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BWRX-300 Becomes First SMR to Clear Two Phases of Canadian Nuclear Design Review

March 17, 2023 admin Business, bwrx-300, Canada, design review, full coverage, International, Legal & Regulatory, licensing, news, NRC, Nuclear, Poland, smr, uk, vdr

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:01:53 +0000

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 design has cleared the first two phases of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) Vendor Design Review (VDR) process, marking a first for a small modular reactor (SMR). The Canadian nuclear regulator’s VDR process is an optional pre-licensing mechanism that allows CNSC staff to give applicants feedback early in the […]

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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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Novel UAMPS-NuScale SMR Nuclear Project Gains Participant Approval to Proceed to Next Phase

March 3, 2023 admin advanced nuclear, Business, carbon-free power project, cfpp, costs, full coverage, idaho, inl, news, Nuclear, NuScale, schedule, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:11:16 +0000

Despite a steep hike in the project cost estimate for the proposed 462-MWe Carbon-Free Power Project (CFPP), 26 of 27 public power entities have voted to continue development of the first-of-its-kind six-module NuScale Power VOYGR-6 small modular nuclear (SMR) plant. The 26 project participants—subscribers who could eventually offtake portions of the project’s power—lodged financial commitments […]

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GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Gets Another Win

February 10, 2023 admin Business, bwrx-300, Estonia, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, International, news, Nuclear, power, smr

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:06:53 +0000

Fermi Energia, a privately held company formed to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) in Estonia, announced that it has selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 design for deployment. Kalev Kallemets, CEO of Fermi Energia, said in September last year that the company’s nuclear technology selection process had begun in 2019, with a mapping […]

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GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Gets Another Win

February 10, 2023 admin Business, bwrx-300, Estonia, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, International, news, Nuclear, power, smr

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:06:53 +0000

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Being Pro-Nuclear Won’t Be Enough—Here’s Why

January 3, 2023 admin advanced reactors, Business, Construction, engineering, full coverage, iaea, International, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, power, Research and Development, Safety, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:14:19 +0000

Nuclear energy—not just nuclear power—is seeing a burst of innovation unlike anything seen since the 1950s. While the strong momentum for the dispatchable zero-carbon energy source is promising, prominent pitfalls threaten necessary progress.

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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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Nuclear Power Plants Scale Down To Pump Out Sustainable H2

November 16, 2022 admin ammonia, argonne national laboratory, clark seed, clean tech, doosan enerbility, energoatom, fuelcell energy, green ammonia, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, ihi corporation, jgc corporation, nuclear energy, NuScale Power, policy & politics, renewable energy, samsung c&t, Small Modular Reactor, smr, starfire energy, Ukraine, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:43:13 +0000

A new small modular reactor pilot project in Ukraine could provide nuclear power plants with new reasons for being, including sustainable hydrogen and ammonia production.

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Canada Bank Group Pledges Millions Toward Nuclear Power Project

October 26, 2022 admin Canada, canada infrastructure bank, cib, ge hitachi nuclear energy, news, Nuclear, ontario power generation, opg, Small Modular Reactor, smr

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:17:47 +0000

The Canadian government has pledged more financing toward development of a grid-scale small modular reactor (SMR), as the country continues to support nuclear power as a way to cut emissions of greenhouse gases from its power generation sector. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Oct. 25 said C$970 million ($708 million) is targeted for a […]

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Canada’s OPG and Czech Republic’s ČEZ Partner to Advance SMR and Other Nuclear Technology

October 13, 2022 admin Business, Canada, Čez, Czech Republic, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Ontario, ontario power generation, opg, power, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:50:16 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Czech Republic-based ČEZ are collaborating to advance deployment of nuclear technology, including small modular reactors (SMRs). The companies said they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Oct. 11, with an aim to “reduce financial, technical and schedule risk to both parties on their respective future projects.” OPG is Ontario’s […]

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