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Warsaw planning update 2020 energy programme to ‘strengthen position of nuclear’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/no-alternative-to-reactors-for-grid-stability-and-baseload-baltic-forum-told-3-4-2024
Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ), which is responsible for the construction of Poland's first NPP, has joined the Mutual Insurance Association (TUW - Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Wzajemnych) of the Polish Mutual Insurance Institution (PZUW - Polski Zaklad Ubezpieczen Wzajemnych). PEJ said this is an important stage on the road to providing insurance protection for this key energy project.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newspej-seeks-insurance-for-polands-first-nuclear-power-plant-11575009
New units could more than 12,000 jobs annually
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 01 March 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/pwc-report-shows-cad28-billion-of-gdp-benefit-from-ap1000-reactor-construction-2-4-2024
The deployment of four AP1000 units in Ontario could have an impact of more than CAD28.7 billion (USD21.2 billion) on Canada's GDP during the manufacturing, engineering and construction phase alone, an independent study has found.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 01 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-AP1000-deployment-could-bring-billions-in
Dutch government has chosen Borssele site as preferred location for two new reactors
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-to-evaluate-ap1000-reactor-technology-for-ambitious-new-nuclear-programme-2-4-2024
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for approval to enter the General Design Assessment (GDA) process for its AP300 small modular reactor (SMR).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 16 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-applies-for-uk-generic-design-assessment-for-its-ap300-smr-11519660
Bulgaria and the US have signed a formal agreement to collaborate on the construction of two new units at the Kozloduy NPP (7&8). The document, signed by Bulgarian Energy Minister Rumen Radev and US Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs Andrew Light, outlines cooperation in nuclear power development and technology exchange. “We have signed an important international agreement that confirms the commitment of Bulgaria and the US to a strategic nuclear partnership," Radev said following the signing ceremony. "With this agreement, Bulgaria gains significance for the entire region," Light said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbulgaria-and-usa-formalise-agreement-on-kozloduy-78-11512686
Move follows recent plans to deploy first private reactor units in northeast England
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/company-formally-begins-uk-design-assessment-for-ap300-nuclear-power-plant-2-3-2024
Georgia Power has announced that the new Vogtle unit 4 AP1000 reactor has reached initial criticality, with the unit's in-service date now projected to be during the second quarter of 2024.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Vogtle-4-reaches-inital-criticality
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an agreement with the UK’s Community Nuclear Power (CNP) to deploy the UK’s first privately-financed small modular reactor (SMR) fleet in Northeast England, using Westinghouse AP300 SMRs. “It is a significant step in making this new energy sector a reality with commercial operation expected by the early 2030s,” Westinghouse said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-considers-deploying-four-ap300-smrs-in-the-uk-11512559