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Framatome and Savannah River Remediation (SRR) successfully completed repair work on a high-level waste evaporator (3H) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week it had launched a special inspection at the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant to determine how and why a diver received a dose rate alarm during underwater work in the Unit 1 equipment pit.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday that it has been granted approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the use of the company’s digital safety system controller MELTAC Nplus S in U.S. nuclear power plants

Nuclear power service and engineering firm Orano said Thursday it had signed a contract for an important volume of business with the JAEA1 (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) regarding the preparation of shipments to France of 731 used fuel assemblies from the Fugen reactor in Japan.

Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) said this week that it had been selected to supply fuel assemblies to Finland’s utility company Teollisuuden Voima Ojy from 2020 until 2038 – a long commitment for a fuel supply contract.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and its PRISM technology have been selected by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) program which seeks to utilize fast neutron spectrum technology to support accelerated development of fuels and materials for U.S. advanced reactors, the company said Wednesday.

Cyclife has signed work orders with Nuclenor, the operator of the Santa Maria de Garona nuclear plant in the Burgos region of Spain. It has also signed a contract to handle metal waste from the Olkiluoot facility in Finland, specifically involving Units 1 and 2. In addition, it has an agreement to remove and treat metal waste from the Sellafield site in Britain

Restarts of the Doel Unit 1 and 2 pressurized water reactors on track for December, although repairs and inspections on cooling water circuit pipes continues, according to the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (Fanc).

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday that the agency had completed the fourth review mission of Japan's efforts towards the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) in Japan, noting several key improvements had created stable conditions ad the devastated facility.

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) on Friday said that the Darlington Nuclear Power Plant refurbishment program had reached a major milestone, as calandria tube installation for Unit 2 at the plant had been completed.

News that Toshiba Corp. in Japan was backing out of the Moorside nuclear power plant construction project in Cumbria, UK, sparked reactions in Britain and South Korea this week, indicating the project was not dead in the water, despite the major set back.

The China National Nuclear Corp. and Rosatom’s engineering division Atomstroyexport signed contracts this week calling for construction of two VVER-1200 reactors that would make up Tianwan Units 7 and 8 in the Jiangsu province.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday laid the foundation stone for a 100 KW research reactor, construction for which is already underway, according to media reports from the country.

The Sanmen Unit 2 reactor in the Zhejiang province of China became the third AP1000 reactor to reach commercial operating status this week, achieving the feat on Nov. 5 at 9:47 p.m, according to news sources.

Oregon-based small modular reactor developer NuScale to announce it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), Ontario’s public electricity generator, who has agreed to support NuScale in its vendor design review (VDR) with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).

International engineering company Assystem, which calls itself one of the top three nuclear engineering companies worldwide, announced a major contract Tuesday to support the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), a UK government research organisation responsible for the development of nuclear fusion power.

Finnish power company Fortum has announced the completion of the automation modernisation project at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant, bringing to fruition the biggest single project since the construction of the two-unit facility.

Russian nuclear power giant Rosatom has confirmed the initial start up of the Akademik Lomonosov, the country’s first floating nuclear power plant.

The Department of Energy is seeking the public’s response to a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) that would pave the way for fuel development for reactors that would use high-assay, low enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel, although those reactors have yet to be built.

The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced Thursday that its team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety of Unit 1 at Atucha Nuclear Power Plant in Argentina, arriving at the conclusion that the plant's safety status had good points and areas that could benefit from improvements.

The Canadian government said this week that it would invest about U.S. $37.5 million in General Fusion as a step towards construction of a fusion reactor for the future, while creating around 400 new jobs to boost the economy.The funding is channeled through the Strategic Innovation Fund.

A Canadian nuclear supplier association, the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI), and the Romanian Atomic Forum Association (ROMATOM) have signed a cooperation agreement meant to support and guide the two groups' nuclear power endeavors, the OCNI said.

The Council of State in France has revoked the government’s decree calling for an annulment of utility EDF’s operating license for the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in northeastern France.

Twenty-two days after setting a national record for continuous days of operation for a domestic nuclear reactor, Unit 1 at India's Kaiga NPP has gone on to set a world record for a pressurized heavy water reactor, pushing past the 895th day record this week, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has announced.