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Fabrication begins of main equipment for Shin Hanul 3 and 4

Fabrication begins of main equipment for Shin Hanul 3 and 4

A ceremony has been held at Doosan Enerbility's factory in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, to mark the start of production of the main components for units 3 and 4 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant. Construction of the units - plans for which were suspended in 2017 - is due to begin next year.

New Nuclear 15 May 2023

Korea considers deployment of NuScale SMR for hydrogen production

Korea considers deployment of NuScale SMR for hydrogen production

Private power generation company GS Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, to consider the use of NuScale Power's small modular reactor technology to provide heat and power to the planned Uljin Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex.

New Nuclear 10 May 2023

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High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The report is a collaborative effort by the non-governmental organisations ClearPath, Third Way, Potential Energy Coalition and RePlanet.

Nuclear Policies 10 May 2023

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR

Doosan starts forging components for NuScale SMR

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility has begun the forging production process for the first module that will be deployed as part of a NuScale VOYGR-6 small modular reactor power plant for the Carbon Free Power Project in the USA.

New Nuclear 05 May 2023

Team Holtec signs agreements with Korean financial firms

Team Holtec signs agreements with Korean financial firms

Two South Korean national financial institutions - Korea Trade Insurance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank of Korea - have each entered into agreements with Holtec International and Hyundai Engineering & Construction to provide financial support for SMR-160 projects around the world.

Corporate 03 May 2023

Korea starts construction of new research reactor

Korea starts construction of new research reactor

The first concrete has been poured for the Kijang Research Reactor at the Radiology Science Industrial Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute announced.

New Nuclear 03 May 2023

Expansion of US-Korean cooperation on SMRs

Expansion of US-Korean cooperation on SMRs

Agreements to cooperate on small modular reactors have been signed between South Korean and US companies during a visit by Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the USA. Doosan Enerbility and the Export-Import Bank of Korea signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with NuScale Power, while SK and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power have agreed to collaborate with TerraPower.

New Nuclear 26 April 2023

US-Korean partners to build SMR-powered hydrogen production facility

US-Korean partners to build SMR-powered hydrogen production facility

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation of the USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and SK E&C to conduct joint research and development for the commercialisation of Hydrogen Micro Hubs over the next five years.

Corporate 21 April 2023

MoU sees KAERI, Alberta cooperation on SMRs

MoU sees KAERI, Alberta cooperation on SMRs

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Alberta to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactor technology - including the Korean-designed SMART reactor - in the Canadian province.

New Nuclear 20 April 2023

Podcast: Gender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry Act

Podcast: Gender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry Act

An international survey has highlighted the need for a better gender balance in the nuclear sector, but how to achieve it? That's one of the issues discussed with Corhyn Parr, CEO of Nuclear Waste Services. Plus Nucleareurope's Andrei Goicea on nuclear's place in the EU's Net Zero Industry Act.

Perspectives 01 April 2023