Industry News

2020-09-04

NuScale SMR receives US design certification approval

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final safety evaluation report (FSER) for NuScale's small modular reactor. This is the first-ever FSER to be issued by the NRC for an SMR, and represents the completion of the technical review and approval of the design.
2020-09-03

USNC opens SMR fuel development laboratory

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has established a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, to support the development of its proprietary Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel.
2020-09-02

TerraPower, GEH introduce Natrium

TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) have announced the launch of the Natrium concept, which features a sodium fast reactor combined with a molten salt energy storage system that will allow over five hours of energy storage.
2020-09-01

New experiment holders accelerate nuclear fuel testing

New modular-based experiment holders developed by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are expected to improve transient testing on nuclear fuels and materials, and enable new clients like NASA to take advantage of the unique capabilities at INL's Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT).
2020-08-31

NRC nears completion of NuScale SMR design review

Following a review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff have agreed that the commission's final safety evaluation report for NuScale's small modular reactor (SMR) should be issued.
2020-08-28

IAEA sees safety improvements at Czech research reactor

Řež (CVR), the operator of the LVR-15 research reactor in the Czech Republic, has continued to improve safety since a previous review in 2003, implementing significant refurbishments to modernise the reactor's systems and components.
2020-08-27

Nuclear generation in 2019 close to record high

Nuclear reactors generated a total 2657 TWh of electricity in 2019, up from 2563 TWh in 2018, and second only to the 2661 TWh generated in 2006, according to a new World Nuclear Association report.
2020-08-26

Steam generators dispatched to Akkuyu unit 1

Atommash, part of the Volgodonsk branch of Russia's AEM Technology, is ready to ship four steam generators to unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey.
2020-08-25

SMR-160 completes first phase of Canadian review

Holtec International's SMR-160 reactor has completed the first phase of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)'s vendor design review (VDR) process. The company plans to begin the second phase of the voluntary pre-licensing review in the near future.
2020-08-24

UAE's first reactor starts supplying power

Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi has been connected to the grid and has begun supplying electricity to the UAE. The South Korean-supplied APR1400 is expected to enter full commercial operation later this year.

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