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30/08/2024
A pilot batch of fuel has successfully passed acceptance tests for compliance with the technological and design documentation for Russia's MBIR multipurpose sodium-cooled fast neutron research reactor.
An agreement between Nuclear Power Ghana and Regnum Technology Group to deploy a single NuScale VOYGR-12 small modular reactor plant in Ghana was signed during the second annual US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit.
Finnish waste management company Posiva announced it has begun a trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository. No actual nuclear fuel is being used in the trial run.
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited now expects the reprocessing plant and mixed-oxide fuel plant under construction at Rokkasho in Japan's Aomori Prefecture to be completed during fiscal years 2026 and 2027, respectively.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a fifth time, saying "my message has been loud and clear throughout this tragic war: a nuclear accident must be avoided at all costs, and a nuclear power plant must never be attacked".
California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, announced its emergence from stealth mode and a USD4 million pre-seed investment round.
The USA's Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licences of North Anna nuclear power plant's units 1 and 2 for a further 20 years - extending their lifetimes to a projected 80 years.
US microreactor developer Last Energy announced it has raised USD40 million for its Series B round of funding, bringing total capital raised to USD64 million since the company's founding in 2019. It also said it has now reached commercial agreements for 80 of its microreactors.
Reports on flood safety, nuclear fuel supplies, radioactive waste disposal and also an overview of small modular reactors as an option have been published by GEN energija as part of public information measures ahead of Slovenia's referendum on planned new nuclear.
The Swiss government has said it will seek to lift the country's ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants, which has been in place since 1 January 2018. It said all clean energy sources will be needed to meet expected electricity demand while also meeting climate targets.
Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's DL Energy and DL E&C to study the feasibility of constructing a nuclear power plant at the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway.
Ukraine's Energoatom says it has had land transferred to it as part of steps which could lead to a new four-unit nuclear power plant at the Chyhyryn site - and the development of the largely abandoned Soviet-era satellite town of Orbita nearby.
The Czech Republic's nuclear power plant operator ČEZ has concluded a security agreement with the government allowing the next steps in selecting a future supplier for its planned small modular reactors.
BWX Technologies Inc has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to develop a centrifuge pilot plant to ensure a domestic supply of enriched uranium for defence purposes.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he will hold a ministerial meeting next week to discuss measures needed to gain local consent for the restart of reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture.
Equipment including two steam generators, the reactor pressure vessel and the pressuriser for unit 8 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant have arrived at the construction site in China's Jiangsu province.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, speaking after visiting Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant, said military action near the plant was a cause for concern.
The Czech Republic's competition authority says Westinghouse and EDF have asked for a review of the tender process for new nuclear units in the country. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power was selected last month as the preferred bidder.
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved Westinghouse's AP300 small modular reactor to enter the Generic Design Assessment process.
Brazil's Eletronuclear has published the responses received from a public consultation on the proposed bidding contract for completing the Angra 3 nuclear power plant.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi intends to visit the Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia next week following reports that the remains of a drone were found within the territory of the plant.
Kazatomprom has cut its uranium production guidance for 2025 by 5000 tU, citing uncertainties in sulphuric acid supply - but 2025 production is still expected to be higher than 2024.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors has approved a further USD150 million in additional advanced funding to support the development of potential small modular reactors at the Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
WNN Podcast: Tommi Nyman, CEO of Finland's Steady Energy, explains the aims of the LDR-50 small modular reactor that is designed to produce just heat, and not electricity.
The installation in the design position of the lower part of the outer containment dome has been completed at unit 1 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
The last in a series of public meetings on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan was held in the country's capital, Astana, ahead of a referendum expected to take place later this year.
Tokyo Electric Power Company has suspended the first attempt to extract fuel debris from within the primary containment vessel of unit 2 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after an error in the setup of the debris retrieval device was identified.
Brazilian fuel cycle company Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil has announced it is to resume exploration for uranium in the country after a 40-year hiatus.
Eswatini launches nuclear programme framework - the landlocked African country's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has marked the launch of an initiative to achieve sustainable development by harnessing the power of nuclear technology in areas such as agriculture, health and energy planning. https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Eswatini-launches-nuclear-programme-framework
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