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BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency said in a general opinion.

Regulation & Safety 24 May 2023

Westinghouse, Ansaldo progress with LFR development 

Westinghouse, Ansaldo progress with LFR development 

As part of their collaboration to develop a next generation nuclear power plant based on Lead-cooled Fast Reactor technology, Ansaldo Nucleare and Westinghouse have completed the first testing campaign at the Passive Heat Removal Facility at Ansaldo's facility in Wolverhampton, UK.

New Nuclear 18 May 2023

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Terrestrial SMR completes Canadian pre-licensing review

Terrestrial SMR completes Canadian pre-licensing review

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has completed Phase 2 of the vendor design review of Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor. The regulator said that no fundamental barriers to licensing the small modular reactor design were identified during the review.

New Nuclear 19 April 2023

WENRA calls on industry to help expedite reactor design assessments

WENRA calls on industry to help expedite reactor design assessments

The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association has set out the steps that industry must take to ensure the timely, harmonised licensing of small modular reactor and advanced modular reactor designs in Europe.

Nuclear Policies 14 April 2023

In pictures: Tokamak Energy's fusion plant concept

In pictures: Tokamak Energy's fusion plant concept

The UK-based nuclear fusion company Tokamak Energy has released the first images of how its future commercial fusion power plants could look.

New Nuclear 12 April 2023

UK assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR design progresses

UK assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR design progresses

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor design has successfully completed Step 1 of the UK's Generic Design Assessment process and progressed to the next phase.

Regulation & Safety 03 April 2023

BWRX-300 completes Phases 1 & 2 of Canadian pre-licensing review

BWRX-300 completes Phases 1 & 2 of Canadian pre-licensing review

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has completed a combined Phases 1 and 2 vendor design review of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor. The regulator said that no fundamental barriers to licensing were identified during the review.

New Nuclear 15 March 2023

Production under way of prototype pump unit for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300

Production under way of prototype pump unit for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300

Assembly has begun for the prototype of the main circulation pump unit for the lead-cooled fast neutron reactor BREST-OD-300 being built in Russia.

New Nuclear 06 March 2023

South Korea's APR1000 certified for European use by EUR

South Korea's APR1000 certified for European use by EUR

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's APR1000 reactor design has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements organisation - a technical advisory group for European utilities on nuclear power plants.

Regulation & Safety 02 March 2023

In Quotes: GE Hitachi's Jay Wileman on regulatory harmonisation

In Quotes: GE Hitachi's Jay Wileman on regulatory harmonisation

In an interview for the World Nuclear News podcast GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s President and CEO Jay Wileman explained why nuclear has a key role in achieving carbon reduction targets, and how regulatory harmonisation between different countries could help speed that process.

Regulation & Safety 20 February 2023