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Operations begin at US chloride salt test system

Operations begin at US chloride salt test system

Southern Company, TerraPower and Core Power have started pumped-salt operations in the Integrated Effects Test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington. The facility will be used in the development of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor.

New Nuclear 04 October 2023

Helen, Steady Energy partner for Finnish SMR deployment

Helen, Steady Energy partner for Finnish SMR deployment

Finnish energy firm Helen has signed a letter of intent with Steady Energy - developer of the LDR-50 small modular reactor - with the aim of enabling an investment in a small-scale nuclear power plant for the production of district heating.

New Nuclear 03 October 2023

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Dome installed at second San'ao unit

Dome installed at second San'ao unit

The dome of the containment building has been installed at unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant, China General Nuclear has announced. It is the second of six Chinese-designed HPR1000 (Hualong One) pressurised water reactors planned at the site in China's Zhejiang province.

New Nuclear 03 October 2023

UK SMR selection contest: Six companies into next stage

UK SMR selection contest: Six companies into next stage

EDF, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls Royce SMR and Westinghouse Electric Company UK Limited are now to be invited to bid for UK government contracts in the next stage of the process.

New Nuclear 02 October 2023

Saudi Arabia reiterates plans for nuclear energy

Saudi Arabia reiterates plans for nuclear energy

Saudi Arabia has announced it intends to move towards implementing full International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear safeguards as it works towards building its first nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 28 September 2023

Contract signed for design of Polish nuclear power plant

Contract signed for design of Polish nuclear power plant

Polish power company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has signed an engineering services contract with US firms Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel for the country's first nuclear power plant, to be constructed at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality in Pomerania.

New Nuclear 28 September 2023

New working group aims to speed JEK2 project in Slovenia

New working group aims to speed JEK2 project in Slovenia

A new working group of Slovenian government ministers and industry officials has met with the aim of preparing "all the necessary bases for citizens to make high-quality and informed decisions about supporting the JEK2 project", with a planned timeline of a final investment decision by 2028 "at the latest".

New Nuclear 28 September 2023

Vessel for third Akkuyu reactor ready to be shipped

Vessel for third Akkuyu reactor ready to be shipped

The manufacture of the reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has been completed in Russia. This brings the number of RPVs supplied by Russia so far this year to a record five, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom noted.

New Nuclear 27 September 2023

Hot testing starts of second CGN Hualong One unit

Hot testing starts of second CGN Hualong One unit

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have begun at unit 4 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region. The unit is the second of two demonstration China General Nuclear-designed Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site.

New Nuclear 26 September 2023

New Slovak reactor reaches full power

New Slovak reactor reaches full power

The power output of unit 3 at the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia has been increased from 90% to 100% as energy start-up tests continue, Slovenské elektrárne announced.

New Nuclear 26 September 2023