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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.

Flamanville 3: complementary justifications on three nozzles of the primary circuit

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 24, 2021 - A significant safety event was declared by EDF to the French safety authority on March 3. This event is related to an incomplete consideration of the study referential requirements for the implantat

Mar 24, 2021

Pentagon extends contract options for nuclear microreactor prototype

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 23, 2021 - The Department of Defense awarded contract options this week to two companies to create a final prototype for a transportable advanced nuclear microreactor.

Mar 23, 2021

Detecting nuclear power pollution separate from global fall out

Lancaster UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2021 - Researchers looking at miniscule levels of plutonium pollution in our soils have made a breakthrough which could help inform future 'clean up' operations on land around nuclear power plants, saving

Mar 19, 2021

Nuclear power is important for a decarbonized, resilient energy system

Palo Alto CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2021 - Electric Power Research Institute President and CEO Dr. Arshad Mansoor this month stressed the importance of nuclear generation to the resilience of the U.S. electric power system and expressed conf

Mar 17, 2021

Putin, Erdogan launch new phase of Turkish nuclear power plant

Ankara (AFP) March 10, 2021 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Wednesday to improve cooperation as they launched the construction of a new reactor at Turkey's first nuclear power plant.

Mar 10, 2021

UAE to host IAEA’s most complex nuclear crisis drill

Dubai (AFP) March 9, 2021 - The UAE said Tuesday it will this year host the International Atomic Energy Agency's most complex nuclear emergency exercise, a 36-hour drill that takes place every three to five years.

Mar 9, 2021

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fermi Energia Advance small modular reactor technology cooperation

Wilmington MC (SPX) Mar 09, 2021 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Fermi Energia OU have advanced their technology collaboration by entering into a teaming agreement to support the potential deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular

Mar 9, 2021

North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF surpasses $125M assets

New York NY (SPX) Mar 08, 2021 - The North Shore Global Uranium ETF has surpassed $125 million in assets under management (AUM) as of 3/1/21. Launched on 12/4/19, the fund has produced a cumulative return of over 119% (on a price b

Mar 8, 2021

Deep Isolation discusses advanced reactor spent fuel disposal

Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2021 - Deep Isolation, a leading innovator in nuclear waste storage and disposal solutions, will discuss horizontal borehole disposal as an option for spent fuel from advanced reactors at the upcoming Wast

Mar 8, 2021

Nuclear Engineering Expert, Dave Thomas, Joins Certrec’s Office of NERC Compliance Team

Fort Worth TX (SPX) Mar 05, 2021 - Certrec has announced that Dave Thomas has joined its Office of NERC Compliance team as Senior Compliance Analyst. We are pleased to welcome Dave to the company, said Certrec's Office of NERC Comp

Mar 5, 2021

Germany to compensate energy firms 2.4 bn euros for nuclear exit

Berlin (AFP) March 5, 2021 - Germany will pay top energy companies a total of 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in compensation for its decision to exit nuclear energy in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Berlin said Friday.

Mar 5, 2021

Germany faces tough questions as nuclear exit nears

Gundremmingen, Germany (AFP) March 5, 2021 - The Bavarian village of Gundremmingen is so proud of its nuclear power station that its coat of arms is graced with a giant golden atom.

Mar 5, 2021

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy advances efforts to license BWRX-300 small modular reactor

Wilmington MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2021 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced that it continues to make significant progress in its efforts to license the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in the U.S. On Jan. 12 the U.S.

Feb 25, 2021

France to extend lifetime of old nuclear power plants

Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2021 - French safety officials on Thursday gave the green light to extend the lifetime of the country's oldest nuclear power plants as it seeks to boost the share of renewables in its power mix.

Feb 25, 2021

Plant as superhero during nuclear power plant accidents

Morioka, Japan (SPX) Feb 17, 2021 - In recent time, HBO's highly acclaimed and award-winning miniseries Chernobyl highlighted the horror of nuclear power plant accident, which happened in Ukraine in 1986. It is not a fictional series

Feb 17, 2021

NERC Compliance Teams stay up-to-date on critical industry news with Certrec GRC Data Platforms

Fort Worth TX (SPX) Feb 12, 2021 - Certrec, a leading provider for NERC regulatory compliance and advanced on-line solutions proudly announced the release of its newest compliance tools, RegSource GRC and Recall GRC. RegSource

Feb 12, 2021