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ABS approves Korean SMR power barge design
A design for a floating offshore nuclear power barge from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Kepco Engineering & Construction has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Regulatory changes needed for new nuclear for maritime
Nuclear will be needed to help decarbonise the shipping industry - whether by having nuclear-powered ships or using nuclear to produce alternative fuels - a conference organised by Core Power has heard. However, speakers noted that regulatory issues must be resolved before this can happen.
Energy & Environment
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Thursday, 21 September 2023
Seaborg power barge considered for use in Indonesia
Indonesian power company Pertamina NRE has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark's Seaborg to investigate the deployment of Seaborg's compact molten salt reactor Power Barge in Indonesia.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Russian designs for underwater nuclear power plant in Arctic
A project for a submersible underwater power module, featuring two nuclear power units with a total capacity of 20 MWe, that can dive to a depth of 400 metres and provide energy in Arctic regions is being worked on by the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau in St Petersburg, Russia.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 20 July 2023
Seaborg switches fuel plans because of HALEU timeline risks
The Danish developer of floating Compact Molten Salt Reactors, Seaborg, has decided to change the fuel type for the initial power barges to low-enriched uranium "due to the risks associated with developing a sufficient supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium" to meet its planned timeline.
Uranium & Fuel
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Russian export push for floating nuclear power plants
State nuclear power company Rosatom has signed an agreement with TSS Group to create a joint venture for the construction of a series of floating power units "with a capacity of at least 100 MWe and an assigned service life of up to 60 years for foreign markets and the subsequent sale of electricity from the floating power unit in the countries of presence".
New Nuclear
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Friday, 16 June 2023
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
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Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Partnership formed to deploy Seaborg's Power Barge
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Samsung Heavy Industries and Seaborg Technologies have established a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants featuring Seaborg's compact molten salt reactor technology.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 21 April 2023
Samsung completes design of CMSR Power Barge
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has completed the conceptual design for the CMSR Power Barge - a floating nuclear power plant based on compact molten salt reactors - and obtained the basic certification of the design from the American Bureau of Shipping.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 4 January 2023
Boost to Russian marine reactor manufacturing
The Baltic Shipyard, which builds Russia's nuclear powered icebreakers, is investing in a 50% increase of its capacity to build the vessels as well as floating nuclear power plants.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 23 December 2022
Bureau Veritas to help ThorCon develop Indonesian plant
France-based testing, inspection and certification services provider Bureau Veritas has entered into an agreement with ThorCon for the technology qualification and subsequent development of a 500 MWe floating ThorCon molten salt reactor (TMSR-500) to be deployed in Indonesia.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 14 December 2022
NuScale and Prodigy conceptual design for marine-based SMR plant
Canada's Prodigy Clean Energy and America's NuScale have been collaborating since a 2018 Memorandum of Understanding with the "goal of bringing a competitive North American SMR marine facility to market".
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 27 October 2022
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