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Trial Run at Finland’s Onkalo Repository Sets Stage for World’s First Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal

December 3, 2024 admin Canada, deep geological repository, encapsulation technology, engineering, Environmental, Finland, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear decarbonization efforts, nuclear power industry, nuclear waste, nuclear waste management, onkalo repository, posiva, power, radioactive waste storage, Research and Development, spent nuclear waste, Sweden, Technology, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:06:31 +0000

Finland is making significant strides in a trial run that will demonstrate the entire process for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at Onkalo on Olkiluoto Island—the world’s first permanent

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POWER Digest [October 2023]

October 2, 2023 admin Asia, Australia, Coal, Energy Storage, evs, GERMANY, hydrogen, news, news and notes, North Sea, nuclear waste, offshore wind, rwe, wartsila

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:11:00 +0000

Coal-Fired Plants Serving EV Battery Makers Could Get Special Financing. Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), which supervises and regulates financial services for Indonesia, in early September said it is considering

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POWER Digest [August 2023]

August 1, 2023 admin Coal, floating solar, Gas, hybrid power, Hydro, hydrogen, International, natural gas, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, offshore wind, power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:11:00 +0000

Colombian Dam Site of Major Floating Solar Project. A new solar power system that will float on the reservoir at the Urrá Dam in Colombia is designed to demonstrate that hydroelectric stations dealing with

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NRC Issues License for Holtec’s New Mexico Consolidated Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility

May 12, 2023 admin Business, cisf, consolidated interim storage, DOE, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, hi-store, holtec, isp, Legal & Regulatory, NEW MEXICO, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, repository, snf storage

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 17:44:24 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Holtec International a license to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico, despite […]

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Enel and Newcleo Agree to Partner on New Gen-IV Small Modular Reactors

March 14, 2023 admin Business, enel, engineering, fast reactor, full coverage, International, newcleo, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, nuclear waste, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:58:39 +0000

The Enel Group and clean nuclear technology company newcleo signed an agreement under which they will work together on Generation IV nuclear technology projects. Under the deal, Enel will collaborate with newcleo by providing “specialized expertise” through the sharing of “a number of the company’s qualified personnel.” newcleo, for its part, will secure an option […]

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Oklo Readying to Deploy Commercial-Scale Nuclear Fuel Recycling Facility

January 25, 2023 admin Aurora, Business, Fuel, full coverage, lwrs, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel recycling, nuclear waste, oklo, reprocessing, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:23:57 +0000

Oklo has kicked off regulatory activities for a first-of-its-kind nuclear fuel recycling facility that could produce commercial material from used light water reactor (LWR) fuel before the decade’s end. The advanced nuclear technology firm in December submitted a licensing project plan (LPP) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its Fuel Recycling Technologies facility. The […]

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Small Modular Reactors Aren’t Difficult Nuclear Waste Generators

December 7, 2022 admin Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, natrium, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, NuScale, power, Research and Development, Safety, Small Modular Reactor, smr, snf, Spent nuclear fuel, Technology, terrapower, x-energy, xe-100

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:26:42 +0000

Many experts believe small modular reactors (SMRs), which are generally classified as nuclear power reactors with an electrical output of 300 MW or less, offer great promise for supplying the world with carbon-free energy. Several SMRs designs are under development by companies around the world including NuScale Power, GE-Hitachi, Terrestrial Energy, TerraPower, Toshiba, X-energy, and […]

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DOE Unveils Next Steps for Nuclear Waste Consent-Based Siting Process

September 22, 2022 admin blue ribbon commission, Business, consent-based siting, DOE, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, nwpa, Spent nuclear fuel

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:11:33 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated community outreach to facilitate consent-based siting, management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and interim storage facility siting. The effort, outlined in a series of steps the DOE expects to take in response to a recent request for public input, marks a significant first step toward advancing the agency’s […]

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The POWER Interview: SMR Growth Tied to Plan for Nuclear Waste

July 27, 2022 admin crichlow, engineering, Interview, Nuclear, nuclear waste, power interview

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:22:30 +0000

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, based on research from Stanford University and the University of British Columbia, addressed the problem of nuclear waste from small modular reactors (SMRs). The study said that many designs for SMRs would increase the amount of nuclear waste in need of disposal, […]

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