BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

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 …

Nebraska lawmakers pass bill that includes clean hydrogen hub support

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 …

Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

All the uranium produced in the USA during the first quarter of this year was from in-situ leach (ISL) operations, according to the latest US government update. But production from conventional mills as well as ISL looks set to ramp up over the coming months. Total US production of uranium concentrates, at 2511 pounds U3O8 …

Far Southwest Virginia is a ‘competitive hosting ground’ for small modular nuclear reactors, study finds

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 announces plans for 2 nuclear plants in Ohio area touted as prime real estate for advanced reactors

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 …

SMRs considered for Indonesian fertiliser plant

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 …

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome

The 44-metre diameter lower tier of the inner containment dome, weighing 391 tonnes, has been lifted into position on the seventh unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China.  A crane with a 2000-tonne capacity was moved to the construction site to complete the lift. The next stage is to complete the installation work …

North American subsidies help boost nuclear hydrogen plans

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 …