Seated left to right: Bohdan Zronek, Tarik Choho and Aziz Dag, Senior Vice President of BWR and VVER Fuel at Westinghouse. Standing David Beneš, Chairman and CEO of ČEZ, left, and Patrick Fragman, CEO of Westinghouse Westinghouse Electric Company and ČEZ have signed an agreement for the supply of VVER-440 fuel assemblies from next year …
The UK government is committed to a programme of new nuclear projects beyond Sizewell C, giving industry and investors the confidence they need to deliver projects at speed, according to a new policy paper. It describes nuclear as “the critical baseload of the future energy system”. Launched by Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps, the Powering Up …
The Illinois Senate has voted to lift a three-decade-old ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants in the state. On Thursday, following a bipartisan roll call, the Senate passed State Senator Sue Rezin’s legislation, Senate Bill 76, which would end the state’s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants. Rezin said …
From left: Doosan Enerbility President Jung Yeon-in, Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CEO Whang Joo-ho during a signing ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul in central Seoul, Wednesday [YONHAP] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Doosan Enerbility signed a 2.9 trillion won ($2.3 billion) component supply agreement …
Virginia’s governor has expressed interest in bringing a small modular nuclear reactor to Southwest Virginia. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed multiple bills into Virginia law in the last week intended to promote the development of small modular reactors (SMRs). One law, from identical HB 2386 and SB 1464 bills, would create the Virginia Power Innovation Fund. …
The Egyptian Nuclear & Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has given the green light to establish a third unit for the Dabaa nuclear power plant. According to a statement released by ENRRA on Wednesday, discussions were held with representatives from the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) to evaluate the first two units and plan for the …
The UK’s Environment Agency has granted EDF Energy subsidiary NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited three environmental permits for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England. Meanwhile, Sizewell C and Associated British Ports (ABP) are developing plans to locate a unique Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility at Lowestoft, capable of removing carbon …
Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed into law two bills that will support ambitions for Virginia to include small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of an “all-of-the-above” energy plan released last year. Projects on SMR feasibility and supply chain have also received a share of USD8.1 million of grant awards announced by the governor. The first …
Nearly one-fourth of the current U.S. coal-fired fleet is scheduled to retire by 2029, providing opportunities to site advanced nuclear plants, specifically small modular reactors, or SMRs, a Washington, D.C. think tank says in a recent report. The reactors can reuse coal plant electrical equipment and steam-cycle components that, combined with reuse of transmission and administrative buildings, …
On March 25, the reactor of Power Unit 2 of Belarus NPP (general designer and general contractor is Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division) was brought to minimum controllable power level. At 19:42 (Moscow time), the neutron flux was registered for the first time, and controlled self-sustained nuclear reactor began. Achievement of the minimum controllable power …
