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A new nuclear powered icebreaker, the Ural, has completed factory sea trials lasting more than two weeks. Ural is the third of Russia's Project 22220 vessels built at the Baltic Shipyard.

Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-icebreaker-Ural-completes-sea-trials

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's connection to its main 750 kV power line and its 330 kV back-up off-site power supply were lost late on Wednesday, with its emergency generators automatically switching on to provide the necessary power.

Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Zaporizhzhia-relying-on-diesel-generators-after-lo

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Morocco has a high level of preparedness to respond to radiological emergencies, an IAEA-led mission has found. The country, which is considering using nuclear energy, has become a key player in emergency preparedness and response (EPR) at the regional level and internationally.

Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-mission-praises-Morocco-s-emergency-preparedn

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US nuclear innovation company TerraPower and regulated utility PacifiCorp are to undertake a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of deploying up to five additional Natrium reactor and integrated energy storage systems in the PacifiCorp service territory by 2035.

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsterrapower-and-pacificorp-to-expand-natrium-technology-deployment-10141150

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Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to support the development of advanced nuclear fuel. 

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-receives-uk-grant-to-develop-advanced-nuclear-fuel-10141158

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GE Hitachi to provide technology for project The first unit could be ready for operation at Darlington in 2028. Courtesy GEH/OPG. Canadian utility Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted a construction licence application to the national nuclear regulator which could pave the way to the deployment of a small modular reactor (SMR) at the site of the Darlington nuclear power station.

OPG said in a statement the application consists of several packages which will be consecutively provided to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) over the next six months.

The company said the application has been jointly prepared in partnership with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), which has proposed its BWRX-300 SMR for deployment at Darlington.

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/opg-applies-for-licence-to-build-first-smr-at-darlington-site-11-3-2022

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Workers from Rosatom subsidiary Ural Atomenergoremont (UralAER) have completed an overhaul of major components at unit 3 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in the Sverdlovsk district of Russia. The BN-600 fast reactor began operating in 1981.

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Russian-fast-reactor-upgrade-work-completed

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Prime Minister Robert Golob said "it will be difficult for Europe to get out of the current energy situation without the maximum use of all technologies" with renewables and nuclear at the forefront, and said that there will need to be a referendum to get public approval for the JEK 2 project for a second reactor at Krško in Slovenia.

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Slovenian-PM-says-referendum-needed-for-new-nuclea

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The demonstration nuclear energy heating project at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has been officially put into operation. It is the first nuclear energy heating project in northeast China, benefiting nearly 20,000 local residents.

Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hongyanhe-district-heating-demonstration-project-s

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