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This is the last issue of PGS’ Nuclear News for 2024. It has been a very busy year. Nuclear News and Views will return in mid-January 2025. In this week’s issue, we spotlight a new report from the Council on Strategic Risks that offers a blueprint for the United States to restore its leadership in nuclear energy and exports. We also highlight key nuclear technology, security, and geopolitical developments, reports, and analyses.

This issue of Nuclear News and Views was produced by PGS Program Director, Patrick Kendall, and Della Ratta Energy and Global Security Fellow, Emily Day.

The next Nuclear News and Views will be available in mid-January

Ken Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security

Spotlight

The Commission on Nuclear Energy and American Leadership under the Council on Strategic Risks, has developed a plan to restore U.S. global leadership in nuclear energy in its report, Nuclear Energy and American Leadership: A Blueprint for the Future. The Commission proposes revitalizing U.S. leadership across multiple fronts—economics, scalability, supply chains, safety, used fuel management and waste disposal, security, and nonproliferation.

Over the last decade, Russia and China have leveraged global energy demands to advance their domestic nuclear industries and geopolitical influence. The report emphasizes the geopolitical risks posed by Russia’s dominance of nuclear exports and China’s burst of domestic reactor building. Both actions have been driving expansion in the global nuclear energy sector. In contrast, the U.S. has prematurely retired 12 reactors since 2012 and added only two new units since 2016. For the U.S. to compete effectively, the report argues that the U.S. needs to reduce dependency on adversaries and strengthen its nuclear energy capabilities.

Recommendations from the report include immediate actions for the incoming administration, such as assigning the Chairman of the National Energy Council responsibility for driving a national effort to restore U.S. nuclear leadership and issuing a Presidential Executive Order to strengthen nuclear infrastructure. Ambitious longer-term strategies focusing on the first 100 days include: delivering a presidential address to highlight nuclear energy's role in national security; launching an international program to bolster U.S. nuclear leadership; hosting a Leaders’ Summit on Nuclear Energy; continuing to support the goal of tripling nuclear energy by 2050; prioritizing nuclear energy within the next budget; leading efforts with multilateral banks and financial institutions to support nuclear projects; creating an interagency roadmap of supply chain needs; highlighting nuclear energy as a diplomatic priority, including the negotiation of 123 nuclear cooperation agreements; expanding the nuclear-capable workforce; promoting efficient regulatory systems for countries developing nuclear energy capabilities; strengthening the U.S. grid against natural and human attacks; implementing the Nuclear Fuel Security Act; creating a proposal for interim storage and permanent disposal of nuclear waste; and deploying small and advanced modular reactors including at U.S. military bases.

Emily Day, Della Ratta Fellow Partnership for Global Security

U.S. and European diplomats warned at an emergency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting that Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid are raising the risk of a catastrophic nuclear accident. Strikes have forced Ukraine to cut output at its nine reactors and pushed its energy infrastructure toward collapse. Severe damage to substations has heightened fears of a nuclear accident.

Ukraine’s nuclear power plants reduced electricity output again following renewed attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, according to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. While no direct damage to the plants was reported, some power lines remain disconnected following previous attacks in November. This is the third time in less than a month that units at the Khmelnitskyy, Rivne, and South Ukraine nuclear power plants have had to lower their power levels as a result of military activities in Ukraine.

A drone strike in Ukraine damaged one of the IAEA’s armored vehicles en route to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia for the attack, while Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have ensured the convoy's safety. The incident highlights ongoing fears about nuclear safety at the plant, which has faced threats from shelling, airstrikes, and unstable working conditions.

Uzbekistan’s Uzatom signed a memorandum of cooperation with China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas (CNOS), a subsidiary of CNNC. The memorandum was signed during the recent Prospects for the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy in the Sustainable Development of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation conference held in Uzbekistan. The two countries had previously discussed using China’s expertise for building small nuclear power plants, opportunities for enhanced uranium mining, and the production of nuclear fuel.

Kazakhstan’s energy minister held talks with French officials and nuclear industry leaders, including Électricité de France (EDF), Framatome, and Arabelle Solutions, as France vies to construct the country’s first nuclear power plant near Lake Balkhash. Kazakhstan approved plans to build a nuclear power plant earlier this year. Competing for the contract alongside France are Russia, China, and South Korea, with each seeking to expand their influence in the region.

South Korean construction firm Samsung C&T signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) developer Karnfull Next to advance the deployment of SMRs in Sweden. Since 2022, Karnfull Next has been conducting site selection and feasibility studies within Sweden, aiming to achieve economies of scale in technology selection, construction partners and finance partners. Together, the two plan to develop a business model for SMR plants by 2032.

A consortium including South Korea’s Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) won a refurbishment project at Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The project, worth almost $2 billion will refurbish unit one, which has a capacity of 700 megawatts and is set to expire in 2027. KHNP will handle construction and radioactive waste storage, and partners including Canada’s Candu Energy Inc. and Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A will be in charge of the engineering and procurement work. The refurbishment will begin in February and take 65 months to complete.

France's Framatome signed an agreement with Japan's Atomic Energy Agency, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Mitsubishi FBR Systems to collaborate on the development of sodium-cooled fast reactors. The cooperation will integrate lessons from France's Phenix and Superphenix reactors and Japan's Joyo and Monju reactors to advance R&D, structural and core materials, fuel technology, and safety for a Japanese demonstration fast reactor. Framatome will provide feedback on the technology and architecture of Japan’s demonstration sodium-cooled fast reactor, which has a capacity of 600 MWe, and is based on an integrated DFR architecture which has been developed and implemented in France.

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to meet with leaders of the United Arab Emirate’s sovereign wealth funds, seeking funding for the £20-40 billion Sizewell C nuclear project. There are five potential backers for the project, which are reported to include Centrica, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Schroders Greencoat, and Amber Infrastructure Group. The government had hoped to make a final investment design on the project by the end of this year, but it has been delayed until the spring.

France’s Bpifrance Assurance Export and Public Development Bank Sfil submitted letters of intent to Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) for $3.75 billion in financing support for Poland's first nuclear power plant project. This follows similar commitments from Canadian and U.S. institutions, boosting the project’s total pledged funding to over $23 billion.

Export Development Canada (EDC) issued a letter of intent to provide up to $1.45 billion in financing for Poland’s first nuclear power plant, supporting Canadian suppliers. EDC joins the U.S. International Development and Finance Corporation and Bpifrance Assurance Export as institutions that will be involved in financing Poland’s nuclear power projects. In 2022, Poland selected Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor technology, with the plant expected to begin operations in 2033.

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and Bulgaria signed a grant agreement to support nuclear energy and safety projects, focusing on deploying small modular reactors (SMRs). The USTDA committed to providing a technical analysis on U.S.-sourced SMR design options, site evaluations, and a roadmap for implementation. California-based Deep Isolation will conduct a feasibility study on underground storage for spent nuclear fuel. Bulgaria’s nuclear industry provides roughly 40% of the country’s electricity, and the country plans to build two more nuclear power units using Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology.

U.S. start-up company Last Energy received a letter of intent (LOI) from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for $103.7 million in debt financing for its planned microreactor project in South Wales. The Llynfi Energy Project proposes to develop four PWR-20 units at the Llynfi coal-fired power station, a 120 MW plant that shut down in 1977. Last Energy aims to deliver the first plant by 2027.

Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy has signed its first agreements with U.S. utility companies to supply 5 million pounds of uranium. The company anticipates the annual delivery of about 1 million pounds per year from 2029 to 2033 subject to the commencement of commercial production. Uranium will be supplied from NexGen’s Rook I Project that is currently being developed in Saskatchewan.

NANO Nuclear Energy has signed multiple memoranda of understanding (MoU) with different partners. Among its MoUs include an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy on evaluating the feasibility of siting its experimental microreactors at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), one with the government of Togo on the potential deployment of its microreactors in West Africa, and an MoU with Canadian startup Vert2Grow Energy Solutions on integrating its nuclear technology with the startup’s innovative vertical farming solutions.

The U.S. Department of Energy, the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, and Tokamak Energy are supporting a $52 million upgrade of Tokamak’s ST40 experimental fusion facility which is set to start in 2025. This public-private partnership aims to establish the development of and shared access for US and UK institutions to facilities needed for fusion R&D. Tokamak Energy plans to demonstrate grid-ready fusion power by the 2030s.

Canada’s BWXT signed a memorandum of understanding with Westinghouse Electric Company to support new nuclear projects, with BWXT to potentially manufacture reactor components such as steam generators, reactor vessels, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers. Westinghouse has proposed a four-unit AP1000 pressurized water reactor facility in Canada. The MoU with BWXT is the latest in a series of agreements with Canadian firms to support Westinghouse’s AP1000 and AP300 projects globally.

Polish strategic energy infrastructure adviser Wojciech Wrochna announced that Poland plans to commission the first unit of the country’s first nuclear power plant in 2036. An updated Polish Nuclear Power Program will be published next month that will include commissioning of the second unit in 2037 and the third a year later. The new program will also maintain plans to build a second nuclear plant in another location, with construction beginning on the first unit in 2032 and scheduled to be ready in 2040. Poland’s first nuclear power plant will be located in the town of Choczewo, with Westinghouse and Bechtel contracted to design the facility.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved the construction of the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project and additional budget allocations. Additionally, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the government would continue to refine legal regulations to address obstacles in implementing nuclear power projects, as well as adopt newer technologies to ensure the highest possible safety standards. Vietnam’s government originally approved plans for the construction of two nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan back in 2009, but these were cancelled in 2016.

The IAEA conducted a follow-up Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission in the Philippines, stating that the Philippines has made progress in implementing the recommendations of the original INIR mission in 2018. The follow-up mission assessed the Philippines in addressing recommendations and suggestions, as well as helping the Philippines in its nuclear infrastructure development. The mission noted that the Philippines has drafted and advanced a comprehensive nuclear law towards enactment, completed assessments in human resource development, radiation protection and management, and has also drafted policies and strategies in these areas.

The European Union’s plans for a new renewable energy goal has met early resistance from pro-nuclear countries who indicated that they would not back a goal that excludes atomic energy. French energy minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said ministers had expressed concern to EU energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen that the target excluded nuclear energy. However, Jorgensen has held firm that renewables and nuclear energy should not be mixed into one target.

Uzbekistan’s government hosted the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes in Sustainable Development summit among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states. Among the documents signed at the meeting include Additions to the Framework Country Program between Uzatom and the IAEA, a memorandum of understanding between Uzatom and the World Nuclear Association, and a memorandum of cooperation between Uzatom and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is currently the world’s fifth-largest supplier of uranium and has also begun infrastructure work for the construction of a six-unit nuclear power plant.

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories signed a letter of understanding with the Canadian Commercial Corporation to collaborate on the pursuit of international commercial opportunities for Canada’s nuclear sector. Under this agreement, the two organizations will use their strengths to pursue international market access and export opportunities. The agreement follows the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s vision to strengthen nuclear partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region through the Canadian Trade Gateway for Nuclear Development.

A draft government plan indicates that Japan will utilize nuclear power as much as possible along with renewable energy, departing from its earlier goal to minimize dependence on nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima crisis. The Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry presented the draft basic energy plan to a meeting of experts, which estimates that nuclear power will account for around 20% of the country’s total energy output in 2040. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet is expected to approve the energy plan by around February of next year.

Russia’s JSC NIIEFA has completed the preliminary design of the country’s proposed TRT tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. According to Russian sources, the construction of the reactor is an important stage in the development of controlled thermonuclear fusion. The preliminary design work for the TRT began in 2022, with the goal of building the reactor by 2030. Going forward, the TRT will play a key role in Russia’s plan to develop future nuclear fusion and fusion-fission hybrid reactors.

Westinghouse Electric Company and Aecon announced the signing of two major agreements creating a collaborative framework for the development and deployment of advanced nuclear-build projects in Canada and around the world. Under a Strategic Cooperation Agreement, Westinghouse and Aecon will work together on opportunities for the construction of AP1000 power plants in markets throughout Canada, while a memorandum of understanding will see Aecon build on its experience at Vogtle and other projects to potentially expand the supply of key AP1000 and advanced nuclear components to projects in Canada and abroad.

Advanced reactor developer Newcleo submitted its Safety Option File to the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) for its fuel assembly testing facility. ASN’s official opinion on the safety option will contribute to securing the application for authorization to construct Newcleo’s facility. Newcleo’s strategy roadmap includes the establishment of the fuel assembly testing facility by 2030, the construction of a reactor prototype by 2031, and the commissioning of commercial reactors starting in 2033.

GE-Hitachi’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) design has completed the first step of the United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process and progressed to the next phase of its assessment. During this upcoming phase, regulatory activity will be targeted on assessing the fundamental adequacy of the BWRX-300 design for deployment in England and Wales. The BWRX-300 is a water-cooled natural circulation SMR, and GE Hitachi submitted a GDA entry application to the UK government back in December 2022.

Australia’s main opposition group, led by the Liberal Party, has laid out a $211 billion plan to create a taxpayer-funded nuclear power industry in just over a decade. Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton announced the cost of his nuclear policy at a recent press conference, with his proposal calling for seven nuclear power plants to be constructed by 2050. The current Labor Party government currently supports the expansion of renewable energy and has rejected calls from opposition parties to repeal the current ban on nuclear energy in Australia.

Swiss utility Axpo announced its plans to invest a further $400 million to enable the two-unit Beznau Nuclear Power Plant to extend the operating lives of its reactors. As part of these plans, Beznau unit 2 will remain on the grid until 2032 and unit until 2033, after which they will be decommissioned and dismantled. The two pressurized water reactors at Beznau are the oldest nuclear reactors in Switzerland, with the two units having been operational since 1969 and 1972 respectively.

Turkey has completed turbine installation at the first unit of its Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, paving the way for pre-launch tests and then cold-hot testing of the reactor unit. This past year has seen all the main equipment installed in the reactor and preparations for pre-launch tests with dummy nuclear fuel are underway. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is Turkey’s first nuclear energy facility, with Rosatom building four VVER-1200 reactors at the site under its build-own-operate (BOO) model.

Great Britain’s Sizewell B nuclear power station has been turned back on after £75 million ($95.18 million) worth of improvement works were carried out. Its nuclear reactor had been taken offline in October so engineers could refuel it and complete various upgrades. Station director Robert Gunn stated that part of the reason for the improvement works was to ensure that Sizewell B could be extended beyond 2035 to 2055.

Norwegian consortium Halden Kjernekfraft AS has selected Amentum and Multiconsult Norge AS to evaluate the potential for building a small modular reactor (SMR) in the Halden municipality. The two companies will carry out an assessment of potential suppliers of equipment and services within Norway and from abroad, as well as reporting on technical standards, environmental impact, and other key aspects of any construction program. Halden Kjernekraft was set up by Norsk Kjernekraft, Østfold Energi, and the municipality of Halden to investigate the construction of a nuclear power plant using SMR technology.

Chugoku Electric Power restarted its Shimane Nuclear Power Station which had been shuttered since shortly after the 2011 Fukushima power plant meltdown. The long-delayed restart of the Chugoku No. 2 reactor boosts the number of Japan’s operational reactors to 14, which will be used to help Japan meet the growing power demand from semiconductor plants and data centers. The reactor’s restart originally gained the consent of local communities in 2022 but was postponed due to delays in safety measures and other work.

The U.S. Senate confirmed nominee Matthew Marzano to take a seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 10-9 to advance Marzano’s nomination to the full Senate in November of this year. Marzano joins the five-member commission, which has been without a tiebreaker vote since former commissioner Jeff Baran’s term expired in June 2023.

U.S. nuclear power plant developer Oklo signed a non-binding Master Power Agreement with data center operator Switch to deploy 12 gigawatts of Oklo Aurora powerhouse projects by 2044. The Master Agreement establishes a framework for collaboration, with Oklo expected to construct and operate Aurora powerhouses to provide power to switch across the USA through a series of power purchase agreements. The Aurora powerhouse is a fast neutron reactor that uses metallic fuel to produce up to 50 MWe as well as produce usable heat.

The Department of Energy has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to supply the nation’s nuclear power fleet. The selected companies include American Centrifuge Operating, General Matter, Global Laser Enrichment, and Orano Federal Services. These companies can now compete for future work to supply LEU to the Department of Energy. The selections stem from a July 2024 request for proposals (RFP), in which the DoE sought LEU through indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

The Department of Energy announced up to $80 million is available through a new funding opportunity to spur advancements in the process to produce high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). The funding will support industry partners developing innovative technologies and approaches to strengthen the HALEU supply chain in the United States. Currently, there is no domestic commercial source of HALEU available for advanced reactors, although Centrus Energy is producing some HALEU and U.S. government funds are being deployed to boost production. The higher HALEU enrichment allows reactor designers to achieve smaller designs and increased efficiency over current technologies.

TerraPower has announced the first series of major contract awards for the construction of its future Natrium nuclear plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. These contractors will work to assemble the plant’s reactor enclosure system. Among the companies selected are HD Hyundai, who will manufacture the reactor vessel itself, and the Doosan Corporation, which will construct the core barrel, guard vessel, and internal supports for the reactor.

A subsidiary of Tata Chemicals North America signed a letter of intent with BWXT Advanced Technologies to explore the deployment of up to 8 of BWXT’s advanced reactors for electricity and industrial processing at a site in Green River, Wyoming. The letter of intent sees the two companies agree to expand their collaboration to include the development of commercial terms and conditions to purchase microreactors from BWXT along the path of deploying them by the early 2030s. Tata and BWXT have been collaborating since September 2023 on the feasibility of integrating the microreactor into the Green River site.

The Department of Energy has identified a piece of land at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a potential site for Aalo Atomics to build a new experimental reactor facility. The new facility will be used to advance the company’s commercial Aalo-1 microreactor design, as well as uncover new data on the sodium-cooled microreactor. Aalo Atomic is developing a 10-MWe sodium-cooled microreactor inspired by the DoE’s MARVEL microreactor currently in development at INL, with the company aiming to begin reactor operations in 2027.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Urenco USA’s license amendment request to increase uranium enrichment levels up to 10% at its facility in New Mexico. According to the Federal Register, the NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the application to amend the plant’s license. The next step will be an NRC review of Urenco USA’s implementation of requirements in the amendment, which is anticipated in late Spring 2025. Urenco’s New Mexico facility is the only operating commercial enrichment facility in North America.

U.S. Representatives Bob Latta and Scott Peters introduced the Nuclear REFUEL Act, which would streamline licensing requirements for nuclear fuel recycling facilities in order to improve how they recycle and reuse nuclear fuel from advanced reactors. Currently, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not clearly state which regulatory pathway it will use to license recycling facilities that do not separate plutonium. If enacted, the Nuclear REFUEL Act would clarify that uranium-transuranic facilities would be licensed under Part 70 only and streamline the licensing requirements for such facilities.

U.S. private fusion company Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced plans to independently finance, construct, and operate a commercial-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Commonwealth said it reached an agreement with Dominion Energy to provide collaboration, including development and technical expertise, for the proposed site. CFS is currently working to build its SPARC prototype fusion machine at its headquarters in Massachusetts.

Energy Northwest has selected AtkinsRéalis for an owner’s engineering services contract of Energy Northwest’s small modular reactor (SMR) development project with Amazon in Washington state. This contract will see AtkinsRéalis support the design, financing, construction, and commissioning of the project. If the Amazon project is approved, the next phase will lead to the submission of a construction permit to build the SMRs. Energy Northwest recently signed an agreement with Amazon and X-energy for the initial development of 4 advanced SMRs.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the instrumentation and control platform for Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor. The committee approved the Advanced Logic System Version 2 platform through a Final Safety Evaluation Report. This makes the eVinci microreactor the first and only microreactor to have its instrumentation and control system approved by the NRC.

Ohio House Bill 308 cleared the Ohio Senate chamber, which adds natural gas as a resource and nuclear reactions to the state’s definition of “green energy”. Ohio State Senator Andrew Brenner stated, “If we’re looking to reduce carbon dioxide emissions…One of the most efficient ways of doing it is through nuclear power.” The original bill had bipartisan support from Representatives Dick Stein and Sean Brennan, but it drew ire from state Democrats who disagreed with the idea of extending green energy status to nuclear power.

Acceleron Fusion announced that it has closed a $24 million Series A funding round co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and the Collaborative Fund. According to Acceleron, the funding will fuel the company’s efforts to advance its low-temperature muon-catalyzed fusion technology, which seeks to achieve fusion reactions at temperatures below 1,000ºC. In October of this year, Acceleron ran its machine with highly compressed deuterium fuel and was able to capture data on 28 hours of continuous fusion after more than 100 hours of testing with deuterium.

Bitcoin miner and clean energy infrastructure developer Digihost Technology and Nano Nuclear signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deploy a 60 MW microreactor at Digihost’s New York power plant. Before deployment, the partners will assess Digihost’s location, initiate site preparations, and develop a comprehensive and phased implementation strategy. Nano Nuclear aims to deploy the microreactor in 2031 to align with its expectations for licensing and deployment.

Radiant Energy Group published a report examining the feasibility for Germany to restart its nuclear reactors. The report argues that Germany should reconsider its policy to shut down its nuclear industry, stating that no major technical barriers would prevent Germany’s recently closed reactors from coming back online. Additionally, Radiant Energy Group cites a study showing that 67% of Germans surveyed support the continued use of nuclear energy, with 42% supporting new nuclear plants. The report also calculated that electricity production from German reactors could have a market value of €100 billion over 20 years with the growth of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) published its annual GenCost report on cost estimates for new-build electricity generation. The report found that nuclear technology has no unique cost advantage over renewable technologies despite the longer operational life of nuclear plants. This is due to the significantly lower cost for building renewable power plants as a result of ongoing technological developments. The GenCost report is intended to give Australian policymakers and business leaders information on capital costs and data comparisons for their planning and financing of energy projects.

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