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The transition to a clean energy system is still progressing too slowly for the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in the latest edition of its World Energy Outlook, published today. However, it says a new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. The report provides analysis of how the world can still move towards a pathway that would have a good chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IEA-calls-for-commitments-at-COP26-to-reach-net-ze

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Russia’s Titan-2 said that it is building a residential town for the builders of the Kursk-II NPP. It will be located on an area of more than four hectares.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsresidential-town-for-kursk-ii-builders-to-be-ready-in-2022-9149167

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The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed at unit 1 of Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear power plant, marking a significant milestone for the VVER-1200 reactor project being constructed by Russia's Rosatom.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrpv-installed-at-rooppur-nuclear-power-plant-in-bangladesh-9149289

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President says Europe ‘will never have’ enough renewable energy capacity Mr Macron said France’s nuclear plants are a major asset for producing clean hydrogen. Courtesy Elysée Palace. French president Emmanuel Macron said that by 2030 France must be a leader in carbon-free power production with one small modular reactor in operation and nuclear plants used to produce clean hydrogen through electrolysis.

Mr Macron said Europe will never have enough renewable energy capacity to produce sufficient green hydrogen and that France’s nuclear plants are a major asset for producing green hydrogen.

Mr Macron made the comments as he unveiled a five-year investment plan on Tuesday aimed at fostering industrial champions and innovation.

“We must wage the battle of innovation and industrialisation at the same time,” the French president told a gathering of business leaders and young entrepreneurs, unveiling plans to invest €30bn to “re-industrialise” the country.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/macron-announces-plans-for-first-smr-and-green-hydrogen-from-nuclear-plants-by-2030-10-2-2021

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Orano has completed construction of a new laboratory for the production of stable isotopes at its Tricastin site. The French nuclear fuel cycle company said the laboratory - the first one of its kind in France - will begin operations in the second half of 2023.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Orano-completes-new-stable-isotopes-laboratory

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The continued operation of Dominion's Millstone nuclear power plant beyond 2029 is a critical factor in how much more and how quickly Connecticut needs to procure new clean energy additions, the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has told policymakers in the state's newly released 2020 Integrated Resources Plan (IRP).

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Millstone-operation-is-critical-factor-for-Connect

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The Oceanic Pintail purpose-built nuclear transport ship, which was decommissioned in November 2020 after 33 years of service, has now been fully recycled, Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) announced today. Its contractor - Dales Marine Services - had been set the target that 98% of the vessel be recycled.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/British-nuclear-transport-ship-fully-recycled

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Nuclear power is the required energy source for development of the Russian gold deposit at Kyuchus, the country's minister of natural resources and the environment, Alexander Kozlov made clear as the deposit's development rights were auctioned. The small reactor planned for Ust-Kuyga will supply the mine.

Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-to-power-remote-gold-mine

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The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said that it had submitted two reports and supplemental information on the February alert at the NIST Centre for Neutron Research (NCNR) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). On 3 February staff had responded to an alert of elevated radiation levels in the confinement building of the NCRC at Gaithersburg in Maryland.

Date: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-nrc-receives-update-on-cause-of-radiation-alert-at-maryland-research-reactor-9146199

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $20 million in funding to demonstrate technology that will produce clean hydrogen energy from nuclear power.

Date: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-doe-announces-funds-for-nuclear-hydrogen-9145635

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