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Westinghouse Electric Company has recently entered into a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) agreement with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild, a Bulgarian organization. The purpose of this contract is to construct a cutting-edge AP1000® reactor at the Kozloduy site. The project will involve an assessment of the Bulgarian industry and the existing infrastructure …

At a signing ceremony on June 7, 2023, NuScale Power Corporation and Accelerant Solutions announced an agreement to develop and implement a comprehensive NuScale Licensed Operator Training Program. Collaboration for Enhanced Training Programs Since 2020, NuScale and Accelerant Solutions have been working closely together to create effective lesson plans that …

United States Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a funding commitment of $26 million. This funding will support collaborative initiatives involving university groups, nonprofits, and private-sector partners. These coalitions will engage with communities interested in DOE’s community-centered approach to storing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel—a process referred to as consent-based …

Westinghouse Electric Company has recently entered into a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) agreement with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild, a Bulgarian organization. The purpose of this contract is to construct a cutting-edge AP1000® reactor at the Kozloduy site. The project will involve an assessment of the Bulgarian industry and the existing infrastructure …

At a signing ceremony on June 7, 2023, NuScale Power Corporation and Accelerant Solutions announced an agreement to develop and implement a comprehensive NuScale Licensed Operator Training Program. Collaboration for Enhanced Training Programs Since 2020, NuScale and Accelerant Solutions have been working closely together to create effective lesson plans that …

United States Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a funding commitment of $26 million. This funding will support collaborative initiatives involving university groups, nonprofits, and private-sector partners. These coalitions will engage with communities interested in DOE’s community-centered approach to storing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel—a process referred to as consent-based …

Constellation Energy, the largest producer of carbon-free energy in the U.S., said this week it would invest $800 million in new equipment to increase the output of its Braidwood and Byron Generating Stations in Illinois by approximately 135 megawatts, enough to power the equivalent of 100,000 average homes around the …

The director of Iran’s director of the Atomic Energy Organization (AWOI) announced the country is building a 2,000 MWE nuclear power plant in the Khuzenstan province, relying on technology developed in Iran, according to a news report. The plant will be capable of generating 300 MWe “in the preliminary phase,” …

U.S. based Orano Decommissioning Services said this week it was putting into effect two of its patents (US 9,728,287 and US 9,984,780), allowing it to to achieve a time-accelerated decommissioning at the Crystal River 3 accelerated decommissioning project. The new “Optimized Segmentation” process cuts up and removes everything inside the …

Nuclear fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation said this week it had successfully completed work under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) voucher program. The program was designed to support the development of Lightbridge Fuel, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Working in …