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URS to support Holtec SMR development
Holtec International is teaming up engineering, construction and technical services company URS Corporation to develop its SMR-160 small modular reactor (SMR).
New Nuclear
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Friday, 28 June 2013
Land secured for pilot fast reactor
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013
SMRs off the menu for Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has told regulators in Iowa that it is holding back on its plans to construct new nuclear generating capacity based on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the state due to regulatory uncertainties.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Fast reactor developer licensed to build
Russia's AKME-Engineering is now licensed to provide construction services for nuclear power plants, in preparation for the construction of a pilot heavy metal-cooled reactor.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Gift of salt for Czech research program
A Czech nuclear research institute has received a shipment of fluoride salt from the US Department of Energy. The Řež research institute is conducting studies into the use of the salt as a coolant in high-temperature nuclear reactors.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 20 May 2013
Westinghouse, SNPTC join forces for SMR
Westinghouse and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) will work together to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) design licensable in both the USA and China.
Corporate
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Friday, 17 May 2013
SMR funding signed, sealed and delivered
A formal agreement with the US Department of Energy (DoE) means that Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) mPower can access the first $79 million of federal funding under a government program to accelerate commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs).
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Small fast reactor simulator commissioned
A training simulator for the SVBR-100 metal-cooled integral fast reactor being developed in Russia has entered operation. A pilot unit is scheduled to start up in 2017.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Chinese HTGR fuel plant under construction
Construction has started on a pilot production line for fuel elements for the Shidaowan HTR-PM project - a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) in China's Shandong province.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 21 March 2013
Second round of SMR funding announced
The US government has announced another funding opportunity to help industry design and certify small modular reactors (SMRs).
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Moniz is Obama's new man for energy
After much speculation, MIT's Ernest Moniz has been announced as President Barack Obama's choice for energy secretary. He awaits confirmation by the US Senate.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Turbine contract for heavy metal SMR
Russian plans to build a metal-cooled small modular fast reactor have taken a step forward with the signing of contracts to develop, manufacture and supply steam turbines for both experimental and commercial units.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 6 February 2013
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 48.jpg "SVBR-100 module (AKME) 48")
A lease agreement has been signed for land on which the pilot heavy metal-cooled SVBR-100 reactor will be built in Dimitrovgrad in Russia's Ulyanovsk region.
Westinghouse and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) will work together to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) design licensable in both the USA and China.
A formal agreement with the US Department of Energy (DoE) means that Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) mPower can access the first $79 million of federal funding under a government program to accelerate commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs). 
A training simulator for the SVBR-100 metal-cooled integral fast reactor being developed in Russia has entered operation. A pilot unit is scheduled to start up in 2017.
Construction has started on a pilot production line for fuel elements for the Shidaowan HTR-PM project - a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) in China's Shandong province. 72x48.jpg "Obama nominates Moniz, March 2013 (White House - Lawrence Jackson) 72x48")
After much speculation, MIT's Ernest Moniz has been announced as President Barack Obama's choice for energy secretary. He awaits confirmation by the US Senate.