Category: Nuclear Technology

Reuse of coal plants can cut small modular nuclear reactor development costs by 35%: report

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Nearly one-fourth of the current U.S. coal-fired fleet is scheduled to retire by 2029, providing opportunities to site advanced nuclear plants, specifically small modular reactors, or SMRs, a Washington, D.C. think tank says in a recent report. The reactors can reuse coal plant electrical equipment and steam-cycle components that, combined with reuse of transmission and administrative buildings, …

Tennessee Valley Authority, Ontario Power Generation and Synthos Green Energy Invest in Development of GE Hitachi Small Modular Reactor Technology

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Synthos Green Energy (SGE) are teaming up to advance the global deployment of the GEH BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR). Through a technical collaboration agreement that was announced today in Washington, D.C., TVA, OPG and SGE will invest in the development …

USA, Indonesia announce partnership on SMRs

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The USA and Indonesia have announced a strategic partnership to help Indonesia develop its nuclear energy programme, supporting Indonesia’s interest in deploying small modular reactor (SMR) technology to meet its energy security and climate goals. A Memorandum of Agreement, as well as affiliated grants and contracts, was signed during the Indo-Pacific Business Dialogue in Bali, Indonesia. The …

Last Energy Signs Deals Worth $19 Billion for Nuclear Plants

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Last still needs regulator approval in UK, Poland for reactors Company is building its first 20-megawatt reactor in Texas Last Energy Inc., a startup developing advanced, smaller nuclear power plants, completed four deals worth $18.9 billion to build 34 reactors in Europe. The Washington-based company expects to install the first of its 20-megawatt systems as soon as …

Fresh progress for Poland’s Orlen Synthos SMR project

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Orlen Synthos Green Energy’s plan for dozens of small modular reactors across Poland has received a double boost – approval from the European Commission for the joint venture’s creation, and a cooperation agreement on the project with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. Orlen Synthos Green Energy and the national environmental agency’s agreement …

Westinghouse ADOPT fuel gets NRC approval

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Westinghouse says the fuel boosts safety, reliability and improves fuel cycle economics (Image: Westinghouse) The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given approval to Westinghouse’s Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets for use in pressurised water reactors in the USA. Westinghouse’s president of nuclear fuel, Tarik Choho, called it an “important milestone” with the ADOPT …

UK urged to be world leader in nuclear-derived synthetic fuels

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The RAF and Zero Petroleum set a Guinness World Record in 2021 for the world’s first successful flight using only synthetic fuel (Image: MoD/gov.uk) Large-scale production of nuclear-derived net-zero synthetic fuels could help hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as aviation and shipping, according to a report by energy consultants Equilibrion and the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA). The …

How TVA plans to make East Tennessee a leader in the next generation of nuclear energy

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Clinch River site could house the first small modular nuclear reactor on TVA’s grid. Just weeks after Gov. Bill Lee proposed investing $50 million to recruit companies to make Tennessee a leader in nuclear energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority gave the public its first look at the Clinch River Nuclear Site that could house the …

Wyoming Could Be Home For Another Type of Advanced Nuclear Reactor

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A startup company wants to build fast nuclear reactors, and the company’s CEO said Wyoming may be on the list of possible locations for its plants. The Aurora-brand reactors that Silicon Valley-based Oklo is looking to build are much smaller than the TerraPower Natrium reactor planned to replace a retiring coal plant in Kemmerer. Aurora …