Nuclear energy can be used to produce low-carbon hydrogen via several efficient processes, King Lee of the World Nuclear Association told a workshop yesterday organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Speaking as chairman of the UNECE Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems, Lee said nuclear energy will play an important role as part of a low-carbon energy mix for the transition to net zero.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 26 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UNECE-workshop-hears-nuclear-has-key-role-in-hydro
Lightbridge Corporation has decided to prioritise developing fuel for future small modular reactors rather than fuel for large reactor designs, President and CEO Seth Grae said today in a business update ahead of a webcast and conference call to discuss the company's financial results. Reston, Virginia-based Lightbridge has over the course of the past year taken steps to reduce many of the risks associated with its business, he said.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 26 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Lightbridge-to-prioritise-SMR-fuel-development
Mr Kreivys said in the interview: “The Polish nuclear project, which is being developed under European Union regulations, cannot be compared with the Russian project in Belarus, which raises growing concerns.”
He said Lithuania was not consulted over the deployment of the two-unit Belarusian nuclear station and it is in violation of the Espoo Convention, which requires trans-border consultation on nuclear facilities.
Mr Kreivys raised questions about the independent status of the Belarusian nuclear regulator and said that the Belarusian station had failed 27 stress tests with only a handful of issues having been addressed.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/energy-minister-says-belarusian-nuclear-project-raises-growing-concerns-3-3-2021
The Strategic Capabilities Office of the US Department of Defense (DOD) has selected BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy LLC to develop a final design for a prototype mobile microreactor under the Project Pele initiative.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/BWXT-and-X-Energy-selected-to-develop-Project-Pele
The proposed Sizewell C (SZC) nuclear power project could lead to an investment of GBP4.4 billion (USD6.0 billion) in the East of England, according to a Memorandum of Understanding announced today by the Sizewell C Consortium, which represents more than 200 UK-based companies and organisations.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Sizewell-C-Consortium-signs-MoU-on-investment-pote
Nuclear regulation requires "humbleness and openness", Olivier Gupta, Director-General of France's nuclear safety regulator, told OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Director General William Magwood in a WebChat yesterday. Gupta has been Director-General of the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) since 2016 and has been chair of Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) since 2019.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Regulators-must-learn-from-each-other-says-head-of
Nuclear energy is the key to making climate commitments work and will play a critical role in meeting the Biden Administration's ambitious climate goals, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Maria Korsnick told the organisation's annual State of the Nuclear Energy Industry event yesterday.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Swift-action-needed-to-rebuild-world-s-energy-syst
Unit 2 of Russia’s Leningrad-II NPP (also known as Leningrad 6) began commercial operation on 22 March. “The new unit at the Leningrad NPP is the fourth with a VVER-1200 reactor,” said Andrey Petrov , General Director of nuclear utility Rosenergoatom. “With its commissioning, the total number of NPP units in our country has increased to 38. It will completely replace the capacity of the RBMK-1000 reactor at unit 2, which after 45 years of operation was finally shut down in November 2020, and will ensure the energy and economic stability of the region.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsleningrad-ii-2-begins-commercial-operation-8618701
Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Challenge Demographic (Miteco) said on 18 March that it had approved a ministerial order granting the renewal of the operating authorisation for the Cofrentes NPP until 30 November 2030, the date set for its final closure. Miteco said the closure date is in line with the approved Protocol relating to the cessation schedule for operating Spanish NPPs and with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (2021-2030).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsspanish-government-approves-renewal-of-operating-licence-for-cofrentes-npp-8618722
The decision to acquire assets for the processing and refining of uranium concentrate is aimed at ensuring Nuclearelectrica’s production capabilities, the company said in a statement filed with the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
The transaction consists of assets including land, buildings, installations, machinery and equipment in Feldioara, central Romania, but excludes the mining activity there, Nuclearelectrica added.
The completion of the acquisition is subject to necessary transfer authorisations and permits from the authorities.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclearelectrica-agrees-to-buy-assets-from-national-uranium-company-3-2-2021
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