Prodigy and Westinghouse Targeting Launch of eVinci Floating Nuclear Plant in Canada by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:58:06 +0000

Conceptual layout of a marine (shoreline) installed Prodigy Microreactor Power Station TNPP that can integrate a single or multiple Westinghouse eVinci™ microreactors. The facility is non-self-propelled. Courtesy: Prodigy Clean Energy

Westinghouse has revealed it is designing a transportable nuclear power plant (TNPP) featuring an eVinci microreactor with Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy, aiming to deliver a first project in Canada […]

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OPG, Capital Power to Explore Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Alberta

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:29:55 +0000

The Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Clarington, Ontario. Courtesy: CNW Group/Ontario Power Generation Inc.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and North American power producer Capital Power Corp. will jointly examine the feasibility of developing small modular reactors (SMRs) in Alberta, including possible ownership and operating […]

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U.S. Pledges to Help Philippines Develop Nuclear Power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:22:21 +0000

The U.S. will help develop a nuclear power industry in the Philippines after both countries signed an agreement Nov. 17 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, […]

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India Begins Commercial Operation of First Domestically Designed 700-MWe PHWR Nuclear Reactor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:58:09 +0000

India has begun commercial operation of its first domestically designed 700-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat, state-owned Nuclear Power Corp. of India […]

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Hydrogen Production, SMRs Touted for Virginia Data Center Hub

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:39:34 +0000

Two companies supporting different technologies in the energy sector have formed a joint venture to develop an industrial park in Virginia that could feature data centers powered by hydrogen gas […]

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Three More BWRX-300 SMRs Planned for Canada’s Darlington Site

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:27:27 +0000

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) said it is working on deployment of three additional BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site in Ontario, Canada. GEH […]

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Dutch Officials Set Funding for Nuclear Power Program

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:31:44 +0000

Government officials in the Netherlands have earmarked more than $350 million to fund further development of nuclear energy in the country, including extending the operating license of the 485-MW Borssele

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South Korean Companies Snap Up Opportunities to Advance Floating Nuclear, Nuclear Hydrogen, SMRs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:20:43 +0000

Days after Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced it would participate in a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants, the owner and operator of South Korea’s 25 nuclear […]

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

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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NuScale, Last Energy Make Significant Insteps for SMRs in Poland

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:35:23 +0000

NuScale has signed a first task order and a statement of commencement with Polish mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., kicking off early work for a VOYGR nuclear power plant of up to 924 MWe that the partners could deploy as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. […]

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