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US court dismisses Westinghouse case against Korea

US court dismisses Westinghouse case against Korea

A US district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Westinghouse Electric Company seeking to prevent Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corporation from exporting the APR1400 reactor design without its permission.

Corporate 19 September 2023

Tweaks to FLEX design sees boost in power output

Tweaks to FLEX design sees boost in power output

MoltexFLEX says a reevaluation of certain aspects of its FLEX molten salt reactor design has "yielded a more robust scientific and engineering foundation" for the reactor. A refinement of the reactor design has delivered a 50% boost in power output, while maintaining previous targets for overnight capital cost and cost per MWh.

New Nuclear 11 September 2023

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Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs

Japan, UK enhance cooperation on HTGRs

The UK's National Nuclear Laboratory and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors, as well as a memorandum for collaboration on the next stage of the UK HTGR Demonstration Reactor programme.

New Nuclear 08 September 2023

MHI to lead development of Japanese HTGR

MHI to lead development of Japanese HTGR

Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy - part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the core company to lead the development of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor programme.

New Nuclear 26 July 2023

Prelicensing process for Nuward SMR begins

Prelicensing process for Nuward SMR begins

EDF, as the future operator of the potential first Nuward plant in France, has submitted the safety options file for the small modular reactor to the country's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire.

New Nuclear 21 July 2023

Russian designs for underwater nuclear power plant in Arctic

Russian designs for underwater nuclear power plant in Arctic

A project for a submersible underwater power module, featuring two nuclear power units with a total capacity of 20 MWe, that can dive to a depth of 400 metres and provide energy in Arctic regions is being worked on by the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau in St Petersburg, Russia.

New Nuclear 20 July 2023

MHI to develop Japanese fast reactor

MHI to develop Japanese fast reactor

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been selected by the Japanese government to lead the conceptual design of a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor that is to enter operation in the 2040s.

New Nuclear 12 July 2023

First submissions for Canadian review of eVinci design

First submissions for Canadian review of eVinci design

Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted the first set of documents to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the pre-licensing vendor design review of its eVinci microreactor.

Regulation & Safety 06 July 2023

IAEA sees progress made by SMR deployment initiative

IAEA sees progress made by SMR deployment initiative

The International Atomic Energy Agency last year launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the safe and secure deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, with a particular focus on small modular reactors. A plenary meeting of the Nuclear Harmonization Standardization Initiative has now been held to take stock of progress already achieved and to set priorities for the year to come.

New Nuclear 29 June 2023

HTMR-100 team aim for pebble bed SMR in South Africa

HTMR-100 team aim for pebble bed SMR in South Africa

Stratek Global hopes to produce a pilot plant of the High Temperature Modular Reactor (HTMR-100), which is derived from the South African Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme.

New Nuclear 23 June 2023