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Completion of Finnish repository review delayed

Completion of Finnish repository review delayed

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority said its review of Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used fuel disposal facility is taking longer than expected and will not be completed by the end of this year as planned.

Waste & Recycling 28 September 2023

Environmental permit granted for first Polish plant

Environmental permit granted for first Polish plant

Poland's General Director for Environmental Protection has issued to Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe its decision on the environmental conditions for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the province of Pomerania.

New Nuclear 22 September 2023

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Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit

Permit issued for construction of fourth Egyptian unit

Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has been granted a licence by the country's nuclear regulator for the construction of the fourth and final unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant. Construction of unit 4 is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.

New Nuclear 31 August 2023

PEJ seeks siting decision for Pomeranian plant

PEJ seeks siting decision for Pomeranian plant

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has submitted an application to the head of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for issuing a location decision for Poland's first nuclear power plant, to be built in the Choczewo municipality in the province of Pomerania.

New Nuclear 22 August 2023

NRC completes Hermes environmental review

NRC completes Hermes environmental review

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its Final Environmental Impact Statement on Kairos Power's application for a construction permit for the Hermes demonstration molten salt reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Based on their review, NRC staff have recommended that the permit should be issued.

Regulation & Safety 18 August 2023

Approval sought for second large Polish nuclear power plant

Approval sought for second large Polish nuclear power plant

PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa has submitted an application to Poland's Ministry of Climate for a decision-in-principle on the construction of a nuclear power plant consisting of at least two Korean-supplied APR1400 reactors in the Patnów-Konin region of Wielkopolska province in central Poland.

New Nuclear 17 August 2023

First part of Idaho SMR licence application submitted

First part of Idaho SMR licence application submitted

CFPP LLC has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a Limited Work Authorisation (LWA) to begin early construction activities for the proposed Carbon Free Power Plant on a site at the Idaho National Laboratory. Early-scope construction is expected to begin in mid-2025, with a view to commercial operation of the first NuScale power module at the site by the end of 2029.

New Nuclear 01 August 2023

Kairos seeks construction licence for two-unit Hermes plant

Kairos seeks construction licence for two-unit Hermes plant

Kairos Power has submitted an application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for permission to build the Hermes 2 plant next to the Hermes molten salt test reactor it plans to build at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The two-unit demonstration plant would produce and sell electricity.

New Nuclear 25 July 2023

Decision-in-principle for Polish SMR power plant

Decision-in-principle for Polish SMR power plant

Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA's plan to construct a power plant based on NuScale Power's small modular reactor has been approved by the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

New Nuclear 13 July 2023

Polish government approves first nuclear power plant

Polish government approves first nuclear power plant

Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment has given a decision-in-principle for Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe to construct a nuclear power plant in Pomerania. It is a formal confirmation that the company's investment project is in line with the public interest and the policies pursued by the state, including energy policy.

New Nuclear 12 July 2023