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Impressive Milestones Achieved on Chinese Advanced Nuclear Power Projects

December 7, 2023 admin advanced nuclear, Business, China, cnnc, engineering, full coverage, htr-pm, International, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, power, reactor, Research and Development, Small Modular Reactor, smr

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:17:24 +0000

China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) announced on Dec. 6 that China’s independently developed high-temperature gas-cooled modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) reactor demonstrator had commenced commercial operation. The HTR-PM project was constructed […]

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Nuclear Industry Giants Collaborate on European Projects While Japan Expands Partnership with U.S. Reactor Designer

November 6, 2023 admin AP1000, bechtel, Business, full coverage, International, Japan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, reactor, terrapower, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:45:14 +0000

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel have together proposed a deal to supply the Czech Republic with as many as four AP1000 nuclear reactors. The proposal aims to construct one or […]

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Quebec Utility Mulls Restart of Mothballed Nuclear Reactor

August 11, 2023 admin gentilly-2, hydro-quebec, International, news, Nuclear, power, Quebec, reactor

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:41:41 +0000

A government-run Canadian utility said it is considering restarting a nuclear reactor that was shut down more than a decade ago, in an effort to support the supply of energy […]

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Vogtle Unit 3 Enters Commercial Operation: First ‘Newly Constructed’ U.S. Nuclear Power Plant in Decades

July 31, 2023 admin Business, commercial operation, full coverage, Georgia Power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, power, reactor, Southern Company, vogtle expansion, vogtle unit 3

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:18:47 +0000

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Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first “newly constructed” nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in […]

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The POWER Interview: European Group Building Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors

June 6, 2023 admin Business, France, Fuel, gen iv, generation iv, International, Interview, Italy, mox, newcleo, news, Nuclear, power, reactor, Small Modular Reactor, smr, stephano buono, Technology, uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:31:19 +0000

Advancements in nuclear power technology have brought several new companies into the sector, many of them working on innovative reactor designs and fuels to move the industry forward. One of […]

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Hot Functional Testing Begins on Unit 4 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant

March 21, 2023 admin Georgia Power, hot functional testing, Nuclear, reactor, Vogtle, westinghouse ap1000

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:06:43 +0000

Georgia Power announced that hot functional testing for Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant has begun, as the utility moves closer to bringing both reactors of the two-unit expansion at the facility online. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests for Unit 4 prior to the initial loading of fuel […]

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How Does Uranium Price Increase Affect Nuclear Power Plant Profitability?

November 23, 2022 admin Business, cost, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power, power, reactor, uranium

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:52:31 +0000

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Uranium has been one of the best-performing asset classes in 2022, according to data supplied by HANetf’s Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (URNM). In fact, the uranium spot price has increased 24.12% during the year through Oct. 31, according to the fund. October was a particularly strong month for uranium oxide (U3O8), which is used […]

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Poland Picks Westinghouse to Build Country’s First Nuclear Reactors

October 30, 2022 admin AP1000, International, news, Nuclear, Poland, reactor, United States, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:00:21 +0000

Poland continues to move forward with its plan to deploy nuclear power, choosing Westinghouse Electric Co. to build the country’s first large-scale nuclear power plant. The decision, announced late Oct. 28 by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is seen as a move by Poland to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. and continue moving the […]

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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closes After 50 Years of Operation, Employees Leave with Pride

May 28, 2022 admin Business, decommissioning, entergy, full coverage, Michigan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, palisades, reactor, retirement

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 17:34:39 +0000

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After more than 50 years of operation, the Palisades nuclear power plant was taken offline for the final time on May 20. The station was scheduled to be permanently shut down on May 31, but plant operators “made the conservative decision to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod […]

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France Announces Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant Closure

February 19, 2020 admin Business, fessenheim, France, GERMANY, International, Macron, Nuclear, O&M, reactor

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:26:46 +0000

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France, which has long relied on reactors to supply the bulk of the country’s electricity, on Feb. 19 announced the imminent closure of the Fessenheim nuclear plant, located on the country’s border with Germany. One of the plant’s two 920-MW pressurized water reactors will shut down within days, with the second taken offline by the […]

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