VTT launched the Finnish development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) intended for district heat production. The first phase of the project will involve the conceptual design of a nuclear power...
Why Europe Needs To Include Nuclear In Low-Carbon Energy Planning
Industry group head Yves Desbazeille says if EU is serious about tackling climate change, it must make use of ‘all the best low-carbon tools’. Last year ended with a few very important developments...
Standardisation And Harmonisation ‘Vital’ In Bid To Improve Competitiveness
Standardisation and harmonisation will play a key role as the nuclear sector addresses the challenge of improving its competitiveness, the new president of Brussels-based industry group Foratom said.
GEH and ČEZ to Develop Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in the Czech Republic
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and ČEZ, a. s. (ČEZ), an integrated electricity conglomerate, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which the companies have agreed to examine the...
France’s new SMR initiative
French nuclear industry players, CEA, EDF, Naval Group and TechnicAtome, are jointly developing a new SMR (small modular reactor) concept in the 300-400 MWe size range – consisting of two 170 MWe...
Finland grants uranium recovery permit
The government of Finland has granted a uranium recovery permit to Terrafame for uranium production as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production at its Sotkamo mine in the north-east of the country.
Tender candidates confirm participation in Bulgarian nuclear project
All five shortlisted candidates are ready to file binding bids in the tender to select a strategic investor for construction of the Belene nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, the energy ministry said.
Taxonomy regulation – role for nuclear
On 7 February, the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union published a document on the topic of a “proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the...