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Ukraine's Energoatom and France's EDF sign a cooperation agreement, while the two countries have renewed their cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, which was originally signed in 1998.

Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ukraine-France,-EDF-Energoatom-nuclear-cooperation

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Ontario Power Generation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Stellarex Inc to explore the development and deployment of fusion energy in Ontario which will see them work together to identify potential future siting and deployment of a stellarator fusion energy device in the province.

Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/OPG-investigates-fusion-as-future-option-for-Ontar

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The seven-day Site and External Events Design Review Service (SEED) mission reviewed Sri Lanka's selection process to identify potential sites for the construction of its first nuclear power plant. The country has already identified six candidate sites from three different regions.

Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-mission-reviews-Sri-Lanka-siting-process

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a strategy aimed at accelerating the viability of commercial fusion energy in partnership with the private sector. The department also announced USD180 million to support fusion research at an event in Washington, DC.

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/USA-sets-roadmap-for-fusion-commercialisation

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International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says there "was an understanding" that Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's units "would not be restarted as long as nuclear safety and security remained in jeopardy due to the conflict".

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-suggests-Zaporizhzhia-will-not-be-restarted

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It is time for the USA to cash in on the experience of nuclear new-build at Vogtle, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said at an event held to mark the completion of the two units in Georgia. Restarting recently retired nuclear plants could also play a part in meeting the need for new capacity.

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Granholm-calls-for-tripling-of-US-nuclear-fleet

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The Republic of Guinea and Rosatom have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of floating power units to supply electricity to the African country.

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Guinea-and-Russia-sign-MoU-for-floating-nuclear-po

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Microreactor startup Radiant Industries has announced that the US Department of Energy has reviewed and approved the Safety Design Strategy for its Kaleidos microreactor in the National Reactor Innovation Center's Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed at Idaho National Laboratory.

Date: Saturday, 08 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-microreactor-clears-initial-stage-of-pre-testin

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