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A group of 18 European companies, led by Poland's Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), has applied to the European Industrial Alliance for Small Modular Reactors to establish a working group dedicated to the implementation of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 technology.

Date: Saturday, 27 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Working-group-to-focus-on-BWRX-300-deployment-in-E

Leaders from the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the European Commission (EC) have highlighted the need to strengthen security of radioactive sources in open civilian facilities such as hospitals, research laboratories, and industrial facilities to prevent the use of these materials in acts of terrorism.

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US,-EC-bodies-call-for-enhanced-security-of-radioa

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded a contract to supply a further 12 outer vertical targets for the divertor to be used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The Japanese company has already delivered six of the components.

Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/MHI-awarded-additional-contract-for-ITER-fusion-ma

Ukraine’s nuclear utility Energoatom and South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on the design, construction and commissioning of new nuclear power units in Ukraine. The MOC was signed by Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Hyundai E&C Executive Vice President and Operations Director Choi Young in the presence of Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and South Korea's Ambassador to Ukraine Kim Hyun-Tae.

Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenergoatom-and-hyundai-ec-reaffirm-co-operation-on-new-build-in-ukraine-11779160

The Slovak government has ordered the economy and finance ministers to draw up a plan for a new 1,200 MWe NPP by the end of October including a selection process for a supplier as well as timing and financing for the project.

Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsslovak-government-to-draw-up-plans-for-new-npp-11779285

EDF has signed green bank loans for a total some €5.8bn ($6.3bn), partly in dollars and partly in Japanese yen, with a maturity of 3-5 years. The funding, which will be used to finance the life extension of its existing nuclear fleet in France, is in line with EDF’s Green Financing Framework and is aligned with the European taxonomy. In July 2022, the European Parliament voted to include certain nuclear and gas activities within the European Union's list of officially approved "green" investments.

Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsedf-secures-green-financing-for-extended-operation-of-reactors-11767586

French utility EDF has signed green bank loans for a total amount of about EUR5.8 billion (USD6.3 billion), which will be used to finance the life extension of its existing nuclear power plant fleet in France.

Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-secures-green-financing-for-extended-operation

Kazakhstan’s national atomic company Kazatomprom has reported a slight year-on-year increase in its first quarter uranium production. Production for the quarter was 5077 tU (100% basis), up from 4744 tU for the same period in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 7%. However, Kazatomprom emphasised that its production guidance for 2024 of 21,000-22,500 tU (100% basis) remains unchanged while noting that "sanctions pressure due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and limited access to some key materials are not known". As a result, “annual production volumes may differ from internal expectations".

Date: Thursday, 09 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskazatomprom-releases-quarterly-update-11745397