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The Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference, organised by the French Ministry for Energy Transition and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Paris, resulted in two communiques signed by energy ministers and industry representatives emphasising the need for nuclear energy.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-and-nea-host-conference-to-promote-nuclear-energy-11186484
The first VVER-440 fuel produced by US-based Westinghouse at its Swedish facility has been loaded into one of the reactors at Ukraine’s Rivne NPP. It was not clear which of the units – 1 or 2 – received the fuel, which reportedly will initially be mixed with the existing fuel supplied by Russia’s TVEL. Ukraine’s target, however, is to end the use of Russian-supplied fuel as soon as possible.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-vver-440-fuel-loaded-at-ukraines-rivne-npp-11140465
The European Union (EU) has selected a consortium led by Westinghouse to develop and deliver a secure, fully European nuclear fuel supply for Russian-designed pressurised water reactors (VVERs). Westinghouse says “diversifying the sources of VVER fuel will be fully achieved by strengthening European capabilities in design, manufacturing, and supply while accelerating the capacity-building process”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 13 July 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseurope-looks-to-develop-vver-fuel-11000692
A Westinghouse-led consortium has been selected by the European Union to develop and deliver a "fully European" nuclear fuel supply for Russian-designed VVER pressurised water reactors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 08 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/European-consortium-focuses-on-VVER-fuel
Steady Energy – which has been spun out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland – has raised €2m ($2.2m) in seed funding led by VTT, Yes VC and Lifeline Ventures. The company aims to build the world's first district heating plant based on its LDR-50 small modular reactor (SMR) by 2030. The new funding will be used for research and development work to demonstrate the functionality of the plant by building a 1:1 scale mock-up powered by electric heat.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfinlands-steady-energy-looks-to-smr-district-heating-10974930
VTT subsidiary proposes LDR-50 nuclear plant to tackle fossil fuel dependency
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/steady-energy-raises-initial-funding-for-smr-based-district-heating-plant-demonstrator-6-2-2023
Steady Energy aims to build the world's first district heating plant featuring its LDR-50 small modular reactor (SMR) by 2030. The company - which has been spun out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland - has raised EUR2.0 million (USD2.2 million) in seed funding led by VTT, Yes VC and Lifeline Ventures.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Finnish-SMR-targets-district-heating-market
Spanish, French and Slovakian engineering firms IDOM, Assystem and VUJE have set up the NUClear Engineering Alliance (NUCEAL) to support the development of EDF’s projects in the European Union. The joint venture was launched in Lyon, France, in the presence of French Minister for Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-edfs-european-projects-10959071
A new joint venture, known as NUCEAL, has been established by French, Spanish and Slovakian engineering firms Assystem, IDOM and VUJE to support the development of EDF's projects in the European Union and possibly in the UK.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-engineering-alliance-formed-to-support-EDF
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom to design, manufacture and deliver Long-Term Containment Cooling Systems (LCCSs) as part of the modernisation of units 1&2 at the Rivne NPP. The cooling systems will improve safety by ensuring stable heat removal and effective containment depressurisation in the case of an accident.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 16 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-to-support-upgrade-of-ukraines-rivne-npp-10943633