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France’s Framatome has signed multi-billion euro contracts with Sizewell C Ltd, a standalone company majority-owned by the UK government, laying out the scope of its involvement in the Sizewell C nuclear new build project. This followed the UK Government Investment Decision in November 2022 to approve the construction of two EPR reactors at the Sizewell site on the Suffolk Coast. The two units will generate 3.2 GW of electricity and power the equivalent of 6m homes for 60 years.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsframatome-signs-contracts-with-uks-sizewell-c-11694988
Framatome says it "has signed contracts worth multi-billion euros" with Sizewell C Ltd for key equipment for the two reactors from the design phase up to commissioning. It has also signed a long-term fuel supply agreement.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-signs-multi-billion-euros-contracts-with
French company Framatome is planning the construction of a nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the UK as part of its plans to scale-up its operations in the country. In a separate development it also announced it was setting up a joint venture with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-seeking-site-for-UK-nuclear-fuel-facilit
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been selected as the core company in charge of the conceptual design of a demonstration fast reactor which the government aims to put into operation in the 2040s. MHI will oversee both the conceptual design as well as research and development for a sodium-cooled fast reactor in partnership with Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR), an MHI Group engineering company established in 2007 to handle the development and design of fast reactors. The design work for the new reactor is scheduled to begin in fiscal 2024.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmhi-to-be-responsible-for-design-of-new-japanese-fast-reactor-11014815
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been selected by the Japanese government to lead the conceptual design of a demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor that is to enter operation in the 2040s.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 13 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/MHI-to-develop-Japanese-fast-reactor
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey for the construction of four APR-1400 units at a site in northern part of the country. Kepco CEO Jung Song Il presented a proposal to Turkish Minister of Energy & Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 February 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssouth-korea-offers-to-build-npp-for-turkey-10564058
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey for the construction of four APR-1400 reactors at an undisclosed site in the northern part of the country.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 01 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Korea-proposes-to-build-four-reactors-for-Turkey
Framatome has signed an early framework agreement with Nuclear New Build Generation (SZC) Ltd (NNB SZC) - which is owned by EDF and the UK government - for the construction of the Sizewell C NPP in Suffolk, England. This preliminary contract is the outcome of Framatome’s work for Sizewell C since 2021 and builds on services Framatome will continue to deliver for the construction of Hinkley Point C project. Framatome and NNB SZC plan to sign the main Framatome contracts for Sizewell C when the final investment decision is taken.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 15 December 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsframatome-signs-agreement-for-the-construction-of-sizewell-c-10433387
The early framework agreement Framatome has signed with Nuclear New Build Generation (SZC) Ltd (NNB SZC) - which is owned by EDF and the UK government - covers early engineering and procurement activities, among other things.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 10 December 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-signs-preliminary-contract-for-Sizewell
Framatome has completed the second 18-month fuel cycle of its GAIA PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (EATF) technology at unit 2 of Georgia Power’s Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in the USA.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsframatome-atf-completes-second-cycle-at-vogtle-npp-10122873