A model of a Natrium Reactor TerraPower President and CEO, Chris Levesque, issued a statement on the acceptance of the Natrium® reactor1 into the United Kingdom‘s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process: “We are incredibly pleased to have our application accepted into the UK’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process. TerraPower prides itself on its technical rigor, and …
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was created as an expert, technical agency to protect public health, safety, and security, and regulate the civilian use of nuclear materials, including enabling the deployment of nuclear power for the benefit of society. Among other responsibilities, the agency issues licenses, conducts inspections, initiates and enforces regulations, and plans for …
Romania’s state-owned Nuclearelectrica approved the final investment decision for a 462 MW nuclear power plant using the small modular reactor (SMR) technology of United States–based NuScale. The media learned that only one of the six 77 MW units would be built first for testing, to determine whether to go ahead with the remaining five. Romania …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing for Duke Energy Carolinas Early Site Permit application for the Belews Creek site in North Carolina. The notice covers petitions to intervene in such a hearing. Petitions must be filed by April 10, by anyone whose interest …
Decision leverages Savannah River Site to produce fuel for advanced nuclear reactors, securing America’s energy future The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) today announced that it is restarting uranium recovery operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) H Canyon facility in South Carolina, marking a strategic step forward in strengthening America’s nuclear industrial base and …
The NRC is launching a significant reorganization to streamline decision making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for more efficient licensing and deployment of safe, innovative nuclear technology. The agency will reorganize around core business lines of new reactors, operating reactors, and nuclear materials and waste. Licensing and inspection functions will be integrated within …
The UK government has published a first-of-its-kind framework that aims to stimulate private investment in innovative nuclear technologies – including advanced, small, and micro modular reactors – across the country, providing a clear route to market and support for credible projects to get them off the ground. “Britain is one of the first to champion …
-Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers. This MOU represents an expansion of a long-standing commercial relationship between Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy. The parties expect to …
Namibia is weighing nuclear power generation to cut electricity imports and strengthen long-term energy security, a senior government official said. “Nuclear energy generation has become a serious option that we are pursuing vigorously,” National Planning Commission Director-General Kaire Mbuende said at the World Economic Foru in Davos, Switzerland. The southern Africa nation, which is the world’s third-largest producer of …
Dialogue with CNNC addresses uranium chain, SMRs and restructuring of Brazil’s nuclear sector Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, held a meeting on Thursday in Shanghai with executives from the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to deepen bilateral dialogue on the development of the nuclear sector and the application of advanced technologies, including …