Small Modular Reactors

US to build fast neutron test reactor; Finland awards operating licence to Europe’s first EPR

Mar 13, 2019

Our pick of the latest nuclear power news you need to know.

DOE funding propels US towards first advanced fuel factory by 2023

Feb 27, 2019

Federal funding for fuel partner Centrus has bolstered X-energy's bid to build the first U.S. advanced reactor fuel factory but licensing and supply challenges remain, experts...

DOE expands NuScale SMR plan to quantify heat, hydrogen benefits

Feb 13, 2019

The Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratories (INL) will implement design innovations and scaled testing at the U.S.' first small modular reactor (SMR) to optimize...

Banks bail out California’s PG&E; Rolls-Royce to supply backup generators for Hinkley plant

Feb 13, 2019

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Rolls-Royce seeks UK SMR funding as market gaps open; NRC delays Seabrook license verdict

Jan 30, 2019

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Canadian utilities build SMR alliances as developers tackle licensing

Jan 16, 2019

Nuclear utilities are playing a growing role in Canadian SMR development and their operational expertise could support the first fleet deployment at mining sites, industry experts said.

New Brunswick SMR cluster eyes power, technology exports

Nov 28, 2018

New Brunswick's new SMR demonstration cluster could spur the replacement of coal plants across eastern Canada and drive up power and technology exports, Rory O'Sullivan,...

France to close 14 reactors by 2035; Bruce Power to build NuScale SMR business case

Nov 28, 2018

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NuScale-BWXT contract set to reveal full modular build payoff

Nov 14, 2018

NuScale's new SMR engineering contract with U.S. supplier BWXT aims to pinpoint manufacturing, assembly and transport efficiencies, prioritising lower levelized cost of energy,...

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