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2022-09-22
3D-printed fuel component installed at Swedish reactor
Framatome has completed the installation of the first 3D-printed, stainless steel fuel component at Vattenfall's Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden.
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2022-09-21
Initial funding in place for Pallas construction
Funding has been allocated in the coming years for the construction of the Pallas research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers announced.
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2022-09-19
IAEA assesses Romania's SMR site selection process
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conducted its first ever Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to look into site selection for a small modular reactor (SMR).
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2022-09-16
Approval for four new reactors in south China
China's State Council approved the construction of two CAP1000 units as Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province and two Hualong One units as Phase II of the Zhangzhou plant in Fujian province.
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2022-09-15
Fuel fabrication plant relicensed for another 40 years
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a renewed licence for Westinghouse's Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in Hopkins, South Carolina.
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2022-09-14
Beloyarsk BN-800 fast reactor running on MOX
Unit 4 of Beloyarsk nuclear power plant with a BN-800 fast reactor has been connected to the grid and resumed operations after being fully loaded with uranium-plutonium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel.
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2022-09-08
Romanian-Polish cooperation on NuScale SMR deployment
Romanian utility Nuclearelectrica and Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the development of small modular reactors (SMRs).
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2022-09-07
Two German plants to be held in reserve temporarily
Germany will shut down its last three remaining nuclear power plants at the end of 2022 as planned.
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2022-09-06
Testing complete for laser enrichment module
The first full-scale laser system module developed by Silex Systems Ltd for deployment in Global Laser Enrichment's (GLE) commercial pilot demonstration facility has successfully completed eight months of testing in Australia.
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2022-09-05
UK government funding for advanced reactor development
The UK government has announced GBP3.3 million (USD3.8 million) in funding to support the development of advanced nuclear technology.