Westinghouse AP300 SMR application filed with UK regulator

The United Kingdom’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has signed off on Westinghouse’s AP300 small modular reactor earlier this month.
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The United Kingdom’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has signed off on Westinghouse’s AP300 small modular reactor earlier this month.
Westinghouse updates: AP1000 potential, IPO, Amentum partnership
Westinghouse's long-term vision for its AP1000 includes seeing up to 91 of its flagship reactors being deployed worldwide, in one of several items of interest announced in recent days by...

GAO report urges DOE-EM to learn from other countries
Several countries, including Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, recently have taken steps to accelerate the cleanup of nuclear waste. In a new report, the U.S. Government Accountability...

Developers, officials talk advanced reactor outlook with NRC
The public had a rare opportunity Tuesday morning when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission gathered leaders from the Department of Energy, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, TerraPower,...
NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC
Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an...

Sizewell B gets 20-year life extension; SMR agreements signed around the world
Sizewell B, on the Suffolk coast of England, has been granted a 20-year life extension. The nuclear power plant, which began operating in 1995, will now remain in operation until 2055....

Polish company SGE hopes to deploy 14 BWRX-300 reactors in U.K.
Synthos Green Energy, a development and investment company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, has announced a proposal to deploy 14 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular...

DOE announces $17.5B in conditional loans for AP1000 builds
Earlier today, the Department of Energy announced that it has issued a conditional loan commitment to finance the purchase of “long-lead time items needed to rebuild America’s commercial...
Design, deliver, repeat: A formula for success in nuclear’s next era
Conditions for nuclear energy haven’t looked this favorable in a generation. Policy support is building, public support has risen, and demand for reliable power continues to outpace what...
Holtec and EDF submit proposal to deploy SMR-300 at Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Jupiter, Fla.–headquartered Holtec International has announced that it and London-based EDF Energy have jointly submitted a proposal to the government of the United Kingdom for deployment of...
International roundup: May highlights from Europe, Africa
SMR-300 deployments, power plant names, trade missions, agreements between neighboring countries, and renewed interest in nuclear energy are among the notable developments that occurred...
