Ontario’s SMR plans for Darlington advance
The Ontario government has announced the start of site preparation at the Darlington nuclear power plant for Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300.
The Ontario government has announced the start of site preparation at the Darlington nuclear power plant for Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300.
Regulators expand cooperation on reviews of advanced reactors and SMRs
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and the U.K. Office for Nuclear Regulation have signed a memorandum of cooperation to collaborate on technical...
Thermal hydraulics highlights of 2023
The American Nuclear Society’s Thermal Hydraulics Division is hosting a virtual event on Friday, March 15, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (ET), where experts will discuss some of the most impactful...
There have been significant changes in the outlook for the existing U.S. nuclear fleet in the last few years. In 2021, we were looking at the early closure of units and could not even think of...
GBN to buy sites for new nuclear
Great Britain announced last week that it will purchase land at two nuclear sites from Hitachi for £160 million ($203 million).Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the deal for the sites—Wylfa...
X-energy’s helium coolant and fuel handling test facility gets EA/FONSI
The Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations issued a final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact in February for a cost-shared X-energy...
Plans for Pickering reactor refurbishment underway
Ontario Power Generation’s Pickering nuclear power plant may see decades of new service beyond its original lifespan, which included plans to shut reactors down this year.Ontario energy...
GE Hitachi gets backing from U.K. future nuclear fund
The United Kingdom’s Future Nuclear Enabling Fund (FNEF) awarded £33.6 million (about U.S.$42.8 million) to GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy last week.The move comes as part of the FNEF’s...
Informal survey asks when the next U.S. nuclear plant will come on line
According to an admittedly informal and unscientific survey of people from online “nuclear affinity groups” conducted by Eric Wesoff, the editorial director for clean energy newsroom...
Workshop on SMRs scheduled for Ottawa
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency is hosting a workshop on the economics of small modular reactors in Ottawa, Canada, on February 27, 2024.The workshop will be an in-person event, with no hybrid...
2024: The State of Advanced Reactors
Designs for high-tech products, and the start-ups that offer them, will always outnumber the commercial successes. Ditto: many more power plants are proposed than actually get built, no matter...