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Vogtle 3 reaches full power

Vogtle 3 reaches full power

The unit is now in the final stages of start-up testing ahead of starting commercial operation and is expected to be declared in service next month.

New Nuclear 30 May 2023

EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments

EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments

The European Commission says that its approval of the changes to the contracts for the Paks II project in Hungary was "strictly limited to its competence under the Euratom Treaty and is without prejudice to any further assessment based on other legal bases".

Nuclear Policies 30 May 2023

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Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000

Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ push ahead on Poland AP1000

An agreement setting a plan for the delivery of Poland's first nuclear power plant has been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company, Bechtel and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe.

New Nuclear 26 May 2023

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

The European Commission has approved the amendment of contracts "to speed up the investment" for the new Russian-built Paks 2 nuclear power project, Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

New Nuclear 25 May 2023

BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

BWRX-300 meets Polish safety requirements, says regulator

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology is compliant with Polish nuclear safety and radiological protection standards, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency said in a general opinion.

Regulation & Safety 24 May 2023

INL sees market for microreactors in some US states

INL sees market for microreactors in some US states

There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National Laboratory examining opportunities and barriers for microreactors.

New Nuclear 24 May 2023

Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost

Romania's NuScale SMR plan gets USD275 million boost

Funding of up to USD275 million to advance the deployment of a NuScale Power Corporation VOYGR small modular reactor plant in Romania was announced at the G7 leaders' summit by the USA and "multinational public-private partners" from Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.

New Nuclear 22 May 2023

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome

The 44-metre diameter lower tier of the inner containment dome, weighing 391 tonnes, has been lifted into position on the seventh unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China.

New Nuclear 19 May 2023

Oklo plans two plants in Southern Ohio

Oklo plans two plants in Southern Ohio

Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative have signed an agreement for land to host two of its advanced reactor plants in Southern Ohio.

New Nuclear 18 May 2023

Costs of new nuclear need addressing, says Wood Mackenzie

Costs of new nuclear need addressing, says Wood Mackenzie

With nuclear generating capacity set to increase by 280 GWe by 2050, the biggest economic hurdle to the uptake of the latest large reactors and small modular reactors is cost, according to independent energy research consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

New Nuclear 18 May 2023