HELSINKI—Finland’s much-delayed and costly new nuclear reactor, Europe’s most powerful by production capacity, has completed a test phase lasting more than a year and started regular output, boosting the Nordic country’s electricity self-sufficiency significantly. The Olkiluoto 3 reactor, which has 1,600-megawatt capacity, was connected into the Finnish national power grid in March 2022 and kicked…
US Certifies First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design for Use
January 26, 2023
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified the design for the first American-designed small modular nuclear reactor (SMR). The NRC issued its final ruling in the Federal Register on Jan. 19 to certify the emissions-free small modular reactor by the Oregon-based NuScale Power, which will take effect on Feb. 21. The final determination prevents the SMR from…
South Korea Signs Agreement With Poland to Build Their Nuclear Reactors
South Korea and Poland have signed initial agreements to build a second nuclear power plant in Poland, as South Korea continues taking steps to revive its nuclear industry and Poland strives for a cheap and stable energy supply. Polish energy companies ZE PAK and PGE signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear…
NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
BOISE, Idaho—If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it. NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is collaborating with the…
Israel Says Syrian Missile Was Misfire, Not Attack on Israeli Nuclear Reactor
JERUSALEM—The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor was the result of a misfire and not a deliberate attack. The missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes on the missile…
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