for the current award cycle under its USD6 billion programme.
2022-07-01

Construction permit issued for first Egyptian unit

The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has issued a construction licence to the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) for unit 1 of the planned four-unit El Dabaa nuclear power plant.
2022-06-30

Kazakh, Korean companies to cooperate in nuclear power projects

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants (KNPP) to cooperate on the introduction of nuclear power in Kazakhstan.
2022-06-28

Long-term safety of Mexican plant reviewed by IAEA

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a follow-up Safety Aspects of Long-Term Operation (SALTO) mission to units 1 and 2 of the Laguna Verde nuclear power plant in Mexico.
2022-06-27

New cocoon for US legacy reactor

Work has begun on a protective enclosure for a former reactor on the US Department of Energy's Hanford site in Washington State.
2022-06-24

Poland expands cooperation on SMRs and large reactors

Polish state-owned energy company Enea SA has signed an agreement with US small modular reactor (SMR) developer Last Energy to cooperate on the deployment of SMRs, potentially in Poland.
2022-06-23

BNS questions limit to extended operation of Belgian units

In a recent position paper, the Belgian Nuclear Society (BNS) welcomed the political decision to keep two reactors - Doel 4 and Tihange 3 - in operation beyond 2025.

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