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Vattenfall extends SMR cooperation with Fermi Energia
Swedish utility Vattenfall and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Letter-of-Intent to further expand their cooperation on small modular reactors (SMRs). For the past year Vattenfall has participated in a feasibility study by Fermi Energia to explore the possibilities for the deployment of such reactors in Estonia.
read more... 01/12/2020
Electrabel calls for clarity on Belgian phase-out
Electrabel - the Belgian subsidiary of French utility Engie - says it will not make any further investments at Doel unit 4 and Tihange unit 3 unless it is clearer whether the reactors will or will not be allowed to operate beyond 2025. A report due out at the end of next year may lead to the reactors being allowed to continue operating to ensure Belgium's energy security.
read more... 23/11/2020
UK includes new nuclear in 'green industrial revolution'
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a 10-point plan that he says can be "a global template" for delivering net-zero emissions. Point 3 of the plan is the government's commitment to develop new nuclear power, from large-scale to small and advanced modular reactors. This includes investment of GBP525 million (USD696 million) for "the next generation of small and advanced reactors".
read more... 19/11/2020
Japan Could Restart Nuclear Reactor Damaged In 2011 Disaster
A local governor in Japan has approved plans from utility Tohoku Electric Power to restart one of its nuclear reactors that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and the following tsunami, the same that caused the reactor meltdown at Fukushima.
read more... 13/11/2020
Belarus connects first nuclear unit to grid
Belarus has connected its first nuclear unit to the grid — a 1.2GW reactor at the Astravyets plant. The unit is due to begin commercial operations in the first quarter of 2021.
read more... 04/11/2020