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Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and US-based NuScale Power have welcomed approval by the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities (CNCAN - Comisia Na?ionala pentru Controlul Activita?ilor Nucleare) of the Licensing Basis Document (LBD) for NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR). The LBD relates to NuScale’s VOYGR design – a 462 MWe NPP equipped with six 77 MWe SMRs.

Date: Wednesday, 04 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsromanian-regulator-approves-licensing-document-for-nuscale-smr-11189125

The Nuclear Fuel Report, financing, recruitment, plant life optimisation and the Net Zero Nuclear launch all feature in this round-up of the high-level panel discussions held at the industry's global gathering in London.

Date: Monday, 02 October 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-World-Nuclear-Symposium-2023-special-repor

At the annual Treaty Event on the sidelines of the 67th regular session of the IAEA General Conference, three more countries pledged their commitment to nuclear safety, security, and the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Belarus, Egypt, and Zimbabwe all deposited legal instruments to become a party to various multilateral treaties under IAEA auspices. These cover a spectrum of subjects aiming to bolster global nuclear safety and security as well as enabling the development of nuclear science and technology.

Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsthree-countries-accede-to-various-treaties-during-iaea-general-conference-11183629

Industry leaders, experts and stakeholders considered the question of Cooperation, Complementarity and the Fleet Effect during an EDF-organised side-event at the 67th IAEA General Conference. Here, Roberto Adinolfi, Chairman of Ansaldo Nucleare, outlines the key insights from the session. 

Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Advancing-nuclear-energy-in-Europe

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who has been reappointed for a second four-year term as Director General beginning December 2023, in his opening address to the 67th General Conference, referred to US President Dwight D Eisenhower’s ‘Atoms for Peace’ speech in 1953. He noted that his vision has become an important, active part of the IAEA’s contribution towards international peace and security and furthering sustainable development. “The IAEA is the operational instrument of this noble cause,” Grossi said.

Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrossi-opens-iaea-general-conference-11180132

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) and the French Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have signed a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear technology and new energy technologies that expands on one signed in 2010.

Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Argentina-and-France-extend-nuclear-collaboration

Saudi Arabia has announced it intends to move towards implementing full International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear safeguards as it works towards building its first nuclear power plant.

Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Saudi-Arabia-reiterates-plans-for-nuclear-energy

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team of experts concluded an 18-day mission to the Penly NPP in France at the request of the French Government. IAEA said that the operator of units 1&2 at the Penly NPP has demonstrated a commitment to operational safety. The team also encouraged the operator to continue improvements in areas such as the implementation of maintenance work.

Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-sees-operational-safety-commitment-at-penly-11175171