In its latest Energy Policy Review of Spain released on 26 May, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says Spain has made considerable progress towards its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, but future gains need to be supported by stable policies, adequate public financing and incentives for private investment.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiea-report-on-spain-says-nuclear-phase-out-bears-watching-8773076
The Russian government said on 26 May that RUB4.9 billion ($66,6m) will be allocated for the technical retrofitting of the T-15MD tokamak thermonuclear installation located at the Kurchatov Institute. This resolution was approved by the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Investments are planned for the period 2021-2024. The funds will be spent on improving the complex for additional plasma heating, as a result of which the total heating power will be 11 MW. Cryogenic equipment, physical diagnostics and lithium circulation systems will also be upgraded.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussian-government-invests-in-tokamak-upgrade-8773085
The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine (SNRCU) said on 24 May that it was about to begin a scheduled inspection the Chernobyl NPP to verify compliance with the requirements for the management of nuclear energy and the performance of organisational and administrative functions related to nuclear and radiation safety. During the inspection, the security status of the Shelter facility will also be checked.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsukraine-regulators-begin-inspection-of-chernobyl-as-waste-transfer-begins-8773094
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company on 24 May announced further investment in Poland with the establishment of a global shared service centre in Kraków. The centre, Westinghouse’s first facility in Poland, will open in Zablocie Business Park B in August 2021. In the first stage, it will employ some 150 highly skilled workers in various functions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswestinghouse-to-open-shared-service-centre-in-poland-8773111
Sweden-based WSP said on 24 May that, together with Golder (now part of WSP) and Amberg it is to design expansion of the final repository for short-lived radioactive waste, in Forsmark for Swedish nuclear waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswsp-to-design-expanded-forsmark-repository-8773117
William Magwood said “nuclear is here today, nuclear works today”. He said countries are beginning to become serious about climate change and have to make real decisions and choices. “We have seen that nuclear energy is coming back to the table as an option for many countries. We are going to see more and more countries looking at nuclear power.”
Mr Magwood said continued operation of nuclear power plants has been identified as the lowest-cost clean energy production. “Countries are beginning to see this. Nuclear power is the only expandable, dispatchable, low-cost and low-carbon source of electricity. It can make a very important contribution in the future to provide a stable grid,” he said.
“Our modern world is going to be very electricity-dependent, increasingly for transportation, industry and other areas, and electricity is going to be the source of economic and industrial growth in the future. Nuclear power is going to be seen by more and more countries as one of the best ways to ensure that”.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-and-renewables-provide-very-clear-pathway-to-carbon-neutrality-5-4-2021
The CNSC concluded that Moltex has a clear understanding of the Canadian regulatory requirements and expectations.
“Completing Phase 1 of the vendor design review is a major achievement,” said Rory O’Sullivan, Moltex chief executive officer for North America, Moltex Energy. “This demonstrates that our technology is progressing in the right direction, and gives current and future customers confidence in our design of advanced nuclear reactors.”
The vendor design review is an optional service provided by the CNSC. The objective of a review is to verify the acceptability of a nuclear reactor design with respect to Canadian nuclear regulatory requirements and expectations, as well as Canadian codes and standards. The review does not certify or licence the design.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/smr-clears-phase-1-of-canada-regulatory-review-5-4-2021
The fuel will be moved to the new €400m ISF-2 interim storage facility, which was given a licence by SNRIU for full operation earlier this year.
ISF-2 was built by an international consortium led by the US company Holtec and financed by the international community through the Nuclear Safety Account, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/ukraine-regulator-issues-permit-for-fuel-transfer-to-new-isf-2-facility-5-4-2021
Candida Whitmill, managing director Newcastle-based Penultimate Power said the Generation IV high temperature gas-cooled reactor (EH HGTR) it is developing with the JAEA is aimed at industrial clusters. Penultimate Power claims the first unit will cost in the region of £100m, with reductions for future units.
The UK recently opened up its nuclear generic design assessment to advanced nuclear technologies. Penultimate Power is aiming to be the first to register with the new licencing regime with the EH HTGR.
Penultimate Power says it is a privately funded company working with the UK supply chain and public nuclear organisations to deliver affordable carbon-free heat and power. In 2016, Ms Whitmill told a local newspaper that Penultimate Power has the expertise in its advisory board to work effectively with an overseas partner in navigating the rigorous UK licensing regime.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-company-announced-htgr-collaboration-with-japan-5-4-2021
Life is a risky business. We are exposed to an unending cascade of risks, with some deemed “worse” than others, writes John Lindberg of World Nuclear Association. Since the 1970s, a considerable amount of psychological research dedicated to understanding why we often ignore some of the statistically biggest risks (e.g. driving, smoking), whilst fearing some of the smallest (e.g. nuclear power), has concluded that factors such as emotions, mental imagery, and trust, are central to the way we assess risks. Few risks elicit as strong a response as radiation, especially when in connection with nuclear power, largely thanks to its invisibility, links with cancer, and media portrayals.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 28 May 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Recalibrating-nuclear-risk
Page 176 of 394