Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:55:24 +0000
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA’s) board of directors has approved an additional $150 million for the public power utility’s $200 million New Nuclear Program to boost continued design work and […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:45:16 +0000
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is forming a group of qualified supply chain companies to help ensure the deployment of its BWRX-300 small nuclear modular reactor (SMR). The move comes […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:16:00 +0000
There are many reasons for the nuclear power industry to feel optimistic about the future. For example, the entry of Vogtle Unit 3 into commercial operation on July 31 was a significant milestone and one worth
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:15:00 +0000
Sweden has joined the growing list of countries discussing nuclear power as part of a strategy to produce more electricity while also decarbonizing power generation. Lawmakers in June adopted new targets as
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 16:27:01 +0000
Building a nuclear power plant is a difficult job. It takes years of planning and sometimes more than a decade to complete. The risk of schedule delays is great, especially […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:26:29 +0000
Ontario Power Generation (OPG), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), SNC-Lavalin, and Aecon have signed a trailblazing six-year alliance agreement designed to bolster the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Clarington, Ontario. The contract unveiled on Jan. 27—a year after OPG selected GEH’s BWRX-300 for the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:57:16 +0000
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to UK authorities, kicking off a key regulatory process that could give the advanced nuclear technology a competitive edge as the country races to potentially triple its nuclear capacity to up to 24 GW by […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:23:47 +0000
SaskPower has chosen GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology for Saskatchewan’s first two nuclear units, which the provincial utility plans to deploy by the mid-2030s. The announcement on June 27 wraps up a four-year process to evaluate specific SMR designs and furthers planning for SaskPower, a Crown corporation, which has […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 19:07:54 +0000
The potential deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan gained a boost with a cooperation agreement between GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) Canadian subsidiary GEH SMR Technologies Canada and the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Supplier’s Association (SIMSA). GEH SMR Canada on May 26 said a memorandum of understanding […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:15:00 +0000
An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches. While instrumentation and control (I&C)
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