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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has suspended fuel loading...
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US GAO report says NRC should consider impacts of climate change
A new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) stresses the need to address the potential impacts of climate change during the licensing of NPPs. The GAO is an...
Tepco begins fuel loading at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 7
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has begun loading nuclear fuel into the reactor at unit 7 the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture after the Nuclear...
Licence issued for fuel fabrication plant supporting Brest-OD-300 fast reactor
Russia’s Federal Service for Ecological, Technological & Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor) has issued a licence to the Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC - part of Rosatom fuel...
Clean Core fuel completes phase one of Canadian vendor design review
Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) has completed Phase 1 of the pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) process with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). No issues...
Nuclear authorities seek justification for use of Newcleo reactor in the UK
UK nuclear trade association, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has applied for a justification decision for newcleo’s lead-cooled fast reactor design, the LFR-AS-200....
US NRC endorses guidance for advanced reactor licensing
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued new guidance documents to facilitate the licensing of non-light water reactor designs. The guidance is expected to...
Akkuyu Nukleer confırms complıance wıth ınternatıonal standards
An official International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificate handover ceremony has been held at the Akkuyu NPP construction site in Turkiye confirming compliance of...
Global regulators to collaborate on the assessment of advanced reactor designs
The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Canadian Nuclear Safety...
Five sites selected for UK ONR themed inspection on climate change
Five sites have been selected for the next phase of the UK Chief Nuclear Inspector’s (CNI’s) themed inspection on climate change. The CNI themed inspections were introduced in 2017...
Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation launches in London
Reflecting a growing interest in nuclear-powered shipping, the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organisation (NEMO) has been set up with its headquarters in London. NEMO will work with...
US NRC to issue proposed rule on advanced reactor licensing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance to establish a licensing process for commercial nuclear power plants that...
Westinghouse applies for UK Generic Design Assessment of its AP300 SMR
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for approval to enter the General Design...
Orano Med breaks ground for new alpha therapy laboratory
Orano Med (a subsidiary of the Orano Group) has laid the foundation stone for its ATLab (Alpha Therapy Laboratory) in Onnaing, France. This will be Europe's first...
IAEA mission to the UK sees progress in nuclear and radiation safety
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) follow-up mission said the UK has a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety and has...
Finland amends regulations on NPP emergency planning zones
Finland's Radiation & Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK - Säteilyturvakeskus) has adopted a new regulation that no longer stipulates a five-kilometre precautionary action zone or...
X-energy completes CNSC pre-licensing for Xe-100 SMR
US-based X-energy Reactor Company X has completed milestones in the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC’s) pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) of its Xe-100 advanced...
Philippines and US sign nuclear co-operation agreement
The Governments of the Philippines and the USA signed an “Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy” also known as a Section 123 Agreement, on the sidelines...
Former Zion NPP site released for unrestricted use
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released for “unrestricted use” most of the land on and around the area where the Zion Nuclear Power Station once operated. This means that...
IAEA reviews regulatory framework in Romania
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team of experts said Romania is committed to maintaining and strengthening its...
