KGHM to cooperate on SMRs with industrial zone

Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA has signed a letter of intent with the Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) to cooperate in research and development projects and investment initiatives related to small nuclear reactor (SMR) technology. The partners will discuss the possibility of potential joint involvement in the implementation of investment projects …

Subsequent License Renewal: Extending Nuclear Power Reactors to 80 Years of Operation (and Maybe More)

1. Browns Ferry is the second-largest nuclear plant in the nation and TVA’s largest single source of carbon-free energy. Its three boiling water reactors produce about 10% of TVA’s total generation capacity. Source: POWER The Atomic Energy Act authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue licenses for commercial power reactors to operate for up …

USA plants continue to rely on foreign sources of uranium supply

US nuclear plant owners and operators purchased less uranium in 2022 than in 2021, and at a higher price, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest annual uranium marketing report. Most of the uranium delivered in 2022 was of foreign origin, with Canada and Kazakhstan together providing more than half the total. The …

FEED contract signed for Bulgarian AP1000

Westinghouse has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for the construction of an AP1000 reactor at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site in Bulgaria. In January, Bulgaria’s parliament asked ministers to negotiate with the US government for a new AP1000 unit at Kozloduy. The vote urged action to be taken …

Centrus HALEU plant receives regulatory clearance

The US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus has completed its operational readiness reviews and received regulatory approval to possess uranium at its Piketon, Ohio site and introduce uranium into the cascade of centrifuges it has constructed there. The company said it remains on track to begin production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) at the plant …

Egypt’s massive nuclear plant at Dabaa on schedule for completion

Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant is on track to meet its original schedule, according to a senior government official. Progress is being made on the plant, which has a capacity of 4,800 megawatts, and it is expected to be completed between 2028 and 2031. Mohamed Shaker, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, said that the nuclear …

Slovenia aims to attract foreign investors to Krsko NPP project – report

Slovenia hopes to attract foreign investors to the project for the construction of a second unit at Krsko nuclear power plant (NPP), Austrian media reported. The government aims to attract multiple foreign investors, including Austrian companies, despite the opposition of Vienna to the project, Austrian news agency APA quoted Slovenia’s prime minister Robert Golob as …

Rolls-Royce SMR puts case for producing hydrogen

UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR says a joint feasibility report produced with Sumitomo Corporation shows its small modular reactors have an advantage over other available sources for the production of hydrogen. Rolls-Royce SMR said that Sumitomo Corporation, the global business and investment company headquartered in Japan, would “use the report to support site suitability work and develop …