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The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to share best practice and experience with respect to advanced modular reactor (AMR) and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. It is based on an Information Exchange Arrangement signed in October 2020. The terms of reference of the MOC allow for future work to facilitate a joint technical review of AMR and SMR technologies. This will cover pre-application activities to ensure mutual preparedness for effective review. A programme of work will be drawn up to accomplish specific cooperative activities under the memorandum.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-and-canadian-regulators-collaborate-on-advanced-reactors-10539758
Radioactive waste from underground vaults at the UK’s closed Berkeley NPP has been transferred using a concrete box to an interim on-site storage facility. Magnox Ltd described the event as a landmark for its mission to clean former UK civil nuclear sites. It involved both development of a new waste storage package and innovative waste retrieval techniques.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 21 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfirst-concrete-box-of-radioactive-waste-safely-transferred-from-berkeley-npp-10531964
Terms of Reference have been signed and published between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the two organisations. They plan to share best practice and experience around reviewing Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 20 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-and-UK-regulators-agree-terms-for-coopera
The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an interim on-site storage facility, Magnox Ltd announced.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 19 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Transfer-of-waste-from-Berkeley-vaults-begins
Denmark's Copenhagen Atomics has applied for its containerised small modular thorium molten salt reactor design to undergo Generic Design Assessment (GDA) in the UK.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscopenhagen-atomics-submits-molten-salt-smr-design-10500286
UK Atomics - a subsidiary of Denmark's Copenhagen Atomics - has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its small and modular thorium molten salt reactor to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Copenhagen-Atomics-puts-forward-SMR-design-for-UK
Five major companies have made key announcements on their plans to advance small modular reactor (SMR) deployment in the UK. While Rolls-Royce SMR shortlisted three sites for a factory to produce component for its planned SMR; Balfour Beatty and Holtec with Hyundai agreed to support plans for the construction of Holtec’s SMR-160; and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) application for its BWRX-300 SMR to the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmr-competition-heats-up-in-the-uk-10456556
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Meanwhile, Holtec International said it intends to soon submit an application for its SMR-160 design.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Two-vendors-submit-SMR-designs-for-UK-assessment
Rolls-Royce SMR has shortlisted three sites in the UK to host its first factory for producing components for a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs). The factory - the location of which is expected to be announced early next year - will manufacture the heavy pressure vessels.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Three-UK-sites-in-running-to-host-first-Rolls-Royc
Newly-established development firm Solway Community Power Company has selected the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) for deployment in West Cumbria, England. Earlier this week, it was announced that four sites in the UK, including land near the Sellafield site in Cumbria, have been prioritised to deploy the first in a fleet of Rolls-Royce SMR power plants.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 12 November 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Cumbrian-development-company-chooses-Rolls-Royce-S