Framatome, GE Steam Power and Rosatom signed a MoU on Belene NPP Project French-based company Framatome, Russian State company Rosatom and GE Steam Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the framework of the strategic investor selection procedure for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, in Bulgaria. According to the MoU, the companies will work…
TUM and Framatome to develop UMo fuel for nuclear research reactor Framatome and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) recently started the commercial development of uranium-molybdenum fuel (UMo) for nuclear research reactors. Framatome and TUM will design and install a fuel manufacturing production line, developing, producing and irradiating new fuel prototypes. The project will take…
Framatome technology for Holtec SMR-160 Holtec International has selected Framatome to supply nuclear fuel for the SMR-160 small modular reactor. Holtec and Framatome have entered into an agreement to enable completion of all necessary engineering to fuel the SMR-160 with Framatome’s commercially available and well-proven 17 x 17 GAIA fuel assembly. By adapting the SMR-160…
Modernizing a neutron research reactor Framatome has been awarded a multimillion-euro contract to modernize the crane instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at the research neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), operated by the Technical University of Munich. This modernization project involves dismantling existing components, commissioning four new cranes and implementing an automated control system. These…