The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will provide $800 million to support development of SMRs by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec.
Canada’s Bruce Power has signed an exclusive agreement with Siemens Energy Canada for new high-pressure steam turbines for its Bruce A nuclear units.
Following last week’s Russian attacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that three Ukrainian nuclear power plants have resumed normal operations and are operating at full capacity. Damaged high-voltage power lines have been restored.
It is expected that the UK Government will announce on 13 November that Wylfa on the island of Anglesey off the north Wales coast will host Britain’s first commercial SMRs, winning out over the rival Oldbury in Gloucestershire, England.
Eskom has announced that South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved a 20-year licence extension for Unit 2 at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, allowing continued operation until 9 November 2045.
NextEra Energy and Google have signed a 25-year agreement to buy power from the 615 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA, which was shut down following storm damage suffered in 2020.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction has signed a front-end engineering design contract with Fermi America to build four large-scale nuclear power plants in the USA.
The Canadian federal government and the Ontario government have announced a combined C$3 billion in new subsidies to support the SMR development at the Darlington generating station.
The Scottish Government is refusing to give planning permission for any new nuclear reactors to be built in Scotland.
South Africa has announced a new national energy plan, which proposes reviving its stalled SMR nuclear project and expand gas-fired power generation.