The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has concluded that the highly integrated protection system (HIPS) platform developed for NuScale Power’s small modular reactor is acceptable for use in plant safety-related instrumentation and control systems. World-nuclear-news.org

The USA’s Holtec International has signed a teaming agreement with Canada’s SNC-Lavalin to collaborate in the development of Holtec’s SMR-160 small modular reactor (SMR). World-nuclear-news.org

Wang Shoujun, president of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said that commercial production of high-temperature, gas-cooled nuclear fuel (HTGR) had begun at the China North Nuclear Fuel processing plant in northern China. Nuclearstreet.com

Environmental groups are urging South Carolina’s utility regulators to stop the construction of nuclear reactors already years behind schedule and return billions in cost overruns to consumers. Theeagle.com