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Contract awarded for construction of Shin Hanul 3 and 4

Contract awarded for construction of Shin Hanul 3 and 4

A consortium led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been selected by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power as the contractor for the construction of the main facilities at units 3 and 4 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 01 December 2023

EDF agreements with Canadian, Czech and Indian firms

EDF agreements with Canadian, Czech and Indian firms

French energy company EDF signed cooperation agreements relating to the potential deployment of its technology, and the involvement of local supply chains, in Canada, the Czech Republic and India on the first day of World Nuclear Exhibition 2023 in Paris.

New Nuclear 29 November 2023

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Idaho SMR project terminated

SMR power plant proposed in Norway

Containment shell in place for Chinese SMR

Second large Polish nuclear plant gets approval

AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design

Foundation in place for first mega cooling tower at Lianjiang

Sixth NuScale SMR simulator opens, in Korea

UK SMR selection contest: Six companies into next stage

Partners to study hydrogen production using Rolls-Royce SMR

MHI selected to build new Japanese research reactor

MHI selected to build new Japanese research reactor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been selected to design, produce and install a new research reactor at the Monju site in a project led by Japan's national nuclear research and development agency.
 

New Nuclear 29 November 2023

AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design

AtkinsRéalis unveils new advanced Candu design

The 1000 MW Candu Monark, a Generation III+ reactor with the highest output of any Candu technology, is currently in the definition phase, the company said at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris, and will feature simplified construction and a 70-year operating life.

New Nuclear 28 November 2023

Large module installed at Lianjiang 1

Large module installed at Lianjiang 1

The CA20 module is 20.6 metres long, 14.2 metres wide and 21 metres high and weighs just over 1000 tonnes. It was hoisted into place in the first unit of the Guangdong Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project in a near-four hour operation.

New Nuclear 28 November 2023

Saskatchewan government announces microreactor funding

Saskatchewan government announces microreactor funding

The province is providing CAD80 million (USD59 million) for the Saskatchewan Research Council to pursue the demonstration of a microreactor in Saskatchewan, with plans for a Westinghouse-designed eVinci micoreactor to be operational in the province from 2029.

New Nuclear 27 November 2023

Second large Polish nuclear plant gets approval

Second large Polish nuclear plant gets approval

Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment has issued a decision-in-principle for the country's second large nuclear power plant. Two South Korean-supplied APR1400 reactors are planned in the Patnów-Konin region.

New Nuclear 27 November 2023

Technology evaluation for Bruce expansion to begin early 2024

Technology evaluation for Bruce expansion to begin early 2024

Bruce Power is to launch a Request for Information to evaluate potential new nuclear technologies as part of its preliminary engagement and long-term review of expanding nuclear generation on its existing Ontario site. It has also set up a new advisory panel drawn from business, industry and labour leaders that will work in parallel with the RFI timetable.

New Nuclear 23 November 2023

NuScale, ORNL to assess SMR use by industry

NuScale, ORNL to assess SMR use by industry

NuScale Power and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are to collaborate on a techno-economic assessment, studying a NuScale small modular reactor's ability to implement a cost-effective steam heat augmentation design.

New Nuclear 21 November 2023

Reactor vessel delivered to Kursk II's second unit

Reactor vessel delivered to Kursk II's second unit

The 340-tonne reactor vessel could now be installed before the end of the year at the new unit being built by Rosatom at the Kursk nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 21 November 2023