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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has released its Energy Sector Strategy 2024-28. EBRD says it “prioritises the urgent need to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy through scaling up renewables, enhancing grids and storage, promoting zero-carbon fuels and phasing out unabated fossil fuels.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsebrds-energy-sector-strategy-ignores-nuclear-11387315
Global supply chain needed so countries can move from dependence on Moscow, says Urenco executive
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/europe-bloc-needs-new-strategy-on-russian-nuclear-fuel-but-investment-required-12-3-2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has visited the "success story" of Mochovce's new nuclear power unit, and held talks with the president and prime minister, during his first visit in the role to Slovakia.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-s-Grossi-praises-Slovakia-s-nuclear-progress
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, at the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Bucharest, announced US actions “to further the role of new, secure, and safe nuclear technologies in accelerating the clean energy transition”. The US State Department said in a statement. “These actions expand on Romania’s leadership role in building the first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe and in converting a former coal plant to advance nuclear energy”. The Three Seas Initiative, launched in 2016, includes Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Estonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-launched-nuclear-expediting-the-energy-transition-next-for-smr-support-11146882
Studies could speed up permitting and construction schedules
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/european-companies-get-us-grants-for-small-modular-reactor-projects-9-3-2023
Proposals from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia have been selected to receive US support for coal-to-small modular reactor (SMR) feasibility studies under Project Phoenix. The USA is also to set up a 'one-stop shop' to support countries in Europe and Eurasia that are approaching SMR deployment decisions.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 09 September 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-furthers-overseas-support-for-coal-to-SMR-proje
Slovak Nuclear & Decommissioning Company (JAVYS - Jadrová a Vyradovacia Spolocnost) and Électricité de France (EDF) signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the official visit of Slovak Economy Minister Peter Dovhun to Paris, strengthening nuclear co-operation between the Slovak Republic and France. The MOU relates in particular to projects aimed at the development of the construction of nuclear facilities and small modular reactors (SMRs).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 07 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjavys-and-edf-strengthen-co-operation-11124385
Slovak power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) has signed a contract with US-based Westinghouse to supply of nuclear fuel Slovakia’s NPPs. This followed an international tender for the supply of nuclear fuel and related services throughout the supply chain for the production of nuclear fuel. SE says the aim of the agreement is to diversify the supply of nuclear fuel for VVER 440 power plants in Slovakia.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 31 August 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsslovensk-elektrrne-signs-fuel-supply-agreement-with-westinghouse-11109411
Slovak Nuclear & Decommissioning Company (JAVYS - Jadrová a Vyradovacia Spolocnost) and US-based Westinghouse Electric Company have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) “to create a space for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy and in the implementation of projects aimed at the development of small modular reactors (SMRS)”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 20 July 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjavys-and-westinghouse-to-cooperate-on-smrs-11018209
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Slovakia's JAVYS on the potential deployment of its AP1000 reactors and AP300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the country.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Slovakia-signs-MoU-over-AP1000-and-AP300-SMRs