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The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Framatome signs service contracts with Finnish utility TVO to support long-term operation of Olkiluoto 3 EPR

Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 - Framatome signed a series of service contracts with Finnish utility TVO for the long term operation of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR. These contracts cover nuclear plant outage and maintenance scopes, includi

Feb 20, 2020

UAE loads fuel rods at Arab world’s first nuclear plant

Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates has started loading fuel rods into the first reactor at its Barakah nuclear plant, operators said Wednesday, two days after regulators gave the green light.

Feb 19, 2020

Framatome to implement full-scale digital protective relay upgrade at a US nuclear power plant

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2020 - Framatome recently signed a contract to complete the first large-scale digital upgrade to the existing safety- and non-safety-related electromechanical protective relays at a U.S. nuclear power plan

Feb 18, 2020

UAE issues licence for first Arab nuclear power plant

Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 17, 2020 - The United Arab Emirates said Monday it has issued an operating licence for a reactor at its Barakah nuclear power plant, the first in the Arab world, hailing it as a new chapter.

Feb 17, 2020

TPU researchers discover how to improve safety of nuclear power plants

Tomsk Oblast, Russia (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 - Researchers at Tomsk Polytechnic University found a method to increase fuel lifetime by 75%. According to the research team, it will significantly increase safety and reduce the operating cost of nu

Feb 17, 2020

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and CEZ signs small modular reactor tech deal with Czech Republic

Wilmington NC (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and CEZ, a. s. (CEZ), an integrated electricity conglomerate, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through which the comp

Feb 4, 2020

Framatome signs contracts with Tennessee Valley Authority

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 - Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) awarded Framatome several multimillion-dollar contracts for work across the company's reactor fleet. This includes fuel for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, fuel hand

Feb 4, 2020

Progressing towards assuredly safer autonomous systems

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 - The sophistication of autonomous systems currently being developed across various domains and industries has markedly increased in recent years, due in large part to advances in computing, modeling,

Feb 3, 2020

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy begins NRC licensing process for BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor

Wilmington NC (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has officially begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor. On December 30, 2019 the company submitted the first licensing top

Feb 3, 2020

Molecule modification could improve reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

Newcastle upon Tyne UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2020 - The reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel could become safer and more efficient in future after researchers found a way to modify the structure of molecules to remove radioactive materials. The r

Jan 30, 2020

Deep Isolation shares its nuclear waste disposal solution

San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2020 - Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste storage and disposal solutions, will be featured at the Cleantech Forum San Francisco, January 27-29, 2020. Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Mu

Jan 29, 2020

Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete

Columbus OH (SPX) Jan 28, 2020 - The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste will likely degrade faster than anyone previously knew because of the way those materials interact,

Jan 28, 2020

Stress relieving heat treatment processes: Framatome continues its works

paris, France (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 - In the context of the development of industrial processes, Framatome detected non-compliance with specified temperature ranges in the application of particular local stress-relieving heat treatments

Jan 24, 2020

GE Hitachi and TerraPower collaborate for versatile test reactor program

Bellevue WA (SPX) Jan 22, 2020 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower have announced a collaboration to pursue a Public Private Partnership to design and construct the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) for the U.S. Department

Jan 22, 2020

Japan court halts nuclear reactor restart citing volcano, quake risks

Tokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 - A Japanese nuclear reactor near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of its being struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, a high court ordered on Friday.

Jan 17, 2020

Iran says ‘daily enrichment’ of uranium higher than 2015

Tehran (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that his country's daily enrichment of uranium was currently higher than before the conclusion of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Jan 16, 2020