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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
Garoña licence renewal option sought
Spanish utility Nuclenor has requested a partial revocation of a ministerial order allowing an extension to the operating licence application deadline for the shut Garoña nuclear power plant, enabling a possible restart.
Corporate
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Harris expansion plans put on hold
Duke Energy has suspended plans to construct two new reactors at its existing Shearon Harris plant in North Carolina due to slower growth in electricity demand than previously expected.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 3 May 2013
NINA falls foul of foreign ownership law
Plans for two new reactors at the South Texas Project (STP) are facing a new hurdle after US regulators determined that licence applicant Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) does not meet statutory requirements on foreign ownership.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Regulatory approval for Fessenheim 2 upgrades
French nuclear regulators have prescribed a program of works to be carried out at Fessenheim 2 to allow France's second-oldest nuclear unit to continue to operate beyond its third ten-yearly inspection.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 30 April 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
UK starts ABWR design assessment
The generic design assessment for Hitachi-GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) has officially begun with the signature of agreements by the company and UK nuclear regulators.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Mühleberg appeal upheld
The Mühleberg nuclear power plant can continue operating indefinitely, Switzerland's Federal Court has ruled, overturning a March 2012 ruling by the Federal Administrative Court that it would have to close in June.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013
UK new nuclear 'ready to go'
Planning permission for two reactors to be built at Hinkley Point C was granted today. This is the last major consent EDF Energy needs to build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 25 years.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Environmental OK for Darlington refurb
The Canadian nuclear regulator has given Ontario Power Generation environmental approval for the refurbishment and continued operation of its four-unit Darlington nuclear power plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 15 March 2013
Second new US reactor in a week under way
Construction has officially begun on a new reactor at the Vogtle power plant in Georgia. It is the second AP1000 construction to start in America this week. Westinghouse CEO Danny Roderick said it had been "a week of momentous progress."
New Nuclear
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Friday, 15 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
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