Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has safely completed a project to refuel the Royal Military College of Canada’s (RMC) SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear reactor.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscnl-completes-refuelling-of-slowpoke-2-research-reactor-9111180
The Guardian newspaper said the government could announce plans to take a stake in the Sizewell C nuclear station, alongside the French state-backed power giant EDF, as early as next month.
That would probably result in China General Nuclear (CGN), which currently has a 20% stake in the project to build two EPR unts, being removed from the project.
Reports have said CGN could be blocked from all future power projects in the UK, with ministers reported to be investigating ways to prevent its involvement because of concerns over security.
According to The Guardian, Washington has been leaning heavily on London to remove China from Britain’s nuclear power plans, blacklisting CGN, citing fears over national security and accusing it of stealing military technology – claims it denies. The former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo last year urged Britain to choose sides in the battle to develop nuclear technology, saying it “stands ready to assist our friends in the UK with any needs they have”.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/government-close-to-deal-to-exclude-china-from-gbp20bn-sizewell-c-project-9-1-2021
Mr Birol told the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation ministerial conference in Warsaw, Poland, that if countries are serious about meeting climate targets such an effort would require the construction of 30 GW of new nuclear power capacity every years, five times higher than what was built annually over more than a decade.
He said renewables made up more than 90% of new installed power capacity globally over the last two years, but their growing share would require policymakers to think about how to integrate intermittent generation into markets. “On the days of no sun, or no wind…it’s a huge electricity security issue,” he said.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/iea-head-says-major-reactor-construction-programme-could-be-needed-to-help-meet-climate-goals-9-1-2021
To facilitate rapid decarbonisation and cut dependency on fossil fuels, both nuclear energy and renewables are needed for power and hydrogen production, a new independent study has concluded. The study, by Aurora Energy Research, investigates the benefits of deploying both nuclear and renewables for hydrogen production, to support the energy transition and meet UK climate targets.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-needed-for-hydrogen-production,-study-says
Congress needs to take action to break the impasse over a permanent solution for commercial used nuclear fuel, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report identifies four matters for congressional consideration - including amending legislation to authorise a new consent-based siting process and restructuring the Nuclear Waste Fund - and recommends that the Department of Energy (DOE) finalise its consent-based siting process.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GAO-calls-on-Congress-to-break-used-fuel-disposal
In July, US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel Corporation announced the start of the study, which will provide Poland’s Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) – the company responsible for managing the country’s first nuclear power project – with layout plans for the location of a first nuclear power station, together with a licensing plan, project schedule and cost estimate.
The US Trade and Development Agency has released a grant to fund the study.
“US industry and government have come together at a critical juncture in the development of Poland’s nuclear energy programme,” Ms Granholm said during a press conference in Warsaw.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/us-wants-to-speed-up-westinghouse-ap1000-study-says-energy-secretary-granholm-9-5-2021
It is in discussions with US nuclear reactor manufacturer Westinghouse, amongst other groups, to develop the new station at the Wylfa Newydd site in Anglesey, Wales, The Times reported. The existing Wylfa site has two gas-cooled units that have been permanently shut down and are being decommissioned.
If the plans were to go ahead, the new station would be able to generate enough electricity to power more than six million homes from the mid-2030s.
The new facility would come in addition to two EPR units under construction by EDF at Hinkley Point C, Somerset, and a proposal for two new EPR units at Sizewell C, Suffolk, which is in advanced planning stages.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/government-in-talks-over-plans-to-revive-abandoned-wylfa-nuclear-project-9-5-2021
Tokamak Energy of the UK announced it has demonstrated a transformative magnet protection technology that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants, delivering higher performance than alternative magnet systems. It said results from the latest tests validate a revolutionary approach to scaling up high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets, which are highly resilient to plasma disruptions.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tokamak-Energy-develops-new-magnet-protection-tech
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has confirmed or amended orders issued to Bruce Power and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) related to pressure tube fitness for service following a public hearing held on 10 September. The regulator confirmed the orders issued for certain units at the Bruce, Darlington and Pickering CANDU plants, but removed Pickering units 1 and 4 from the list. It said it will consider restart requests for the reactors concerned on a case-by-case basis.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNSC-confirms-orders-on-CANDU-restarts
NuScale has signed a second agreement to consider its small reactors as a general replacement for coal units in Poland. The US small reactor vendor will support two energy firms, Poland-based Unimot and USA-based Getka, in their joint work to explore the possibility.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NuScale-signs-with-new-Polish-partners-to-replace
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