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Lead author of World Nuclear Performance Report, Jonathan Cobb, outlines the key findings on the industry's performance in 2023, including the trend that older plants are operating better than ever.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 06 September 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-World-Nuclear-Performance-Report,-and-The
South Korea’s KHNP won the lucrative public tender – said to be worth about $18 billion
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 29 August 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/anti-monopoly-office-confirms-appeals-from-westinghouse-and-edf-over-dukovany-nuclear-tender-8-3-2024
US company says KHNP does not own underlying technology for its APR reactor units
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-files-appeal-over-decision-to-award-nuclear-contract-to-south-korea-8-2-2024
Global nuclear electricity generation increased in 2023, despite a 1 GWe drop in overall capacity, to 392 GWe, of operable nuclear power plants, according to a new report from World Nuclear Association. Average capacity factors also rose during the year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-fleet-maintained-high-performance-in-2023
Candu Energy Inc has agreed with Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company Limited to support the ongoing 30-year life extension of the two Candu reactors at the Qinshan Nuclear Generating Station, while Bruce Power has awarded a CAD700 million (USD510 million) contract to replace steam generators at Bruce units 5, 7 and 8 to the AECON-led Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT) joint venture.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contracts-support-Candu-projects-in-China-and-Cana
Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc and Yasheng Group have announced a strategic collaboration to develop and file a patent for a small nuclear battery powered by the decay of nickel-63. The partnership aims to address critical energy storage needs across various sectors, including remote sensing, space exploration, medical devices and military applications.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 August 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Partnership-aims-to-develop-nuclear-batteries
Kairos Power’s Hermes low-power demonstration unit could be operational at Oak Ridge site in 2027
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 01 August 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/work-begins-on-first-generation-iv-nuclear-power-plant-in-us-7-3-2024
Negotiations continuing with China and US on other reactor projects
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 20 July 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-ahead-in-bid-to-build-second-nuclear-power-station-at-sinop-7-5-2024
Dominion Energy says it has issued a request for proposals to ‘leading SMR companies’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 13 July 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/virginia-utility-considering-small-modular-reactors-for-north-anna-nuclear-site-7-5-2024
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.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-pulls-out-of-British-SMR-competition