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HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a subsidiary of South Korea's HD Hyundai, is to collaborate in a nuclear shipping project with UK start-up Core Power and US Southern Company and TerraPower. This followed a joint research and technology exchange meeting at Terrapower’s headquarters in Washington DC.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 10 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskorean-shipbuilder-joins-nuclear-shipping-project-11502161
The 67th annual IAEA General Conference has adopted resolutions related to nuclear and radiation safety, nuclear security, and strengthening the effectiveness and improving the efficiency of Agency safeguards. Strengthening the IAEA’s technical cooperation activities, as well as activities related to nuclear science, technology and applications were also adopted, among other resolutions. IAEA resolutions and decisions will guide the IAEA’s implementation of activities in the coming year.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 07 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-general-conference-attracts-2800-participants-11199232
PT Pertamina Power Indonesia and Denmark’s Seaborg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore and assess how the next generation nuclear power technology could be utilised both to meet Indonesia’s future clean energy needs including a target of achieving net zero carbon emission by 2060.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindonesia-to-consider-seaborgs-molten-salt-power-barge-11146951
Indonesian power company Pertamina NRE has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark's Seaborg to investigate the deployment of Seaborg's compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) Power Barge in Indonesia.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Seaborg-power-barge-considered-for-use-in-Indonesi
US-based nuclear company ThorCon has signed an agreement with the Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) to officially start a safety, security, & safeguards (3S) consultation in preparation for licensing the 500 MW demonstration NPP. The agreement was signed during a Bapeten Executive Meeting on NPP licensing.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsthorcon-to-carry-out-a-pre-licensing-consultation-for-a-500-mw-demonstration-plant-in-indonesia-10738898
Countries around the world turned to nuclear as a reliable low-carbon energy source as they looked for ways to wean themselves off Russian imports and lower carbon emissions.
New plants began operating, deals for small modular reactors were signed and countries announced ambitious plans for new-build.
On the political front, US president Joe Biden signed into law new legislation that will help to finance struggling nuclear reactors and could save dozens from being shut down early. In Europe, the nuclear industry celebrated when members of the European parliament decided to “follow the science” and support legislation which includes nuclear in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy for green investment.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/five-major-developments-that-are-setting-the-stage-for-2023-and-beyond-1-1-2023
Inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) recently signed an agreement with nuclear power technology developer ThorCon for the Technology Qualification and subsequent development of a 500MW molten salt nuclear power barge intended for operations in Indonesia. Thorcon has been promoting its technology to key Indonesian institutions since 2015, the year that, Indonesia decided to cancel its $8bn plans to construct four nuclear plants with a total capacity of 6GWe by 2025.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmolten-salt-nuclear-power-barge-proposed-for-indonesia-10446084
France-based testing, inspection and certification services provider Bureau Veritas has entered into an agreement with ThorCon for the technology qualification and subsequent development of a 500 MWe floating ThorCon molten salt reactor (TMSR-500) to be deployed in Indonesia.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bureau-Veritas-to-help-ThorCon-develop-Indonesian
Spanish engineering firm Empresarios Agrupados (EA) has been named as architect engineer for the 500 MWe floating ThorCon molten salt reactor (TMSR-500) to be deployed in Indonesia.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Empresarios-Agrupados-contracted-for-first-ThorCon
The main challenges facing the nuclear industry are not in the production and delivery of electricity, but in securing the policy support required for it to expand its contribution of sustainable and low-carbon energy. This was the message of Philippe Costes, senior advisor at World Nuclear Assocation, to delegates at the Nuclear Power Plants Expo & Summit in Istanbul this week.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 06 March 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Speech-Policy-support-for-nuclear-in-the-global-en