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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
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
Hitachi announced today it will end its business operations on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant construction project, which it had suspended in January 2019 "because it was clear that further time was needed to decide on a financing structure". Horizon Nuclear Power, the UK project developer that Hitachi acquired in November 2012, said it will now take steps for the "orderly closing down" of all its current development activities, but will "keep the lines of communication open" with government and other key stakeholders regarding future options at both its sites, which in addition to Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey, include Oldbury on Severn in South Gloucestershire.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hitachi-withdraws-from-UK-new-build-project
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
Nuclear energy has faced serious challenges in recent years because of several factors: competition from low gas prices, subsidised renewables and slow growth in electricity demand in certain markets. But because of several powerful forces we are seeing signs that this year nuclear energy will come roaring back, writes Jarret Adams.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Five-reasons-nuclear-energy-will-rebound-in-2018
The UK intends to leave the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), according to explanatory notes to a bill the government published yesterday authorising Brexit. The notes state the bill empowers the prime minister to leave both the European Union and Euratom.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 27 January 2017
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-nuclear-industry-faces-prospect-of-Euratom-exit
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) expects to complete the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for Hitachi-GE's UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) in December 2017 as scheduled, but said in its latest quarterly report that the GDA for the Westinghouse AP1000 is unlikely to be completed by the previously expected date of March. ONR also said it had met "a number of times" in the reporting period with General Nuclear Systems as the potential GDA Requesting Party (RP) for China General Nuclear's HPR1000 design.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-regulators-may-delay-gda-target-date-for-ap1000-5685135
AREVA, Westinghouse Electric Company and the Czech-Russian consortium MIR.1200 have all submitted bids for the supply of the Temeín Nuclear Power Plant units 3 &4 to Czech energy company CEZ. The envelopes with their bids will be opened on 3 July 2012 and the winning bidder is due to be announced in late 2013.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 02 July 2012
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstrio-of-vendors-submit-bids-for-temelin-nuclear-plant