Finnish utility Fortum and Westinghouse Electric Company of the USA have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore prerequisites for the development and deployment of new nuclear in Finland and Sweden. The agreement is related to Fortum’s nuclear feasibility study launched in November 2022. At Fortum, our strategic priorities are to deliver reliable clean energy …
Developed under a federal program to increase the accident tolerance of conventional uranium dioxide fuel pellets, advanced doped pellet technology (ADOPT) fuel pellets feature an increased uranium density that “significantly enhances the safety and reliability of pressurized water reactors as well as enables customers to improve fuel cycle economics and extend their operating cycles,” Westinghouse …
So are Purdue University, a North Carolina steel company, a Texas chemical plant, an Indonesian ammonia factory and lots of others. Here’s an overview of the growing interest in this technology. This September, Purdue visits Virginia Tech for the Big Ten football squad’s first trip ever to Blacksburg, which gives us occasion to remark upon …
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency (Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki, PAA) said in a general opinion. Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) – a joint venture between chemical producers Synthos Green Energy (SGE) and PKN …
LB 565 gains final approval Nebraska legislators were on final reading of several bills Tuesday, including a measure that adopts the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. Senator Bruce Bostelman says the bill allocates $500,000 over the next two-year budget to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, to provide grants through public power districts and the …
Funding of up to USD275 million to advance the deployment of a NuScale Power Corporation VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) plant in Romania was announced at the G7 leaders’ summit by the USA and “multinational public-private partners” from Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. The money announced includes a Letter of Interest from …
Sample designs are shown in these renderings. Courtesy of LENOWISCO Planning District Commission. The study identified seven potential sites for SMRs in the area of Lee, Wise, Scott and Dickenson counties and the city of Norton. A feasibility study that identifies seven potential sites has determined that far Southwest Virginia has the capabilities to be …
Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative, or SODI, a redevelopment agency, have signed an agreement to develop two nuclear plants on a re-industrialized site once used for the production of enriched uranium for the U.S. nuclear defense system and commercial nuclear power, the company announced Thursday. The plants will provide up to 30 MW of clean electric power and …
A collaboration between Danish and Indonesian companies will study the operational and regulatory conditions for constructing an ammonia production facility in Indonesia powered by Copenhagen Atomics’ small and modular thorium molten salt reactors. Four Danish companies – Copenhagen Atomics, Aalborg CSP, Alfa Laval and Topsoe – have signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian ammonia …
Nuclear operators in North America are looking to take advantage of generous clean hydrogen subsidies to diversify and help pay the bills. Generation workhorses, such as Bruce Power’s Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada and Constellation’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in New York, as well as fourth generation reactor developers, such as Terrestrial Energy, consider themselves …