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Romania's Nuclearelectrica and project company RoPower Nuclear have signed the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) Phase 2 contract with Fluor Corporation for the Doicești small modular reactor project.

Date: Friday, 26 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/RoPower-and-Fluor-Corporation-sign-FEED-2-contract

While other shortlisted vendors have submitted bids for their respective small modular reactor (SMR) designs, EDF has withdrawn its Nuward model from Great British Nuclear's SMR selection contest.

Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-pulls-out-of-British-SMR-competition

A fortnight's extension - until after the general election - has been given for the submission of documentation by the six contenders in the UK's small modular reactor selection process.

Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-SMR-contest-deadline-pushed-back-beyond-electio

Polish industrial group Industria's plan to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce's small modular reactor (SMR) has been approved by the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

Date: Thursday, 16 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Polish-ministry-approves-plans-for-Rolls-Royce-SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR has reportedly revised its plans to build two nuclear factories in the UK due ongoing delays in the government’s small modular reactor (SMR) design competition. In December 2023, six SMR designs were selected to progress to the next stage of a UK competition that forms a key part of government ambitions for up to a quarter of the country’s electricity to come from nuclear power by 2050. The designs chosen by Great British Nuclear – the government-backed body driving nuclear projects across the UK The winning bidders were EDF, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International, Holtec Britain Limited, NuScale Power, Rolls-Royce SMR and Westinghouse Electric Company UK The contracts were expected to be awarded in spring 2024 but this has now been postponed to June 2024 at the earliest.

Date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrolls-royce-revises-plans-for-smr-pressure-vessel-factory-11725710

Romania plans a small modular reactor power plant, using NuScale technology, with South Korea's Doosan Enerbility set to manufacture and supply the core equipment, including the upper reactor module.

Date: Friday, 26 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Romanian-President-leads-visit-to-Doosan-SMR-produ