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     <title><![CDATA[Breaking new ground in the EPC supply chain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A robust supply chain is needed to enable new reactors to be built on time, on budget and at the scale needed to meet decarbonisation goals - and major players in the nuclear engineering, procurement and construction sector shared some of the experiences and lessons learned from projects both nuclear and non-nuclear at <em>World Nuclear Symposium 2024</em>.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The issues facing private financing of new nuclear]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is an increasing willingness to consider investing in new nuclear projects - but issues remain around the lengthy investment timelines and perceived regulatory risks, a panel at <em>World Nuclear Symposium</em> heard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NRC amends non-power reactor licensing regulations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has amended its regulations for licensing non-power production or utilisation facilities to reflect the limited risk such facilities pose to public safety. At the same time, it is also revising the definition of a testing facility to a more risk-informed standard than the current power-based definition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Newcleo, Saipem team up for offshore SMR applications]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has signed a cooperation agreement with UK-headquartered Newcleo to study offshore applications of Newcleo&#39;s innovative reactor technology.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:26:50 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Progress outlined for countries boosting nuclear capacity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Actions being taken by various countries to meet the target of tripling global nuclear power generating capacity by 2050 were discussed by panellists during a session at <em>World Nuclear Symposium 2024</em>. Cooperation will be key to meeting the target, they agreed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 23:50:52 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reactor vessel installed at Tianwan 8]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The reactor pressure vessel has been moved into place at unit 8 of the Tianwan plant in China&#39;s Jiangsu province.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Barakah 4 landmark announced as World Nuclear Symposium gets under way]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced that the fourth unit of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has entered into commercial operation, with the company&#39;s CEO<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Mohamed Al Hammadi stressing the global nuclear industry&#39;s growth opportunity as demand soars for carbon-free energy, at <em>World Nuclear Symposium</em>.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Orano to build enrichment facility in Tennessee]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Orano USA has selected Oak Ridge as its preferred site for a new centrifuge uranium enrichment facility.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Westinghouse unveils nuclear-specific generative AI system]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Westinghouse says that it believes the Hive System - a generative artificial intelligence system built on more than 100 years of its in-house expertise - &quot;will drive improved cost and schedule through the entire reactor lifecycle from design, licensing, manufacturing, construction and operations&quot;.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:31:04 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Project to study use of SMRs for bio-coal production]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla said it is participating in a new project focused on integrating SMRs with thermochemical processes to produce renewable materials, like bio-coal and bio-oil, which can then be used to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy efficiency in Sweden&#39;s steel and chemical industries.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[IAEA's Grossi says Zaporizhzhia cooling tower likely to be demolished]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has inspected the cooling tower affected by fire last month at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and says it is &quot;not usable in the future, so it will probably be demolished&quot;.&nbsp;]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Akkuyu 3: Concreting completed of turbine unit foundation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The concrete foundation of the turbine building for Akkuyu unit 3 in Turkey includes a steel reinforcement frame which measures 58.2 metres by 20.4 metres by 5.3 metres.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[US regulator issues environmental assessment for two-unit test reactor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power&#39;s construction permit application for the dual unit Hermes 2 test reactor project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:37:16 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joint preparatory review for Thorizon One reactor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thorizon of the Netherlands has announced that the Dutch and French nuclear regulators are to collaborate on a preparatory review of its Thorizon One molten salt reactor to streamline the pre-license applications expected next year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cleanup milestone for East Tennessee site]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The completion of soil remediation at the East Tennessee Technology Park is the culmination of 20 years of cleanup at the site which was once home to Manhattan Project and Cold War-era uranium enrichment facilities. The remaining federally owned parcels of land at the site can now be transferred to the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 22:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reactor internals in place at Chinese SMR]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lower part of the reactor internals has been installed at the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China&#39;s island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fusion firm Tokamak launches specialist HTS magnet division]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The UK&#39;s Tokamak Energy has set up TE Magnetics as it seeks to commercialise its high&nbsp;temperature superconducting magnet technology for both fusion and non-fusion applications.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[EDF begins start up process for Flamanville EPR]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Workers at the Flamanville EPR have begun the process required for achieving the first nuclear reaction in the reactor following approval from the French nuclear regulator. The reactor is expected to be connected to the grid in the coming months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fuel loading begins ahead of Onagawa 2 restart]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tohoku Electric Power Company announced it has started loading fuel assemblies into the reactor of unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan&#39;s northeastern Miyagi Prefecture. The reactor has been offline since November 2010 and will become the 13th Japanese reactor to be restarted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Date set for Kazakhstan nuclear referendum]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the presidential decree setting the date for a national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant. The referendum will take place on 6 October.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Podcast: World Nuclear Performance Report, and The Nuclear Company's plans]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lead author of <em>World Nuclear Performance Report</em>, Jonathan Cobb, outlines the key findings on the industry&#39;s performance in 2023, including the trend that older plants are operating better than ever.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:08:09 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Russia's draft energy plan sets out new nuclear expansion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A draft plan including as many as 34 new nuclear power units in Russia by 2042 has been published for public consultation - they are a mix of large and small reactors, and include replacement of existing units as well as new locations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Westinghouse fuel loaded into Loviisa reactor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland&#39;s Loviisa nuclear power plant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Subsidies announced for Sizewell C development]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project is set to benefit from up to GBP5.5 billion (USD7.2 billion) in subsidies from a new development expenditure subsidy scheme announced by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fresh phase completed of fuel moved to Angra's dry storage facility]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brazil&#39;s Eletronuclear says the first phase of the second campaign to move used fuel from Angra 2 to its on-site used fuel dry storage facility<strong>&nbsp;</strong>has been successfully completed, with 480 used fuel elements transferred.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Vodafone and CEZ pilot private 5G network at Temelin nuclear plant]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mobile phone giant Vodafone and Czech nuclear operator&nbsp;ČEZ have introduced what they say is Europe&#39;s first private 5G mobile phone network at a nuclear power plant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:47:34 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[US nuclear workforce continues to grow, report finds]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The USA&#39;s nuclear workforce continued to grow in 2023 - but with over 60% of nuclear employees aged between 30 and 60, employers across the industry are reporting at least some difficulty in hiring workers, according to a newly released annual report from the Department of Energy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trial run at Finnish repository starts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Finnish waste management company Posiva announced it has begun a trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository. No actual nuclear fuel is being used in the trial run.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Approval sought for preparatory works for Polish plant]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has applied to the head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for a permit to start preparatory works required for the construction of Poland&#39;s first nuclear power plant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:20:07 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[US, Ghanaian firms sign commercial agreement for SMR deployment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The agreement between Nuclear Power Ghana and Regnum Technology Group to deploy a single NuScale VOYGR-12 small modular reactor plant was signed during the second annual <em>US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit</em>.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
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