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NRC agrees to review Westinghouse ATF topical report

January 26, 2021, 3:03PMNuclear News

Westinghouse last week announced via blog post that a topical report on its Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) fuel has been accepted for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, calling the decision a “major achievement for the advanced fuel portfolio Westinghouse is developing as part of our EnCore fuel program.”

The company submitted the report in May of last year, requesting approval by February 2022. According to Westinghouse, a draft safety evaluation from the agency is expected this summer.

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DOE-EM awards $2.3B Portsmouth/Paducah contract

November 14, 2024, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has awarded a $2.3 billion operations and site mission support services contract for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office...

Accident tolerant fuel completes first lifecycle at Vogtle

October 25, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

Framatome’s enhanced accident tolerant fuel assemblies recently completed a third 18-month fuel cycle at Southern Nuclear’s Vogtle-2 plant—the first of this type of fuel to reach this...

The DOE picks six HALEU deconverters. What have we learned?

October 9, 2024, 3:01PMNuclear News

The Department of Energy announced contracts yesterday for six companies to perform high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) deconversion and to transform enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to...

Westinghouse reorganization creates two new business units

October 3, 2024, 3:01PMNuclear News

Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it will create two new global business units from its Operating Plant Services business. Effective January 1, 2025, the new units will be...

Westinghouse completes front-end design for eVinci microreactor test

September 23, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

Westinghouse Electric Company has completed the front-end engineering and experiment design (FEEED) for a prototype microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory, the Department of Energy recently...

Constellation announces TMI-1 restart, power purchase agreement with Microsoft

September 20, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

Nuclear powerhouse Constellation announced today the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1—under a...

Westinghouse, Hyundai to pursue AP1000 opportunities in Nordic countries

September 10, 2024, 12:00PMNuclear News

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has signed a teaming agreement with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company to pursue opportunities in Sweden and Finland for...

Four more Westinghouse AP1000 technology–based reactors approved in China

September 4, 2024, 7:01AMNuclear News

China’s State Council has approved the construction of four new nuclear reactors based on Westinghouse's AP1000 technology at two Chinese power plants. China’s State Power Investment...

N. Prasad Kadambi—ANS member since 1972

August 27, 2024, 3:29PMNuclear News

We welcome ANS members who have careered in the community to submit their own Nuclear Legacy stories, so that the personal history of nuclear science and technology can be captured. For...

Westinghouse AP300 SMR application filed with UK regulator

August 27, 2024, 7:00AMNuclear News

The United Kingdom’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero has signed off on Westinghouse’s AP300 small modular reactor earlier this month....