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Jacobs selected to help build new type of nuclear reactor
Moltex Energy’s Stable Salt Reactor is designed to burn processed spent fuel pellets which would otherwise have to be stored as radioactive waste
read more... 07/08/2020
GE, Sembcorp Marine to deliver Sofia transmission system
Partners are starting early design works in July with the full contract subject to FID due in early 2021
read more... 13/07/2020
French, Spanish developers to join 240-MW Welsh tidal stream zone
Two French turbine developers and one Spanish peer have signed-up to the Morlais tidal stream energy project in North Wales, where the Crown Estate has designated a zone with the potential to reach 240 MW over time.
read more... 15/04/2020
Hungarian minister highlights importance of nuclear energy
The coronavirus pandemic has underlined the importance of the existing Paks nuclear power plant, which accounts for about half of Hungary's electricity generation, noted János Süli. The minister responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of two new reactors at Paks said that project will maintain the country's energy security and help revive its economy in the coming years.
read more... 03/04/2020
GEH promotes BWRX-300 design in Czech Republic
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Czech utility ČEZ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on examining the economic and technical feasibility of potentially constructing a BWRX-300 in the Czech Republic. ČEZ operates two nuclear power plants which generate about one-third of the country’s electricity. The Czech government plans substituting aging coal plants with new nuclear build and renewables in the near future.
read more... 06/02/2020