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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

Collaborations announced for fusion projects

Collaborations announced for fusion projects

General Atomics of the USA and Tokamak Energy of the UK have agreed to collaborate in the area of high temperature superconducting technology for fusion energy and other industry applications. Meanwhile, Germany's Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics will work with Proxima Fusion to further develop the stellarator concept.

New Nuclear 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

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

US microreactor prototype prepares for testing

The full-scale replica of the US Department of Energy's MARVEL microreactor has been moved from Idaho to a facility in Pennsylvania where it will be used to test the behaviour of sodium-potassium and lead-bismuth coolants.

New Nuclear 23 May 2023

Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

Quiet quarter for US uranium production as momentum builds

All the uranium produced in the USA during the first quarter of this year was from in-situ leach operations, according to the latest US government update. But production from conventional mills, as well as in-situ leach operations, looks set to ramp up over the coming months.

Uranium & Fuel 22 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

Westinghouse to supply new steam generators for Surry nuclear plant

Westinghouse to supply new steam generators for Surry nuclear plant

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with Dominion Energy to design, engineer and manufacture six replacement steam generators for Surry nuclear power station in Virginia in the USA.

Corporate 17 May 2023

Canadian-US cooperation on management of used fuel

Canadian-US cooperation on management of used fuel

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization and the US Department of Energy have signed a Statement of Intent to cooperate on used nuclear fuel management.

Waste & Recycling 17 May 2023

EPRI and NEI release Advanced Reactor Roadmap

EPRI and NEI release Advanced Reactor Roadmap

The document outlines the critical strategies and support actions necessary for the successful large-scale deployment of advanced reactors. Its initial focus is on the USA and Canada, but the roadmap is designed to be a "living document" that evolves and refocuses strategies and actions as the future unfolds.

Nuclear Policies 16 May 2023

SMR shows promise for campus use, study finds

SMR shows promise for campus use, study finds

An ongoing study of the feasibility of using advanced nuclear reactors to power Purdue University's West Lafayette campus in Indiana has found small modular reactors to be one of the most promising emerging technologies and a potential carbon-free option that should be further explored to help meet the university's future, long-term power needs.

New Nuclear 12 May 2023