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India, USA extend nuclear cooperation partnership
India and the USA have extended their Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership by 10 years. The centre - officially opened in 2017 - supports international cooperation in nuclear energy applications.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 25 November 2020
EU reiterates support for JCPoA, expresses concern
The European Union has expressed its "resolute commitment to and continued support for" the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in a statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors. It expressed concern about Iran's continued accumulation of low enriched uranium in excess of JCPoA thresholds.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2020
UAE, Saudi nuclear regulators strengthen cooperation
The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation and Saudi Arabia's Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission have agreed to cooperate in nuclear and radiation regulatory matters, and to form topical working groups. The agreement follows the signing of a bilateral accord on cooperation in nuclear energy between the two countries in 2019.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 16 November 2020
Rolls-Royce enlists Exelon to help deploy SMRs
Rolls-Royce and US utility Exelon Generation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue the potential for Exelon to operate small modular reactors both in the UK and internationally. The announcement came as the British engineering company also signed an MoU with Czech utility ČEZ to explore the potential for SMRs in the Czech Republic. The consortium comprises Assystem, Atkins, BAM Nuttall, Jacobs, Laing O'Rourke, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Rolls-Royce and TWI.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 10 November 2020
USA formally withdraws from Paris Agreement
The UN Climate Change secretariat said yesterday that it "remains committed to working with all US stakeholders and partners around the world" as it noted that the USA's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement three years ago had formally come into effect. In a joint statement with Chile, France, Italy and the UK, it said: "There is no greater responsibility than protecting our planet and people from the threat of climate change".
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Thursday, 5 November 2020
Iranian parliament orders increase in uranium enrichment
The Iranian parliament yesterday approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran to produce at least 120 kg of 20% enriched uranium annually at the Fordow nuclear site,
FARS
news agency reports. AEOI is required to start this process within two months and store the enriched uranium inside the country.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Holtec, Hitachi-GE team up for Japanese used fuel management
Holtec International's canister-based dry used fuel storage technology is set to be deployed in Japan following its signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy. Holtec said its technology provides an alternative option to the technologies currently used in Japan.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 3 November 2020
IAEA webinar addresses space safety
The International Atomic Energy Agency has developed arrangements to help countries respond quickly to protect the public and the environment in the event of an accident involving radioactive materials launched into orbit or travelling in spacecraft.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 29 October 2020
France and Romania plan joint work on Cernavoda project
France and Romania have signed a declaration of intent on cooperation in the civil nuclear field, which aims, among other things, to work "with strategic partners" to build units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant and to upgrade unit 1. The document was signed yesterday by French Prime Minister Jean Castex and his Romanian counterpart Ludovic Orban, who led a delegation of his ministers to Paris.
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 27 October 2020
European Commission reassures Iran of commitment to nuclear deal
The lifting of economic sanctions against Iran remains an essential part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) and its signatories are committed to expanding the special purpose vehicle that enables European businesses to maintain trade with the country, according to the European Commission's foreign affairs spokesperson Peter Stano.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 23 October 2020
Poland to seek EU state aid approval for nuclear project
Poland will ask the European Commission to approve state aid for the construction of what will be the country's first nuclear power plants, Secretary of State for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Naimski told reporters in Warsaw yesterday, according to Reuters. "It is impossible these days to build a nuclear power plant without state support," Naimski said.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 23 October 2020
Canada agrees to participate in ITER fusion project
After leaving the Iter project in 2003, Canada has now signed a cooperation agreement with the ITER Organisation for the transfer of Canadian-supplied tritium, and tritium-related equipment and technology. The agreement follows the signing in April 2018 of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore how Canada could participate in the project to construct the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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