Strikes had reduced already low nuclear power generation in France by 1.7 gigawatts (GW) by 0617 GMT on Thursday, according to data from power group EDF (EDF.PA), which is under pressure to increase...
Constellation to help Dutch Rolls-Royce SMR deployment
Dutch nuclear energy development company ULC-Energy BV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US utility Constellation to support the deployment of a fleet of Rolls-Royce small modular...
Fermi Energia requests bids from three SMR vendors
Estonia's Fermi Energia has said it will accept tenders from three small modular reactor (SMR) developers: GE Hitachi, NuScale and Rolls-Royce. The company said bids with comprehensive technical...
Waste Management Switzerland / Authorities Confirm Site For Deep Geological Nuclear Waste Repository
Swiss authorities have selected a site in northern Switzerland not far from the German border to host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste.
Slovakia’s Mochovce 3 fuel loading begins
Slovenské elektrárne brought the first fuel assembly to unit 3 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant at 1.16am local time on Friday. The Slovakian company says the aim is for it to reach full power by...
Romanian-Polish cooperation on NuScale SMR deployment
Share Romanian utility Nuclearelectrica and Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polska Miedź SA have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the development of...
Rolls-Royce / SMR Agreement With Škoda JS Could See Deployment In Czech Republic And Central Europe
Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Czech nuclear engineering and manufacturing firm Škoda JS to explore areas of collaboration for the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor...
France / Government Wants Entire Reactor Fleet Back Online Early Next Year, Says Minister
France plans to have the nation’s entire fleet of 56 commercial nuclear power reactors online by early next year, with officials saying state-owned operator EDF is “on board” with the schedule.