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Eletronuclear responds to report on Angra 3 costs
Eletronuclear responds to report on Angra 3 costs
Brazil's Eletronuclear has highlighted the economic benefits of investing in completing the Angra 3 nuclear unit, and stressed that an official study has yet to be completed into the likely final tariff paid by customers.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 15 April 2024
Norwegian town initiates nuclear plant zoning work
Norwegian town initiates nuclear plant zoning work
The municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway, has announced the start of regulatory work for creating a zone for the construction of a nuclear power plant and the cancellation of previous plans for the zone.
New Nuclear · Monday, 15 April 2024
New Chinese reactor begins supplying power
New Chinese reactor begins supplying power
Fangchenggang unit 4 - the second demonstration Hualong One (HPR1000) reactor at the site in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region - has been connected to the grid, China General Nuclear announced.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 11 April 2024
Digital control system installation begins at Chinese SMR
Digital control system installation begins at Chinese SMR
Installation of the digital control system has begun at the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China's island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 11 April 2024
Economic benefits of Polish AP1000 deployment highlighted
Economic benefits of Polish AP1000 deployment highlighted
The construction of six Westinghouse AP1000 reactors would contribute more than PLN118.3 billion (USD30.2 billion) in GDP for Poland, while their subsequent operation would generate PLN38 billion in GDP annually, an independent study has found.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Romania's SMR site selection process gets IAEA approval
Romania's SMR site selection process gets IAEA approval
An International Atomic Energy Agency follow-up mission has concluded that the selection of Doicesti as the site for deployment of small modular reactors complied with the agency's safety standards.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Partnership aims to drive forward HTMR-100 SMR in South Africa
Partnership aims to drive forward HTMR-100 SMR in South Africa
Koya Capital has signed a partnership agreement to work with Stratek Global to secure financing and construction of a ZAR9 billion (USD480 million) first-of-a-kind reactor in South Africa.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Commissioning work is beginning at Akkuyu 1
Commissioning work is beginning at Akkuyu 1
The first unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey is now entering the commissioning stage, with the aim of it supplying Turkey's energy system in 2025, Rosatom says.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Second CGN Hualong One starts up
Second CGN Hualong One starts up
Unit 4 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the second of two demonstration CGN-designed Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors at the site.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Fourth Korean APR-1400 begins commercial operation
Fourth Korean APR-1400 begins commercial operation
Unit 2 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea has entered commercial operation, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced. The unit is the second of two APR-1400 reactors at the site, with a further two planned.
New Nuclear · Monday, 8 April 2024
Further Norwegian site identified for SMRs
Further Norwegian site identified for SMRs
Norsk Kjernekraft has decided to initiate work on the impact assessment of a plot of land in Øygarden municipality, west of Bergen, to assess the possibility of establishing a nuclear power plant comprising up to five small modular reactors.
New Nuclear · Friday, 5 April 2024
Funds awarded to assist Xe-100 deployment in the UK
Funds awarded to assist Xe-100 deployment in the UK
X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear have been granted GBP3.34 million (USD4.23 million) in funding from the UK government to develop plans for the deployment of X-energy's Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled reactor in the country.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 4 April 2024
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