Nuclear Energy Weekly News 349
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The Carnival of Nuclear Energy blogs has changed its name to Nuclear Energy News Weekly.
1. Neutron Bytes - Dan Yurman - An Up and Down Week for Developers of Advanced Reactors
In Washington, DC, the Third Way, a think tank, hosted a meeting of some of the country's best thinkers, leaders, funders, and doers in the field of development advanced reactors. Cheerleading is helpful, but the proof will be in federal funding for reactor R and D and regulatory reform at the NRC.
In Cambridge, MA, Transatomic, a startup, is now making a list of lessons learned following publication of a critical review of the firm's reactor design. One of the lessons is that other start-ups with audacious claims are likely to receive similar levels of scrutiny.
2. Neutron Bytes - Dan Yurman - Flagship reactor projects delayed in U.S. and China
Commercial operation dates for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Georgia (1150 MW Westinghouse AP1000s) have been pushed back again this time to December 2019 and September 2020 respectively. The units are now over three years late
Completion of two Areva 1660 MW EPR reactors under construction in Taishan, China have been delayed at least six months the China Generation Nuclear (CGN) said in a statement this week.
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1. Neutron Bytes - Dan Yurman - An Up and Down Week for Developers of Advanced Reactors
In Washington, DC, the Third Way, a think tank, hosted a meeting of some of the country's best thinkers, leaders, funders, and doers in the field of development advanced reactors. Cheerleading is helpful, but the proof will be in federal funding for reactor R and D and regulatory reform at the NRC.
In Cambridge, MA, Transatomic, a startup, is now making a list of lessons learned following publication of a critical review of the firm's reactor design. One of the lessons is that other start-ups with audacious claims are likely to receive similar levels of scrutiny.
2. Neutron Bytes - Dan Yurman - Flagship reactor projects delayed in U.S. and China
Commercial operation dates for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 in Georgia (1150 MW Westinghouse AP1000s) have been pushed back again this time to December 2019 and September 2020 respectively. The units are now over three years late
Completion of two Areva 1660 MW EPR reactors under construction in Taishan, China have been delayed at least six months the China Generation Nuclear (CGN) said in a statement this week.
Read more