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Brazil's Eletronuclear has announced it has won its appeal in the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, removing an embargo on work to complete Angra 3.

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Eletronuclear-wins-appeal-over-Angra-3-works

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The owners of Sweden's Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants are to assess the possibility of extending the operating lifetime of the plants' reactors from 60 to 80 years. This would enable their continued operation into the 2060s.

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Extended-operation-considered-for-Swedish-reactors

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Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull Next has formed a strategic partnership with Finnish SMR developer Steady Energy to introduce SMRs for district heating in Sweden.

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SMR-partnership-targets-Swedish-district-heating

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A call for proposals has been released by South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) for candidate sites to host an underground laboratory for research into high-level radioactive waste disposal.

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/South-Korea-seeks-site-for-underground-research-fa

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Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Company and Cameco Corporation will evaluate the potential deployment of Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology - and a Saskatchewan-based nuclear supply chain - for Saskatchewan’s future clean power needs.

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Saskatchewan-to-evaluate-Westinghouse-reactor-tech

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Bergen-based Norsk Kjernekraft hails ‘first step’ in plans for reactors

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-company-submits-proposal-for-smr-station-in-north-of-country-6-1-2024

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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety at unit 1 of the Angra nuclear power plant in Brazil.

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-assesses-long-term-safety-at-Angra-1

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Orano has restarted preparatory work for the Imouraren uranium mine in Niger where the company has previously said it intends to carry out an in-situ leach pilot programme - but press reports suggest the Nigerien mining ministry might be about to revoke the operating permit for the project.

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Preparatory-activities-begin-at-Imouraren

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China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC) has won a contract to construct a gamma irradiation facility at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA).

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/China-to-supply-Bangladesh-with-irradiation-plant

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Canada’s national nuclear laboratory has unveiled its fusion roadmap report and announced plans to expand two of its flagship clean energy programmes encompass fusion technologies and accelerate fusion deployment in Canada.

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNL-announces-programmes-to-speed-fusion-deploymen

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