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Westinghouse proposes LFR project
Westinghouse is seeking to collaborate with the US Department of Energy on the development of a lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR). It will be the company's first foray into fourth generation reactor designs.
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Wednesday, 14 October 2015
GEH, DTE extend cooperation on ESBWR design
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and DTE Energy have announced plans to explore advancing the detailed design of the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR). DTE received a licence earlier this year to build and operate an ESBWR at its Fermi plant, but the utility has yet to decide whether to go ahead with the project.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 6 October 2015
China looks forward to reactor firsts
China's first AP1000 reactor, Sanmen 1, is expected to begin commercial operation in September 2016, while governmental permission is expected for work to start on the first Chinese-designed CAP1400 by the end of this year.
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Monday, 14 September 2015
Mitsubishi partners Holtec on SMR systems
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc (MEPPI) is to develop the instrumentation and control systems for Holtec International's SMR-160 reactor under a long-term partnership agreement between the two companies.
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Friday, 7 August 2015
DOE funds advanced reactor R&D
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding to support the research, development and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts. In partnership with industry, the department will fund two awards worth up to $6 million each in the 2015 financial year.
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Monday, 3 August 2015
Second regulatory issue raised with UK ABWR
UK regulators have asked Hitachi-GE to address a series of "shortfalls" in the probabilistic safety analysis of its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR). The request takes the form of a Regulatory Issue, which is the second in as many months in the generic design assessment of the reactor for its use in the UK.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 17 July 2015
Russia's Atomproekt records revenue shortfall in first accounts
Russia's reactor design subsidiary Atomproekt has reported lower earnings and net profit than expected in its first year of operations following consolidation with other Rosatom subsidiaries.
Corporate
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Monday, 6 July 2015
Russia extends GIF cooperation by ten years
Russia has signed the ten-year extension to the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems .
Nuclear Policies
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Ukraine prepares to cancel Khmelnitski agreement with Russia
Ukraine is preparing the legal document required to cancel its contract with Russia concerning the completion of two units at the Khmelnitski nuclear power plant. The move was announced yesterday by Svetlana Kulchitskaya, deputy head of the atomic energy and nuclear industry department of the Ministry of Energy and Coal.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015
UK regulators raise issue with ABWR design
Concerns about reactor chemistry issues related to Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) have been raised by UK regulators in their assessment of the design. The company, however, is confident these concerns can be resolved.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 22 June 2015
IAEA safety review for Chinese small reactor
China's ACP100 multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) design is to undergo a safety review following the recent signing of an agreement between China National Nuclear Corporation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Westinghouse gets approval for SMR testing
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Westinghouse's testing approach for its small modular reactor design. Approval is a significant step toward design certification and will reduce the time ultimately needed to license the Westinghouse SMR, the company said yesterday.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
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