A memorandum of cooperation has been signed for the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province to supply steam to the Rongsheng Taizhou New Material project. It will be the country’s largest nuclear energy steam supply project. The memorandum was signed on 21 June by China National Nuclear Power Corporation (CNNC) subsidiary Sanmen Nuclear …
Framatome signed a collaboration agreement with EDF to test its enhanced accident tolerant fuel (EATF) technology in an operating nuclear power plant in France. As part of its PROtect EATF program, Framatome will manufacture and deliver four lead fuel assemblies (LFAs) that will be inserted in one of the EDF’s reactors in 2023. Supported by the …
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna heads to Mongolia on Wednesday aiming to push a potentially 1 billion euro uranium deal for nuclear group Orano that Paris hopes can be concluded in the autumn, French diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron stopped off in Ulaanbaatar in May on his return from a G7 summit …
S.N. Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) signed on June 28th, 2023 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of nuclear fuel as part of both parties’ strategy to further develop fuel processing and ensure the resilience of fuel production capabilities, for the long-term operation of current nuclear power …
Biden wants to keep Jeff Baran on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the GOP and pro-nuclear activists say he’s holding back an atomic renaissance. When President Barack Obama first named Jeff Baran to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2014, the Democratic majority in the Senate confirmed the former congressional staffer in a 52-40 vote. When President …
Hungary will need to build at least one small modular reactor (SMR) on top of the already planned extension of the Paks nuclear plant, the minister of energy said in an interview on Monday. “The earliest date for their procurement in Hungary is 2029-2030,” Csaba Lantos told online newspaper Vilaggazdasag.hu. “I don’t think it should …
The future of Spain’s nuclear power industry hinges on next month’s election, with the opposition party that now leads the polls campaigning to extend the use of the plants that the government wants to start closing from 2027. The debate, which comes as the country faces a sweltering summer blamed on climate change, reflects competing views between …
The UK government says its preference remains reaching agreement with the European Union to participate in the Horizon Europe, Euratom and Copernicus programmes, but has also published a prospectus for its “bold and ambitious alternative” plans. Euratom – the European Atomic Energy Community – was established by the European Coal and Steel Community, which was a forerunner …
TVA is working to identify sites throughout its seven-state footprint for small modular nuclear reactors that could potentially bring new jobs to north Alabama. While TVA has not yet revealed those sites, it’s possible one could be in north Alabama given that the region falls within the TVA coverage area and includes land already owned …
Nuclear energy is a necessary resource for meeting climate, energy transition and energy security needs, the leaders of India and the USA said. They also noted “ongoing negotiations” for the construction of six AP1000 reactors in India, as well as discussions on small modular reactor development. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden’s comments …
