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GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Gets Another Win

February 10, 2023 admin Business, bwrx-300, Estonia, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, International, news, Nuclear, power, smr

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:06:53 +0000

Fermi Energia, a privately held company formed to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) in Estonia, announced that it has selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 design for deployment. Kalev Kallemets, CEO of Fermi Energia, said in September last year that the company’s nuclear technology selection process had begun in 2019, with a mapping […]

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Major Nuclear Players Team on Innovative Construction Delivery Approach for BWRX-300 SMR at Darlington

February 3, 2023 admin aecom, Business, bwrx-300, construction approach, contract, darlington, darlington new nuclear project, full coverage, ge hitachi, integrated project delivery, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, Ontario, opg, Plant Design, snc lavalin, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:26:29 +0000

Ontario Power Generation (OPG), GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), SNC-Lavalin, and Aecon have signed a trailblazing six-year alliance agreement designed to bolster the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Clarington, Ontario. The contract unveiled on Jan. 27—a year after OPG selected GEH’s BWRX-300 for the […]

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GE Hitachi Formally Enters BWRX-300 SMR in UK Race for New Nuclear

December 22, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Business, bwrx-300, energy security, finance, full coverage, ge hitachi, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear strategy, regulatory, Research and Development, smrs, Technology, uk

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:57:16 +0000

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has submitted a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) entry application for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) to UK authorities, kicking off a key regulatory process that could give the advanced nuclear technology a competitive edge as the country races to potentially triple its nuclear capacity to up to 24 GW by […]

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Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

June 30, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Bangladesh, Business, bwrx-300, Canada, China, cnnc, Egypt, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, kazakhstan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Sweden

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:42:33 +0000

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns. “In today’s context of the global energy crisis, skyrocketing fossil fuel prices, energy security challenges and ambitious climate commitments, I believe nuclear power has a unique opportunity to stage a comeback,” […]

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SaskPower Picks SMR Technology for First Two Potential Nuclear Units

June 28, 2022 admin Business, bwrx-300, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, geh, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear reactor, opg, Safety, Saskatchewan, saskpower, smr, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:23:47 +0000

SaskPower has chosen GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology for Saskatchewan’s first two nuclear units, which the provincial utility plans to deploy by the mid-2030s. The announcement on June 27 wraps up a four-year process to evaluate specific SMR designs and furthers planning for SaskPower, a Crown corporation, which has […]

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Poland Secures NuScale SMR as Urgency for Nuclear Energy Ramps Up Across Central, Eastern Europe

February 16, 2022 admin AP1000, Bulgaria, Business, bwrx-300, central and eastern europe, climate change, Czech Republic, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Renewables, Romania, Russia, supply chains, Technology, Ukraine, voygr, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:16:04 +0000

NuScale Power has signed a definitive commercial agreement with mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. to deploy a VOYGR power plant of up to 924 MWe as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. Under an “early works agreement” signed in a ceremony on Feb. 14 in the […]

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TVA Unveils Major New Nuclear Program, First SMR at Clinch River Site

February 10, 2022 admin Business, bwrx-300, climate change, Clinch River, engineering, full coverage, ge hitachi, news, Nuclear, Poland, smrs, TVA

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:15:57 +0000

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will invest in a major program that will explore the construction of multiple advanced nuclear reactors—starting with a GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at its Clinch River site in Tennessee. TVA Board members during a meeting on Feb. 10 unanimously approved TVA’s “New Nuclear Program,” a broad new initiative […]

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POWER Notebook: A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear

February 6, 2020 admin apr1400, atrium 11, barakah, browns ferry, Business, bwrx-300, Čez, Czech Republic, enec, eskom, framatome, geh, International, Markets, nawah, news, Nuclear, pbmr, pebble bed, Research and Development, Safety, Technology, TVA, UAE, wano

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:31:27 +0000

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The past week saw interesting developments worldwide for nuclear new builds, small modular reactors (SMRs), and advanced nuclear fuel. Highlighted here: A third U.S. utility will use Framatome’s ATRIUM 11 fuel design; Barakah 1 in the United Arab Emirates is on the cusp of startup; South Africa’s Eskom said it wants to dispose of PBMR […]

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GEH Launches NRC Licensing Process for BWRX-300, an ESBWR-Derived SMR

January 30, 2020 admin Business, bwr, bwrx-300, esbwr, Gas, geh, History, International, news, NRC, Nuclear, NuScale, Plant Design, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:28:11 +0000

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Marking another major milestone for U.S.-based small modular reactor (SMR) development, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it has formally begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300, a 300-MW water-cooled nuclear technology that it claims could be competitive with natural gas power. The company revealed on Jan. 30 that it submitted the first licensing […]

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Small Modular Reactors Gain Momentum in Europe

October 3, 2019 admin Business, bwrx-300, Czech Republic, Estonia, ge hitachi nuclear energy, geh, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Plant Design, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:47:32 +0000

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and NuScale Power, two leading companies in the race to build small modular reactors (SMRs) for power generation, have recently announced deals that could result to new plants being constructed in Europe. Feasibility Studies in Estonia GEH on Oct. 3 said it had signed an agreement with Fermi Energia OÜ, […]

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