France and India are to launch a cooperation programme on small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors. The announcement came after a meeting in Paris between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of France Emmanuel Macron, during which they noted progress made on the six-EPR power plant project in Jaitapur, India. At the invitation …
From left: Petr Brzezina, President, Westinghouse Czech Republic and Slovakia; Elias Gedeon, SVP, Westinghouse; US Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana; Pavol Štuller (Image: Westinghouse) Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Slovakia’s JAVYS on the potential deployment of its AP1000 reactors and AP300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the country. Westinghouse said …
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and COP28 President-Designate, has called on governments, industry, and all stakeholders to “disrupt business as usual” and take decisive action to tackle the climate crisis. Speaking at the Ministerial on Climate Action in Brussels, convened by the environment ministers of the European Union, …
The core catcher is also known as nuclear reactor core melt localisation device; it is an essential part of the prevention system ensuring safety from beyond-design-basis accidents The under-construction reactor 5 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project crossed a major milestone on Thursday as core catcher of the reactor, the most critical safety equipment, was placed …
The core module of the world’s first commercial small modular reactor (SMR) project passed final acceptance of construction on Thursday, marking a breakthrough in technological innovation of modular small reactor in China. The core module of the reactor is set to be delivered to the Changjiang nuclear power plant in South China’s Hainan Province from …
Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has given a decision-in-principle for Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) to construct a nuclear power plant in Pomerania. It is a formal confirmation that the company’s investment project is in line with the public interest and the policies pursued by the state, including energy policy. PEJ – a special purpose …
Next-gen nuclear plants could be critical to the energy transition, but first, they’ll need fuel. Centrus has overcome a key regulatory barrier to meeting that need. The U.S. government is committed to bringing an abundance of advanced nuclear reactors to market as part of its decarbonization strategy — but until now, there has been no domestic corporate supply of …
According to a senior official, India’s first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power reactors at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat have commenced commercial operations. The official stated, “With great pleasure, this is to inform that our first indigenous 700 MWe Unit, KAPP-3, has become commercial on 30th June 2023 at 1000 Hrs.” Currently, the reactor is …
Four steam generators and the reactor vessel for unit 3 at the Xudapu nuclear power plant have a combined weight of 1700 tonnes and are being transported from Russia to China by road, barge and then sea from St Petersburg. The production of the equipment was carried out by AEM-Technologies, part of Rosatom-Atomenergomash. Xudapu units 3 …
A group of pro-nuclear EU countries led by France will present a paper to the European Commission on Tuesday asking for a “level playing field” for nuclear energy in the bloc’s fight against climate change, a draft of the paper seen by Reuters showed. In the draft dated July 3, the countries ask the Commission …
