Ontario’s SMR plans for Darlington advance

The Ontario government has announced the start of site preparation at the Darlington nuclear power plant for Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300.

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The Ontario government has announced the start of site preparation at the Darlington nuclear power plant for Canada’s first grid-scale small modular reactor: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300.
X-energy raises $700M in latest funding round
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BWXT and Purdue University team up on nuclear research
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ANS Winter Conference: DOE, NRC leaders stress need for speedier nuclear approval
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Ohio announces $100M Energy Opportunity Initiative fund
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The EIB funds Finland as MDBs around the world embrace nuclear
The European Investment Bank recently announced that it is providing €90 million ($103.8 million) in financing to Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO). The funding is...

Illinois legislature lifts ban on nuclear energy, funds clean energy
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