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The Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference, organised by the French Ministry for Energy Transition and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Paris, resulted in two communiques signed by energy ministers and industry representatives emphasising the need for nuclear energy.

Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-and-nea-host-conference-to-promote-nuclear-energy-11186484

Representatives of the nuclear industry in OECD nations, and representatives of the governments of 20 countries, have issued communiqués committing to work together to expand nuclear energy capacity, after the inaugural Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the French government.

Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-groups-and-ministers-pledge-to-back-new-nu

In a wide ranging interview for the World Nuclear News podcast, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel explained: Why the time was right for the Westinghouse deal How Russia's war with Ukraine has led to 'bifurcation' of the nuclear sector Explained Cameco's long-term strategy Looks ahead at the impact of new technologies, including SMRs How nuclear will need to play a key role in getting to net-zero

Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/In-Quotes-Cameco-s-Tim-Gitzel-WNN-podcast-on-nucle

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Framatome and Exelon Generation will see the two companies work towards the production of cobalt-60 (Co-60) in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) for medical and industrial uses.

Date: Thursday, 06 January 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Framatome-and-Exelon-to-explore-Co-60-production

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) said on 2 December that it will work together with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to deploy a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington new nuclear site. The GE Hitachi BWRX-300 was one of three SMR designs that were under consideration for deployment at Darlington. The others were Terrestrial Energy's Integrated Molten Salt Reactor and X-energy's Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.

Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsopg-selects-bwrx-300-smr-for-darlington-project--9300848

Westinghouse Electric Company and EDF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce cobalt-60 in selected pressurised water reactors (PWRs) owned and operated by EDF in France. The agreement is the first step towards production in Europe of the radioisotope for medical uses, the companies said.

Date: Friday, 03 December 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/MoU-aims-to-produce-Co-60-in-French-PWRs

Government wants to double nuclear share to around 15% in next 16 years The Atucha nuclear power station, where Unit 1 is being prepared for long-term operation. An International Atomic Energy Agency team has completed a review of long-term operational safety at Argentina’s Atucha-1 nuclear power unit, whose operator is preparing to submit a licence renewal application to the regulator to extend the lifetime of the plant by 20 years.

The Pre-Salto (safety aspects of long-term operation) follow up review mission focused on aspects essential to the safe long-term operation (LTO) of Unit 1, a 340-MW pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) that began commercial operation in 1974. The plant’s current operating licence expires in 2024.

The 693-MW Unit 2, also a PHWR, began commercial operation in May 2016 and was not part of the review.

Atucha, 100 km northwest of Buenos Aires, is operated by Nucleoelectrica Argentina.

Date: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/iaea-completes-review-as-operator-prepares-for-atucha-1-lifetime-extension-11-1-2021

The Romanian government has adopted an integrated energy plan that calls for two new CANDU reactors at Cernavoda by 2031 and the refurbishment of an existing unit there in 2037. It would double the country's nuclear power supply in a decade.

Date: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Romanian-energy-policy-will-see-nuclear-double

Romania and Canada have agreed to strengthen cooperation in nuclear energy in a key move enabling the completion, refurbishment and possible expansion of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bucharest yesterday follows similar agreements with the USA and France.

Date: Saturday, 07 August 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Romania-adds-Canada-to-its-Cernavoda-team

Romania and the USA have started cooperation work towards the expansion and modernisation of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant. A working meeting last week followed a series of strategic agreements by Romania.

Date: Thursday, 05 August 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/USA-Romania-cooperation-gets-to-work