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The leaders of Australia, the UK and the USA have outlined the phased approach through which Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/AUKUS-moves-to-next-phase
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is already working with Australia on the "complex" issue of ensuring nuclear safeguards in relation to its proposed acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS partnership, the organisation's Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-working-with-Australia-on-safeguards-for-nucl
US-based BWX Technologies announced that the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme had exercised contract options totalling approximately $1 billion for manufacturing naval nuclear reactor components and fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbwxt-contracted-to-manufacture-us-naval-nuclear-reactor-components-and-fuel-9513595
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced that it was set to deactivate and demolish the prototype for a reactor plant used for the first nuclear-powered submarine, a major step toward advancing environmental clean-up at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-doe-to-demolish-submarine-reactor-prototype-at-idaho-national-lab-9481309
The US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management is to deactivate and demolish the land-based prototype for a reactor plant used in the first nuclear-powered submarine. The Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) was built inside a section of a submarine hull at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) in the Arco Desert, west of Idaho Falls.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 12 February 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Preparations-begin-for-demolition-of-prototype-rea
Brazil’s nuclear heavy engineering company Nuclebrás Equipamentos Pesados ??(Nuclep) has begun delivery of the structures of the Containment Vessel for the full scale prototype on land of the first indigenously designed nuclear-powered submarine (SN-BR).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclep-delivers-part-of-containment-vessel-for-brazils-prototype-nuclear-submarine-9316758
In the wake of Australia’s decision to purchase nuclear-powered submarines from the USA and UK, instead of diesel-powered vessels from France (the AUKUS defence pact), pressure is building up for Australia to consider developing nuclear power for energy production.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaustralian-submarine-deal-sparks-debate-about-nuclear-energy-9156685
The US government yesterday announced the release of the National Space Policy, which advocates for developing and deploying nuclear power and propulsion systems on US space missions. The document specifies who, or which government agency, is responsible for various aspects of their development and deployment.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 11 December 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-looks-to-nuclear-propulsion-systems-to-reach-sp
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a USD9.5 billion contract modification option for construction and testing of the first two Columbia class nuclear-powered submarines, as well as associated design and engineering support. Electric Boat - a wholly owned subsidiary of aerospace and defence firm General Dynamics - is the prime contractor on the Columbia programme, which will replace the aging Ohio class of ballistic missile submarines.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contract-for-first-two-Columbia-class-submarines-f
US-based BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced on 31 March that the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme exercised contract options in Q1 2020 with BWXT’s subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) totalling approximately $128 million for fuel manufacturing work in support of US nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. Work under this 12-month contract is expected to begin later this year.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 April 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbwxt-subsidiary-wins-us-navy-contract-7853060