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NuScale Power and TerraPower both signed agreements earlier this week with South Korean entities to support development of the American firms’ respective reactor technologies.
INL makes first fuel for Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment
Idaho National Laboratory has announced the creation of the first batch of enriched uranium chloride fuel salt for the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE). INL said that its fuel...
Webinar: UMich’s The Reactor Around the Corner
The latest report from the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program’s Technology Assessment Project (TAP) will be the focus of a webinar on December 11, from...
NRC completes safety review for TerraPower’s Kemmerer project
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently announced that it has completed its final safety evaluation (SE) for the construction permit application for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in...
DOE selects TVA and Holtec for SMR awards
The Department of Energy has selected the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services to support the early deployments of light water small modular reactors in the United States....
X-energy raises $700M in latest funding round
Advanced reactor developer X-energy has announced that it has closed an oversubscribed Series D financing round of approximately $700 million. The funding proceeds are expected to be used to...
Coming up: The 4th annual ARCSC workshop
The 4th Annual Advanced Reactor Codes and Standards Collaborative (ARCSC) Workshop will take place on December 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). The event, which will be hosted at the...
NRC extends comment period for X-energy’s TX-1 fuel facility
Due to the days lost to the government shutdown, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the public comment period for a draft environmental impact statement for the TX-1 advanced...
Construction begins on X-energy’s Oak Ridge advanced fuel facility
Small modular reactor developer X-energy and its subsidiary TRISO-X announced yesterday the start of aboveground construction for its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak...
Here is a recap of recent industry happenings: ADVANCED REACTOR MARKETPLACE TerraPower’s Natrium plans for Wyoming, Utah move forwardTerraPower has reported a number of developments related...
In my August column in Nuclear News, I reflected on the importance of ANS’s annual conferences for bringing together our nuclear community at the national level. In September, after speaking...