The new Slovak unit of NPP Mochovce 3 is to be launched and generate electricity this year. The fourth unit will follow in 2023. Commissioning is standardly divided into physical and energy start-up. The start-up time schedule results from the energy security report issued by the Ministry of Economy. Start-up of NPP Mochovce 3 The […]

Introduction On March 21, 2022, the General Meeting of the Energetické Třebíčsko was held, with which we successfully cooperate, and to which we were invited. As guest were attended Mr. Miloš Vystrčil, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Mr. Tomáš Ehler, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Ministry of Industry […]

No one will import foreign radioactive waste in Slovakia for processing and incineration. This restriction is aiming on low-level waste that was not produced in Slovakia. This follows from the amendment to the Act on the Environment, which also amends the Act on Radiation Protection. The amendment was signed on Monday by President Zuzana Čaputová. […]

The World Nuclear Association Performance Report 2021 is now published by World Nuclear Association. Report summarizes the performance of the global nuclear fleet in 2020 in the context of historical data. Document also analyzes data from the Power Reactor Information Service database operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear production of carbon-free electricity In […]

A containerised Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser is to be installed at Exelon Generation’s Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York State as part of a hydrogen production demonstration project. The unit will supply hydrogen for the plant’s turbine cooling and chemistry control. Introduction Nel ASA launched the MC250 and MC500 containerised PEM electrolysers […]

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s application to build and operate a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for used nuclear fuel in Texas. The regulator recommends granting a licence for the facility. Introduction Interim Storage Partners (ISP) was established in 2018 as […]

Three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear thermal propulsion system for deep space missions have been selected by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The reactor will be a critical component of a nuclear thermal engine, which would utilise high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel. Introduction Idaho National […]

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)‘s multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project began construction at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan Province on July 13. This project became the world’s first commercial onshore SMR ACP100 Design The ACP100 small modular reactor in Changjiang, Hainan Province is a multi-purpose pressurized water reactor. Also known as Linglong […]