Supply Chain

NuScale files US’ first SMR license application as suppliers await tender

Jan 10, 2017

NuScale's Design Certification Application (DCA) marks a major step for the SMR industry and the Oregon-based developer has identified around six more potential plants in Western...

3D printers could slash SMR lead times from years to months

Nov 29, 2016

Investment in additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology would cut lead times for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and offer a competitive advantage for low-volume components and...

UK firms await Hinkley C finance triggers to enter nuclear market

Feb 22, 2016

Local suppliers are set to gain a flurry of contracts for the Hinkley Point C new build project as developer EDF works towards a definitive construction start in 2019.

Banks call for UK suppliers to tap deep funding support

Aug 27, 2015

Banks from the UK’s public and private sectors have called for more small and medium-sized UK companies to submit loan proposals as the UK nuclear sector prepares for major financing...

Nuclear Energy Insider Intelligence Brief March 19 – April 1, 2015

Apr 1, 2015

Majority of Americans favor nuclear energy. A slim majority of Americans (51%) now favor the use of nuclear energy for electricity in the United States, while 43% oppose it, stated a...

Nuclear Energy Insider Newsletter February 19 - March 4, 2015

Mar 3, 2015

French nuclear sector could see consolidation

Nuclear Energy Insider Intelligence Brief 22 January - 4 February 2015

Feb 2, 2015

US-India statement of “understandings” not enough to put suppliers at ease over liabilities

Argonne partners with nuclear power heavyweights to improve plant extension technology

Jan 15, 2015

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will work with three of the world's leading nuclear products and services companies on projects that could...

Hinkley Point C verdict clears the way for new UK nuclear; opens possibilities in Europe

Nov 6, 2014

The prospects for new nuclear plants in the UK have been given a boost with a European Commission approval of the Contract for Difference funding mechanism. While there are some...

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