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Actions being taken by various countries to meet the target of tripling global nuclear power generating capacity by 2050 were discussed by panellists during a session at World Nuclear Symposium 2024. Cooperation will be key to meeting the target, they agreed.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 07 September 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Meeting-the-challenge-to-triple-nuclear-capacity
Tommi Nyman, CEO of Steady Energy, explains the aims of the LDR-50 small modular reactor that is designed to produce just heat, and not electricity.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 24 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-Finland-s-Steady-Energy-s-SMR-aims-to-deca
With the groundbreaking for its first nuclear joint venture project expected within the next two months, India’s largest power company has confirmed it intends to set up a nuclear power subsidiary and is actively looking for locations for plants.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/India-s-NTPC-confirms-plans-for-nuclear-subsidiary
Global nuclear electricity generation increased in 2023, despite a 1 GWe drop in overall capacity, to 392 GWe, of operable nuclear power plants, according to a new report from World Nuclear Association. Average capacity factors also rose during the year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-fleet-maintained-high-performance-in-2023
The first steam generator for units 5 and 6 of the Kaiga nuclear power plant in India's Karnataka State has completed its journey from L&T's Hazira complex in Gujarat.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Kaiga-steam-generator-arrives-on-site
Commercial operation of 603-MW reactor unit expected this year
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 07 August 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/fuel-loading-begins-at-indigenous-rajasthan-7-phwr-8-2-2024
Days after unit 3 at the Rajasthan nuclear power plant returned to service after the completion of major refurbishment, fuel loading has begun at the first of two Indian-designed and built 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors under construction at the site in Rawatbhata. Rajasthan unit 7 is expected to begin commercial operation before the end of the year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 06 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Milestones-for-Rajasthan-reactors-old-and-new
India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has officially granted permission for the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam to move to the next stage of the commissioning process, the First Approach to Criticality. This will include the loading of fuel into the reactor core and the start of low power physics experiments.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 02 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-regulator-approves-FBR-fuel-loading
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have completed the production of a prototype outer vertical target, one of the key components of the divertor to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. MHI said it is now ready for series production.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 02 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Japan-set-for-production-of-ITER-outer-vertical-ta
The Indian government has announced plans to partner with the private sector to develop small modular reactors in a 2024-25 budget announcement which recognises a significant role for nuclear in the country's future energy mix.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SMRs-feature-in-Indian-budget