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A group of 18 European companies, led by Poland's Orlen Synthos Green Energy, has applied to the European Industrial Alliance for Small Modular Reactors to establish a working group dedicated to the implementation of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 technology.
New Nuclear 26 July 2024
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A new report from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says the lowest-risk option would be to wait until a mature market for the technology has emerged in the 2040s before introducing small modular reactors into Australia's low-carbon energy mix. But Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton says the first Australian units could be in operation before the end of the 2030s.
Nuclear Policies 25 July 2024