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Saturday, May 20, 2023

US Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding | Neutron Bytes

US Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding | Neutron Bytes: US Commits $275M to NuScale SMR for Romania; $4B Pledged for Future Funding Oklo Announces Sites for Two Nuclear Power Plants in Southern Ohio SMRs Considered For Indonesian Fertilizer Plant UK’s N…

Site for Dow, X-energy SMR project selected -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Site for Dow, X-energy SMR project selected -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Canada’s first microreactor headed to a Chalk River labs parking lot -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Canada’s first microreactor headed to a Chalk River labs parking lot -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Terrestrial Energy awarded DOE grant for IMSR licensing -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Terrestrial Energy awarded DOE grant for IMSR licensing -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Two reports sound alarm on supply chain deployment risks—for fission and fusion -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Two reports sound alarm on supply chain deployment risks—for fission and fusion -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse submits AP300 regulatory engagement plan to NRC -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Westinghouse submits AP300 regulatory engagement plan to NRC -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

The U.S. nuclear fuel Gordian knot: From global supplier to vulnerable customer -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

The U.S. nuclear fuel Gordian knot: From global supplier to vulnerable customer -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio

Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio: Advanced nuclear reactor technology firm Oklo will build its second and third commercial 15-MWe Aurora Powerhouse reactors on land owned by the Southern

Fears about the reactors at Zaporizhia continue to mount

Fears about the reactors at Zaporizhia continue to mount

CNNC launches test platform to extract uranium from seawater : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

CNNC launches test platform to extract uranium from seawater : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: China National Nuclear Corporation has commissioned a seawater uranium extraction test platform, said to be the largest such test platform to be built in the South China Sea.

DOE report outlines 10 actions needed to achieve 100% clean electricity | Utility Dive

DOE report outlines 10 actions needed to achieve 100% clean electricity | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Oklo plans two plants in Southern Ohio : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Oklo plans two plants in Southern Ohio : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative have signed an agreement for land to host two of its advanced reactor plants in Southern Ohio.

Costs of new nuclear need addressing, says Wood Mackenzie : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Costs of new nuclear need addressing, says Wood Mackenzie : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: With nuclear generating capacity set to increase by 280 GWe by 2050, the biggest economic hurdle to the uptake of the latest large reactors and small modular reactors is cost, according to independent energy research consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNews

Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNews: Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military

Russian forces dig in at Ukrainian nuclear plant, witnesses say | Reuters

Russian forces dig in at Ukrainian nuclear plant, witnesses say | Reuters

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Remediation of Kyrgyz uranium legacy site to start : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

Remediation of Kyrgyz uranium legacy site to start : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

South Africa faces winter loadshedding as Koeberg outage continues : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

South Africa faces winter loadshedding as Koeberg outage continues : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

SMRs considered for Indonesian fertiliser plant : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

SMRs considered for Indonesian fertiliser plant : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: A collaboration between Danish and Indonesian companies will study the operational and regulatory conditions for constructing an ammonia production facility in Indonesia powered by Copenhagen Atomics' small and modular thorium molten salt reactors.

PG&E Must Pay $150 Million for Role in Deadly 2020 Fire (1)

PG&E Must Pay $150 Million for Role in Deadly 2020 Fire (1): California regulators ordered PG&E Corp. to pay $150 million in total penalties for its role in starting a deadly 2020 wildfire.