BWXT subsidiary BWXT Advanced Technologies (BWXT AT) has finalised its formal cost-sharing contracting with the US Department of Energy (DOE) for its BANR (BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor) transportable microreactor and is on track to deliver the first round of the reactor's TRISO fuel for testing at Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Advanced Test Reactor in 2024 as scheduled.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWXT-provides-update-on-microreactor-progress
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with ten companies in the Czech Republic covering cooperation on the potential deployment of an AP1000 plant for the Dukovany unit 5 project as well as other potential AP1000 projects in Central Europe.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-expands-cooperation-in-Czech-Republic
Bruce Power and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced an agreement that will see the two companies work together on supporting new nuclear technologies in Ontario, building on the success of their refurbishment collaboration and helping Canada reach its Net Zero climate change goals.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbruce-power-and-opg-to-cooperate-on-new-nuclear-technology-9616943
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) has completed a deep borehole drilling programme after more than 10 years studying the geology in two potential siting areas for a deep geological repository to contain and isolate Canada’s used nuclear fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-completes-deep-borehole-drilling-programme-9616857
Orano USA announced that, following a competitive bid process, its subsidiary, TN Americas, was selected by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to offload and transfer all used nuclear fuel and Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste into interim onsite dry storage at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant after nuclear operations cease in August 2025.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsorano-to-transfer-used-fuel-to-storage-at-diablo-canyon-9616899
Hungary received the first shipment of nuclear fuel for the Paks nuclear power plant from by air from Russia on 6 April, after the war in Ukraine made rail transport impossible, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newshungary-receives-russian-nuclear-fuel-by-air-9616933
Seaborg Technologies, a private Danish startup, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to develop a floating power generation facility using a compact molten salt reactor.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdenmarks-seaborg-works-with-samsung-to-develop-floating-nuclear-plant-9616952
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 9 April that it was gradually restoring regulatory control of nuclear and radiation safety at the Chernobyl NPP but that the site was still lacking personnel for maintenance and repair work that was halted when Russia took control of the plant in late February, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-prepares-for-missions-to-chernobyl-and-other-ukrainian-nuclear-sites-9617017
Canada’s Bruce Power said it plans to explore opportunities to leverage optimised site output for potential hydrogen production in partnership with companies within the Clean Energy Frontier region.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbruce-power-considers-using-excess-energy-for-hydrogen-production-9617184
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi said on 9 April that Iran's nuclear technology is 'irreversible' and research in the field will not be tied to other's requests. He was speaking at a ceremony revealing nine nuclear achievements as part of the National Day of Nuclear Technology, where he visited the exhibition of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiran-announces-new-nuclear-developments-9617425
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