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Nuclear will be needed to help decarbonise the shipping industry - whether by having nuclear-powered ships or using nuclear to produce alternative fuels - a conference organised by Core Power has heard. However, speakers noted that regulatory issues must be resolved before this can happen.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Regulatory-changes-needed-for-new-nuclear-for-mari

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel have signed a formal agreement to partner on the design and construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino. They expect to sign an engineering services contract with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) within the next week.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse,-Bechtel-sign-consortium-agreement-fo

The defueling of the first of two reactors at the Hunterston B advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) nuclear power plant in the UK has been completed on time and on budget, EDF Energy announced.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-removed-from-first-Hunterston-B-reactor

The province has announced it is investing CAD7 million (USD5 million) in a multi-year study to explore how small modular reactors (SMRs) could be safely, technically and economically deployed for oil sands operations. It is also working on putting a regulatory framework in place to allow private industry to pursue SMRs.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Alberta-funds-SMR-deployment-study

Operator ČEZ says that the transition from a 12-month to an 18-month fuel cycle has begun at Temelín's second unit, part of the company's investment programme to boost efficiency and pave the way for the planned 60-year operation of the plant.

Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Temelin-switching-to-18-month-fuel-cycle

The lower tier of the outer dome of the second unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh has been lifted into place. Meanwhile Rosatom says it expects to deliver the first fuel to the plant in October.

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Rooppur-progress-update,-nuclear-fuel-set-for-Octo

The Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson has announced CAD3 billion (USD2.2 billion) of export financing to Nuclearelectrica to support the building of two CANDU-6 reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania.

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada-offers-CAD3-billion-finance-for-new-nuclear

The loading of fuel has been completed at unit 2 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced. The unit - the second of two APR1400 reactors at the site - is expected to enter commercial operation in about six months' time following the completion of test runs.

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fuel-loading-completed-at-second-Shin-Hanul-unit

Nuclear will be essential for the world to accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said at a New York summit this week. He also praised the recently launched Net Zero Nuclear Initiative - which has now welcomed GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) as its first corporate partner.

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/World-needs-nuclear-for-net-zero-Kerry

The Gayle and Max Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC) at Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas will host the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing Laboratory (NEXT Lab) and a first-of-a-kind advanced reactor facility.

Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-university-builds-facility-for-first-of-a-kind