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Vogtle 3 reaches full power

Vogtle 3 reaches full power

The unit is now in the final stages of start-up testing ahead of starting commercial operation and is expected to be declared in service next month.

New Nuclear 30 May 2023

Collaborations announced for fusion projects

Collaborations announced for fusion projects

General Atomics of the USA and Tokamak Energy of the UK have agreed to collaborate in the area of high temperature superconducting technology for fusion energy and other industry applications. Meanwhile, Germany's Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics will work with Proxima Fusion to further develop the stellarator concept.

New Nuclear 30 May 2023

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Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR

Steel maker considers use of NuScale SMRs at its mills

Dow's Seadrift site selected for X-energy SMR project

Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

SMRs considered for Indonesian fertiliser plant

Korea considers deployment of NuScale SMR for hydrogen production

Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power

Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000

Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000

An agreement setting a plan for the delivery of Poland's first nuclear power plant has been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company, Bechtel and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe.

New Nuclear 26 May 2023

Contract signed for Russian multifunctional nuclear service vessel

Contract signed for Russian multifunctional nuclear service vessel

The Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod) has signed a contract with Atomflot for the construction of a multifunctional nuclear technology service vessel which can load and unload nuclear fuel from reactor units of nuclear icebreakers and floating power units.

New Nuclear 26 May 2023

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

The European Commission has approved the amendment of contracts "to speed up the investment" for the new Russian-built Paks 2 nuclear power project, Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

New Nuclear 25 May 2023

Ontario urged to 'seize the moment' for new nuclear

Ontario urged to 'seize the moment' for new nuclear

As a team at Ontario Tech University launches a new "Ontario-centric" research project to evaluate the economics and environmental impacts of low-carbon energy technologies including small modular reactors, a new report from Canadians for Nuclear Energy says the province should "seize the moment" by building new Candu technology now.

New Nuclear 24 May 2023

INL sees market for microreactors in some US states

INL sees market for microreactors in some US states

There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National Laboratory examining opportunities and barriers for microreactors.

New Nuclear 24 May 2023

Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power

Japanese firms invest in maritime nuclear developer Core Power

More than a dozen Japanese companies have invested a combined total of about USD80 million in the UK-based Core Power, which is helping develop a floating molten salt reactor nuclear power plant and other maritime applications, according to Nikkei Asia.

New Nuclear 24 May 2023

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

The full-scale replica of the US Department of Energy's MARVEL microreactor has been moved from Idaho to a facility in Pennsylvania where it will be used to test the behaviour of sodium-potassium and lead-bismuth coolants.

New Nuclear 23 May 2023

Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost

Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost

Funding of up to USD275 million to advance the deployment of a NuScale Power Corporation VOYGR small modular reactor plant in Romania was announced at the G7 leaders' summit by the USA and "multinational public-private partners" from Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

New Nuclear 22 May 2023