Vol. 1, No. 2 NEA tracking 74 SMRs under development worldwide
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
NEA outlines the spread of SMR projects internationally
The Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency released its third edition of its Small Modular Reactor Dashboard on Tuesday and its newest edition identified 127 SMR technologies being developed around the globe. As NEA officials said last week, out of the 127 SMR technologies cited, 74 of them are in active development and are given comprehensive overviews […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear energy-related groups urge Energysec Wright to address spent fuel
Several nuclear and energy groups urged Secretary of Energy Chris Wright this week to take action to address the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle in the United States. The Nuclear Energy Institute, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA), Nuclear Industry Council, American Nuclear Society, Decommissioning Plant Coalition, Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition (NWSC), National Association of […]
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Interim Storage & Waste Disposal
Nuclear disposal company backs NIC plan
California-based Deep Isolation has praised the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council for its plan to address nuclear waste disposal policy in the United States, including establishment of an independent body outside the Department of Energy. The NIC’s action plan, Action Plan for Transforming the Back End of the U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle, provides an outline for […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
OIG questions DOE management of HALEU demonstration contract process
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy miscalculated during the selection process of its High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Demonstration Project, the Department’s Office of Inspector General found in an audit. In a July 2 audit report the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found the Office of Nuclear Energy inappropriately limited competition during its pre-award […]
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International
Japan starts post-Fukushima survey for possible new reactor
An electric utility in Japan will resume what it describes as a voluntary on-site survey that could lead to construction of the nation’s first new nuclear power plant since the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident in March 2011. Kansai Electric Power Company announced in a Tuesday July 22 press release it will resume the survey work on […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
GLE files NRC application for Paducah enrichment facility
Global Laser Enrichment has submitted its full license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility in Paducah, Ky., the company said last week. The Wilmington, N.C. based company that licenses laser enrichment technology owned by Australia’s Silex Systems recently filed in its safety analysis report to complete its full license […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Rolls-Royce SMR, ČEZ begin site work for Czech SMR
Rolls-Royce SMR and ČEZ signed an early works agreement last week to initiate site work at the Temelin Nuclear Power Station in the Czech Republic. Rolls Royce SMR, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings, and ČEZ, a Czech utility, plan to deploy a small modular reactor at the Temelin site. Rolls-Royce SMR was selected as the […]
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International
IAEA says inspectors ‘safely’ depart from Iran, power still cut at Zaporizhzhia
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency departed from Iran on July 4 to return to headquarters in Vienna, the agency said on website X that day. The inspectors had been in Tehran “throughout the recent military conflict,” the post said. The agency’s director general Rafael Grossi also “reiterated the crucial importance of the IAEA […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Chinese hackers breach NNSA software, Microsoft says
The Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency in charge of managing the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile, was one of hundreds of organizations affected by a massive SharePoint hack. While the bug was discovered last week, Microsoft said in a blog post Tuesday that three Chinese actors were exploiting vulnerabilities in […]