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Industrial users eye small reactors for power supplies

Industrial users eye small reactors for power supplies

US micro reactor developer Last Energy has announced power purchase agreements for 34 units of its plants with four industrial partners across Poland and the UK. Meanwhile, Finland's Fortum is collaborating with Outokumpu to explore the use of small modular reactors to power its steel manufacturing operations.

New Nuclear 23 March 2023

El Dabaa unit 1's core catcher delivered

El Dabaa unit 1's core catcher delivered

The new port facility constructed at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant being built in Egypt has received its first large-scale item - the core catcher, or melt trap - delivered from Russia.

New Nuclear 23 March 2023

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UK-Japanese partnership to develop fusion materials

UK-Japanese partnership to develop fusion materials

A collaboration agreement has been signed between Japan's Kyoto Fusioneering and the UK Atomic Energy Authority to develop fusion related technologies. The first project under the collaboration will be the development of a 'fusion-grade' silicon carbide composite system. 

New Nuclear 23 March 2023

Construction starts on fourth Sanmen unit

Construction starts on fourth Sanmen unit

The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at the Sanmen nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the second of two CAP1000 pressurised water reactors planned as Phase II of the site in China's Zhejiang province.

New Nuclear 22 March 2023

Nuclearelectrica and ENEC sign MoU on cooperation

Nuclearelectrica and ENEC sign MoU on cooperation

Romania's Nuclearelectrica and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the "potential development and expansion of nuclear energy programmes in the United Arab Emirates and Romania as well as within central and eastern Europe".

New Nuclear 22 March 2023

Hot functional testing begins at Vogtle 4

Hot functional testing begins at Vogtle 4

Georgia Power has announced that the last series of major tests ahead of initial fuel load is under way at the second new nuclear unit at the site near Waynesboro, Georgia.

New Nuclear 21 March 2023

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs

Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed memorandums of understanding to explore the deployment of its small modular reactor in Finland and Sweden, as well as to help post-war recovery in Ukraine.

New Nuclear 21 March 2023

USA, Indonesia announce partnership on SMRs

USA, Indonesia announce partnership on SMRs

The USA and Indonesia have announced a strategic partnership to help Indonesia develop its nuclear energy programme, supporting Indonesia's interest in deploying small modular reactor technology to meet its energy security and climate goals.

New Nuclear 20 March 2023

Funding for Rolls-Royce lunar reactor development

Funding for Rolls-Royce lunar reactor development

British engineering group Rolls-Royce has secured additional funding of GBP2.9 million (USD3.5 million) from the UK Space Agency for a project that will deliver an initial demonstration of a UK lunar modular nuclear reactor. The company plans to have a reactor ready to send to the Moon by 2029.

New Nuclear 20 March 2023

Belgian-Dutch partnership for nuclear new build

Belgian-Dutch partnership for nuclear new build

Belgian engineering firm Tractebel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Netherlands' NRG-Pallas to collaborate in providing engineering services for the construction of large nuclear power plants in the Netherlands.

New Nuclear 17 March 2023