Nuclear

EC grants environmental approval for £16bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant

Horizon Nuclear Power said that it has secured an environmental approval from the European Commission (EC) for its 2,700MW Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station in Anglesey, North Wales.

Terrestrial secures DOE funding to develop pumps for advanced reactors

Terrestrial Energy USA has secured $3.15m in funding by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Westinghouse wins order to supply BWR fuel for Cofrentes nuclear plant

Westinghouse Electric has bagged a contract to manufacture and supply boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel from Iberdrola Generación Nuclear for the 1,092MW Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant (CNC) in Spain in 2019 and 2021.

TENEX Participates in International Conference on Nuclear Fuel

On 3-5 June 2018, a delegation of TENEX and its US-based subsidiary TENAM Corporation participated in the WNFM 45th Annual Meeting and International Conference on Nuclear Fuel organized by the World Nuclear Fuel Market international organization in Monterey (USA).

Watlow

Watlow produces electric heaters, temperature sensors and controllers for medical applications.

Rosatom to build four nuclear power units in China

Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has signed deals to build four nuclear power units in China.

BWXT JV wins contract extension for Idaho National Laboratory Management

BWX Technologies said that its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) joint venture (JV) management contract with lead partner Battelle has been extended by five more years.

HCC, MAX bag $110m Rooppur nuclear plant contract from Atomstroyexport

Atomstroyexport has awarded an Rs7.37bn ($110m) civil works contract to a joint venture of India-based Hindustan Construction (HCC) and MAX Group for the 2,400MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh.

UK Government set to begin negotiations with Hitachi for 2.9GW nuclear project

The UK Government is set to begin negotiations with Japanese company Hitachi over the proposed 2.9GW Wylfa Newydd power station to be built on Anglesey in North Wales.