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EDF agreements with Canadian, Czech and Indian firms

EDF agreements with Canadian, Czech and Indian firms

French energy company EDF signed cooperation agreements relating to the potential deployment of its technology, and the involvement of local supply chains, in Canada, the Czech Republic and India on the first day of World Nuclear Exhibition 2023 in Paris.

New Nuclear 29 November 2023

Framatome planning UK nuclear fuel fabrication facility

Framatome planning UK nuclear fuel fabrication facility

French company Framatome is planning the construction of a nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the UK as part of its plans to scale-up its operations in the country. In a separate development it also announced it was setting up a joint venture with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation.

Uranium & Fuel 29 November 2023

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Eiffage awarded civil engineering contract for Penly EPR2s

Eiffage awarded civil engineering contract for Penly EPR2s

French construction company Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil, has been awarded a contract worth more than EUR4 billion (USD4.4 billion) by EDF for civil engineering works on the first two EPR2 reactors planned at the Penly site in Normandy, northern France.

New Nuclear 20 November 2023

Agreement on post-ARENH nuclear electricity pricing

Agreement on post-ARENH nuclear electricity pricing

The French government and state-owned EDF have reached an agreement to regulate the price at which the utility's nuclear-generated electricity is sold to an average of EUR70 (USD76) per MWh once the current ARENH mechanism expires at the end of 2025.

Nuclear Policies 15 November 2023

ASN to extend deadline for upgrades to 900 MWe reactors

ASN to extend deadline for upgrades to 900 MWe reactors

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has said it is prepared to give EDF more time in order to implement safety upgrades required at its fleet of 900 MWe nuclear power reactors.

Regulation & Safety 14 November 2023

Agreements, declarations mark Macron visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

Agreements, declarations mark Macron visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

France and Kazakhstan have pledged cooperation on minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle, while in Uzbekistan there was agreement to raise the level of bilateral relations, during official visits by President Emmanuel Macron this week. The French president was accompanied by a large delegation including representatives from French industry.

Nuclear Policies 03 November 2023

Westinghouse, EDF and KHNP submit final Czech bids

Westinghouse, EDF and KHNP submit final Czech bids

ČEZ subsidiary Elektrárna Dukovany II has received final bids from the three potential suppliers for a new nuclear unit at Dukovany, as well as non-binding offers for three more future reactors.

New Nuclear 31 October 2023

Satu Katajala becomes WANO regional centre director

Satu Katajala becomes WANO regional centre director

The World Association of Nuclear Operators has appointed Satu Katajala as its next Paris Centre Director in what it describes as a "significant milestone in support of diversity in the nuclear industry".

Other News 27 October 2023

Orano to expand capacity of French enrichment plant

Orano to expand capacity of French enrichment plant

The board of directors of Orano has approved an investment of some EUR1.7 billion (USD1.8 billion) to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant at the Tricastin site in southern France by more than 30%.

Uranium & Fuel 20 October 2023

Nuclear companies sign up for space technology missions

Nuclear companies sign up for space technology missions

With nuclear technology set to underpin new developments in space travel, NASA has awarded Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation a contract to manufacture and test fuel and develop the design of a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for near-term missions. Separately, Space Nuclear Power Corporation has partnered with Lockheed Martin Corporation and BWX Technologies for the US Space Force/Air Force's JETSON nuclear electric propulsion demonstration project, while Framatome has announced the creation of a new brand, Framatome Space.

New Nuclear 20 October 2023