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French energy company EDF signed cooperation agreements relating to the potential deployment of its technology, and the involvement of local supply chains, in Canada, the Czech Republic and India on the first day of World Nuclear Exhibition 2023 in Paris.

Date: Thursday, 30 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-agreements-with-Canadian,-Czech-and-Indian-fir

Recently, researchers at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) fabricated high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel for next generation nuclear reactors, as a step in the testing and qualification process. They fabricated roughly two dozen pellets of uranium dioxide (UO2) HALEU at the INL Material & Fuels Complex, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported.

Date: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinl-fabricates-commercial-grade-uranium-dioxide-haleu-fuel-11331454

NorthStar Group Services has removed the Vallecitos boiling water reactor (VBWR) from the GEH Vallecitos Nuclear Centre in California and has delivered it for disposal to the Texas facility of its affiliate, Waste Control Specialists (WCS). The privately owned VBWR operated from 1957 to 1963 at the Vallecitos Nuclear Centre (VNC) in Alameda County some 48 km east of San Francisco. The VBWR was the first NPP to deliver significant quantities of electricity to a public utility grid and the first NPP to receive an operating licence issued by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

Date: Friday, 17 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnorthstar-completes-removal-and-shipment-of-vallecitos-boiling-water-reactor-11304924

Nearly 60 years after shutting down for the last time, the reactor vessel of the prototype boiling water reactor in California has been removed from its containment and shipped for final disposal by NorthStar Group Services, Inc.

Date: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vallecitos-reactor-removal-complete

Cameco has announced that its joint acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company with Brookfield Asset Management, alongside its publicly listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable Partners and institutional partners, has now received all required regulatory approvals. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the Cameco Corp and Brookfield Renewable Partners' $7.875bn deal to acquire Westinghouse Electric. CMA, which began considering the deal in August, said it will not refer the merger for further investigation.

Date: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscameco-and-brookfield-receive-regulatory-approval-to-acquire-westinghouse-11282477

Two projects to explore the feasibility of using nuclear energy in systems to remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere - one led by GE Vernova and one led by Northwestern University - are included in a list of 19 projects selected to receive US Department of Energy (DOE) support.

Date: Friday, 01 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-projects-to-look-at-nuclear-role-in-carbon-capt

South Korea and the USA have signed 23 business agreements to boost bilateral cooperation on advanced industries and energy during a business partnership event in Washington. Some 45 senior corporate officials from both countries attended the event on the sidelines of Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to Washington. The state visit, marking the 70th anniversary of the US-South Korean alliance, included two events hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries – the Korea-US Business Roundtable and the Korea-US Business Forum held at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

Date: Saturday, 29 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssouth-korea-and-usa-boost-in-high-tech-and-energy-cooperation-including-nuclear-10798261

Hungary intends to receive control equipment from France or Russia for its Paks-II NPP project if Germany refuses to honour its commitments in this regard. The equipment was to be supplied by a consortium including France’s Framatome and Germany’s Siemens Energy. However, Siemens is still waiting for a licence from the German authorities to participate in the project.

Date: Saturday, 04 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-or-russia-to-provide-equipment-to-paks-ii-if-germany-refuses-10648100

Hungary will veto any EU sanctions imposed on Russian nuclear energy organisations and enterprises, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the morning programme one Kossuth radio.

Date: Wednesday, 01 February 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newshungary-will-veto-any-eu-sanctions-against-russias-nuclear-sector-10558203

Doosan Enerbility has signed a contract worth KRW1,600 billion ($1.2bn) with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) for construction of the turbine island for the El Dabaa in Egypt, being built with the assistance of Rosatom. This marks the first time that Doosan Enerbility has won a contract that calls for construction of an overseas NPP, in addition to its role of supplying key equipment, such as the reactors and steam generators. The turbine island comprises the turbine and generator-related equipment that is used to produce electrical energy. 

Date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskoreas-doosan-enerbility-wins-sub-contract-for-construction-of-el-dabaa-npp-turbine-island-10355039