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Texas-based energy company Vistra Corp. said this week it had come to a definitive agreement to purchase Energy Harbor Corp, which will merge their nuclear and retail businesses by forming a subsidiary called Vistra Vision. Vistra Zero renewables and storage projects will also be included in the mix that will …

U.S.-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a developer of fourth-generation gas-cooled microreactors, and Urenco USA, operated by Louisiana Energy Services LLC, announced an enrichment services supply agreement as part of the fuel supply program for USNC’s Micro-Modular Reactor. Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation will purchase enriched uranium product (EUP) from Urenco …

Outside containment concreting has been completed 45 days ahead of schedule at the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the general designer and general contractor Rosatom announced this week.   The total process took 110 days instead of the allotted 155, Rosatom said.   According to the RPS …

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and Synthos Green Energy (SGE) are collaborating to develop and deploy the GEH BWRX-300 small modular reactor – News …

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 …

Texas-based energy company Vistra Corp. said this week it had come to a definitive agreement to purchase Energy Harbor Corp, which will merge their nuclear and retail businesses by forming a subsidiary called Vistra Vision. Vistra Zero renewables and storage projects will also be included in the mix that will …

Westinghouse Electric Company made an announcement today regarding the signing of a contract with Dominion Energy. The contract entails the design, manufacturing, and delivery of Replacement Steam Generators for the Surry Nuclear Power Station located in Virginia. Under this partnership, Westinghouse and Dominion will collaborate on engineering and producing six …