The initial phase of Norway’s NuProShip initiative – which is evaluating Generation IV small modular reactor technologies for their viability in commercial shipping applications – has concluded, with three SMR technologies being selected for further evaluation in the next phase. The NuProShip project is being funded by the Research Council of Norway. Alongside Norwegian shipbuilder …
The Czech Republic has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan to the European Commission, featuring large renewable and nuclear energy capacity increases. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment worked together on the update, which models the development of the country’s energy sector to fulfil European Union decarbonisation targets. Minister of …
Advancement of small modular reactors is slow nationwide. But researchers encourage Indiana to explore — and incentivize — the technology. A new, quietly-released study showed that small nuclear reactors could present “substantial opportunities” for Indiana to meet its energy demands, and identified eight current or former coal sites across the state that could serve as …
Deep Fission aims to eliminate the need for costly concrete and steel surface containment buildings by placing its reactor a mile underground. (Various sizes of Deep Fission Borehole Reactor options, as seen in regulatory documents. Source: NRC.) Using its concept of underground small modular reactors (SMRs), California-based startup Deep Fission has reached an agreement to help power …
Norway’s Halden Kjernekraft AS has entered into a letter of intent with the owner of a plot of land in Halden identified as a possible location for the construction of a nuclear power plant based on small modular reactors. Halden Kjernekraft – 20% owned by Halden municipality with Norsk Kjernekraft and Østfold Energi owning 40% …
India’s Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) has issued an RFP for setting up 220MW Bharat small reactors by industries. In the RFP, which is open to Indian industries, the Corporation points to these reactors as providing a sustainable solution for the decarbonisation of hard to abate industries. In addition they would help these industries to secure …
The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on new builds, the Deputy Director General of the Department for Mineral Resources and Energy has said. The 29 November event was themed Advancing Nuclear Technology’s Contribution for Just Energy Transition, Energy …
Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the industry-leading eVinci™ microreactor. FNPPs are a game-changing approach to deploying nuclear energy to islands, ports, coastal communities and industry. These innovative power plants can be centrally manufactured …
Draft rules proposed by the European Commission propose postponing until 1 July 2028 a decision on whether nuclear energy-derived hydrogen can be eligible for the ‘low-carbon’ label. Nuclear energy advocates are pushing for the European Commission to label nuclear-derived hydrogen as ‘low-carbon’, but several industry sources told Euractiv that would prefer the decision is brought …
Utility Entergy Corp. is in talks with some of its biggest customers about deploying small nuclear reactors as electricity demand surges from factories and artificial intelligence data centers, said Chief Executive Officer Drew Marsh. Listen to the Here’s Why podcast on Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen. The utility, which serves a heavily industrialized portion of the …
