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Holtec Britain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Hyundai E&C and UK construction and engineering companies Balfour Beatty, and Mott MacDonald. The event was hosted at the Korean Embassy in London by Ambassador Yoon Yeocheol and attended by UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Korea, Sir John Whittingdale MP.

Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsholtec-and-hyundai-partner-with-british-companies-to-deliver-smr-technology-in-the-uk-11594510

US-based Bechtel, which is overseeing the design and construction of Poland’s first NPP alongside Westinghouse Electric Company, has awarded its first procurement contracts for the construction.

Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbechtel-awards-first-contracts-for-polands-npp-11576533

US-based Kairos Power has signed a technology investment agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) to put into effect the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ADRP) risk reduction award, which the company received in 2020. Under the agreement, DOE will provide up to $303m on a performance-based, fixed-price milestone basis to enable the design, construction, and commissioning of the company’s Hermes demonstration reactor. A construction permit for the reactor was issued by the. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December 2023.

Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskairos-power-receives-doe-funding-to-support-development-of-hermes-reactor-11554057

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company organised a Bulgarian Supplier Symposium to engage with potential suppliers in support of the two AP1000 reactors to be built at the Kozloduy NPP as units 7&8. Representatives from more than 50 companies took part in the event, which was also attended by Bulgarian Energy Minister Rumen Radev and Delyan Dobrev, Chairman of the Committee on Energy in the National Assembly as well as Kozloduy officials and representatives from the US and Canadian embassies.

Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-hosts-suppliers-symposium-in-bulgaria-as-hyundai-secures-kozloduy-78-construction-11552062

The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate has taken the first step in the procedure to decide on the locations for two new nuclear units. Interested parties are invited to submit their ideas between 23 February and 4 April.

Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnetherlands-launches-siting-procedure-for-new-npps-11540349

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for approval to enter the General Design Assessment (GDA) process for its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR).

Date: Friday, 16 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-applies-for-uk-generic-design-assessment-for-its-ap300-smr-11519660

US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an agreement with the UK’s Community Nuclear Power (CNP) to deploy the UK’s first privately-financed small modular reactor (SMR) fleet in Northeast England, using Westinghouse AP300 SMRs. “It is a significant step in making this new energy sector a reality with commercial operation expected by the early 2030s,” Westinghouse said.

Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-considers-deploying-four-ap300-smrs-in-the-uk-11512559