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Environmental permits granted for Sizewell C

Environmental permits granted for Sizewell C

New Nuclear

28 March 2023

The UK's Environment Agency has granted EDF Energy subsidiary NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited three environmental permits for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England. Meanwhile, Sizewell C and Associated British Ports are developing plans to locate a unique Direct Air Capture facility at Lowestoft, capable of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using low-carbon heat from nuclear.

Perspectives

Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors

Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors

The production of cobalt-60 is critical to healthcare and, with demand soaring, the challenge is to expand supply, writes Martin Comben from the International Irradiation Association.

Cameco to receive CAD300 million tax refund

Cameco to receive CAD300 million tax refund

The Canada Revenue Agency has issued revised reassessments that will result in the Canadian company being refunded a total of some CAD300 million (USD219 million) - CAD89 million in cash and CAD211 million in letters of credit - but the company's broader tax dispute with the CRA continues.

Corporate 27 March 2023

First CGN Hualong One reactor enters commercial operation

First CGN Hualong One reactor enters commercial operation

Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has entered commercial operation, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of two CGN-designed Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site.

New Nuclear 27 March 2023

Belgian research reactor tests high-performance LEU fuel

Belgian research reactor tests high-performance LEU fuel

Three low-enriched uranium fuel test assemblies have successfully been tested in Belgium's BR2 research reactor. The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre plans to fully convert the reactor from using highly-enriched uranium in 2026.

Uranium & Fuel 27 March 2023

Perspectives

Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors

Viewpoint: The critical production of cobalt-60 in nuclear reactors

The production of cobalt-60 is critical to healthcare and, with demand soaring, the challenge is to expand supply, writes Martin Comben from the International Irradiation Association.

Canada, USA pledge to bolster nuclear supply chains, SMR development

Canada, USA pledge to bolster nuclear supply chains, SMR development

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden have pledged to coordinate efforts to develop secure and reliable nuclear fuel supply chains in North America and build partnerships to help ensure access to low-enriched uranium. They will launch a one-year task force to accelerate cooperation on critical clean energy opportunities and supply chains, and Canada is to join a US-led programme to support small modular reactors.

Nuclear Policies 27 March 2023

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In Pictures: Hinkley Point C's first reactor arrives

Vogtle 3 reaches first criticality

NuScale places first order for SMR long-lead materials

South Korea's APR1000 certified for European use by EUR

Dual Fluid, TRIUMF team up for SMR development

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs

UK 'to class nuclear as environmentally sustainable'

China and Russia sign fast-neutron reactors cooperation agreement

Urenco exits U-Battery micro-reactor project

Belarus's second unit reaches first criticality

Belarus's second unit reaches first criticality

The Belarus Nuclear Power Plant's unit 2 has reached the minimum controllable power level with a self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction.

New Nuclear 27 March 2023

IAEA's Grossi heading to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

IAEA's Grossi heading to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is to make his second visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant since the Russia-Ukraine war began. The six-unit plant is on the frontline of the conflict and Grossi has spent months seeking to get agreement on a safety and security zone around it.

Regulation & Safety 27 March 2023

Most Read

In Pictures: Hinkley Point C's first reactor arrives

Vogtle 3 reaches first criticality

NuScale places first order for SMR long-lead materials

South Korea's APR1000 certified for European use by EUR

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs

Dual Fluid, TRIUMF team up for SMR development

UK 'to class nuclear as environmentally sustainable'

China and Russia sign fast-neutron reactors cooperation agreement

Urenco exits U-Battery micro-reactor project

AUKUS-focused university collaboration agreed

AUKUS-focused university collaboration agreed

South Australia's Flinders University has signed agreements with universities in the USA and UK that will enable the Australian university to begin developing the specialist skills needed to underpin the future construction of nuclear submarines under the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership.

Corporate 24 March 2023

Podcast: Bannerman's Brandon Munro on uranium and nuclear's prospects, impact of war

Podcast: Bannerman's Brandon Munro on uranium and nuclear's prospects, impact of war

How has the Russia-Ukraine war changed the world's uranium and wider nuclear energy industry? Bannerman Energy's CEO Brandon Munro considers what effect it has had so far and the likely longer term consequences.

Uranium & Fuel 01 March 2023

Alberta grows links with SMR sector

Alberta grows links with SMR sector

ARC Clean Technology Canada, Inc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Alberta's Invest Alberta Corporation to jointly pursue activities to support commercialisation of ARC's ARC-100 small modular reactor technology in the province.

Corporate 24 March 2023

IAEA launches global water resources initiative

IAEA launches global water resources initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched the Global Water Analysis Laboratory Network to help countries generate their own chemical, biological and isotopic water data and develop tailored water management strategies.

Energy & Environment 24 March 2023