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ČEZ subsidiary Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) has received final bids from the three potential suppliers for a new nuclear unit at Dukovany, as well as non-binding offers for three more future reactors.

Source: World Nuclear News
Date: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse,-EDF-and-KHNP-submit-final-Czech-bids

Even oil-rich companies of Middle East are eying reactors, as more nations announce plans for SMRs Russian troops occupied the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, which was damaged by shelling. File photo courtesy IAEA. 2022 was a year of mega milestones for nuclear energy.

Countries around the world turned to nuclear as a reliable low-carbon energy source as they looked for ways to wean themselves off Russian imports and lower carbon emissions.

New plants began operating, deals for small modular reactors were signed and countries announced ambitious plans for new-build.

On the political front, US president Joe Biden signed into law new legislation that will help to finance struggling nuclear reactors and could save dozens from being shut down early. In Europe, the nuclear industry celebrated when members of the European parliament decided to “follow the science” and support legislation which includes nuclear in the bloc’s sustainable finance taxonomy for green investment.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/five-major-developments-that-are-setting-the-stage-for-2023-and-beyond-1-1-2023

Westinghouse Electric Company said that it had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with seven companies in the Czech Republic. The MOUs, signed at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, cover cooperation on the potential deployment of an AP1000 plant for the Dukovany 5 project as well as other potential AP1000 projects in Central Europe.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-signs-partnerships-to-build-ap1000-reactors-at-dukovany-9406521

Biden administration believes falling nuclear share in Europe is ‘alarm bell’ Ms Granholm said the US government wants to speed up work on the deployment of US-made AP1000 reactor technology in Poland. The US government wants to accelerate its support for a front-end engineering and design study for the deployment of US-made AP1000 reactor technology in Poland, US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said.

In July, US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel Corporation announced the start of the study, which will provide Poland’s Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) – the company responsible for managing the country’s first nuclear power project – with layout plans for the location of a first nuclear power station, together with a licensing plan, project schedule and cost estimate.

The US Trade and Development Agency has released a grant to fund the study.

“US industry and government have come together at a critical juncture in the development of Poland’s nuclear energy programme,” Ms Granholm said during a press conference in Warsaw.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-wants-to-speed-up-westinghouse-ap1000-study-says-energy-secretary-granholm-9-5-2021

Bulgaria is to start talks with the United States on nuclear technology, but construction of Russian-designed reactors at the Belene nuclear power plant is still expected to go ahead.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Friday, 16 October 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbulgaria-to-start-talks-with-us-on-nuclear-technology-8182192

The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Alok Sharma on 30 September agreed to an extension to December 31 of the decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for Wylfa Newydd "so that you can consider options with your key stakeholders to secure the future of the project".

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 06 October 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsglimmer-of-hope-for-nuclear-projects-in-wales-8163837

Sale comprises of businesses in the US, Canada, France and the UK Rolls-Royce said the deal does not include its small modular reactor venture. Westinghouse Electric Company has completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce’s civil nuclear systems and services business in North America and a number of sites in Europe.

Rolls-Royce said the sale comprises civil nuclear services businesses in the US and Canada along with sites at Mondragon, France, and Gateshead, UK, which are part of its power systems business unit.

The sale does not include the instrumentation and controls business based in Grenoble, France, which remains under review.

It also does not include Rolls-Royce’s UK nuclear new build operations or small modular reactor activities.

The company is heading an SMR consortium which plans to install and operate “factory-built power stations” capable of competing on price with low-cost renewables such as offshore wind.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-completes-acquisition-of-civil-nuclear-businesses-2-1-2020

The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales announced on 30 March that they are satisfied that the Westinghouse's AP1000 nuclear reactor design “meets expectations on safety, security and environmental protection at this stage of the regulatory process" after it completed Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process. A reactor has completed the GDA process when it receives a Design Acceptance Confirmation (DAC) from the ONR and a Statement of Design Acceptability (SoDA) from the Environment Agency.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 03 April 2017
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-ap1000-completes-gda-process-in-the-uk-5777517

Bulgaria's Council of Ministers has approved a plan in which Westinghouse will provide plant equipment, deisgn, engineering and fuel for an AP1000 at Kozloduy, to be named Kozloduy 7.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 04 August 2014
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbulgaria-grants-westinghouse-architect-engineer-role-for-kozloduy-7-4334161

Rolls-Royce has expanded its nuclear portfolio west into the USA and east into Russia with two recent business deals.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrolls-royce-buys-r-brooks-and-signs-deal-with-rosatom

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