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The Norwegian municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway, has...
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Ukraine begins construction of new units at Khmelnitsky NPP
Workers at Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky NPP have poured a symbolic cubic metre of concrete for two new reactors which are planned to use US Westinghouse technology and fuel. “Today we...
Completion of Brazil’s Angra 3 still under discussion
Brazilian nuclear utility Eletronuclear (part of state-owned power company Eletrobras) has taken issue with a report from the Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU - Tribunal de Contas...
Steady Energy and TVO Nuclear Services to collaborate on nuclear heating
Finland’s Steady Energy, a startup company spun out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in 2023, and Nuclear Services (TVONS), a consulting company wholly owned by...
Grid connection for Fangchenggang 4
Unit 4 at China’s Fangchenggang NPP in the Guangxi Autonomous Region has been connected to the grid, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). The unit is the second of two...
Installation of digital control system underway at China’s AC100 SMR
A digital control system (DCS) is being installed at the ACP2100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project, also known as the Linglong One, at the Changjiang site in...
Electrical work paves way for reactor assembly at Rooppur 1
Specialists of Russia’s ESCM have completed the full range of electrical work on the reloading machine at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP under construction in Bangladesh. This ensures that...
ČEZ extends tender deadline for new nuclear units
Czech power company ČEZ Group says its Elektrárna Dukovany II subsidiary has extended the deadline for submitting updated bids to construct unit 5 at the Dukovany NPP with binding...
Newcleo teams up with CEA on reactor development
UK-based nuclear start-up newcleo has signed a partnership agreement with the French Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) on development of newcleo's lead-cooled...
Support grows for South Africa’s HTMR-100 SMR
South Africa’s Koya Capital has signed a partnership agreement with Stratek Global to assist in securing finance for construction of a high temperature modular reactor. The ZAR9bn...
China’s Fangchenggang 4 achieves first criticality
Unit 4 at China’s Fangchenggang NPP in the Guangxi Autonomous Region has achieved first criticality, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). The unit is the second of two...
Commissioning work begins at Akkuyu 1
Rosatom has begun commissioning activities at unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye. A delegation of Rosatom officials, led by Director General Alexey Likhachev, paid...
UK Space Agency funding benefits two nuclear projects
The UK Space Agency is funding two nuclear projects as part of the second phase of investment awarded through its £20m ($25m) International Bilateral Fund (IBF). Rolls-Royce and...
Shin Hanul 2 begins commercial operation
Unit 2 of South Korea’s Shin Hanul NPP has begun commercial operation, according to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). The 1,350 MWe APR-1400 pressurised water reactor reached...
Funding secured to accelerate Xe-100 deployment in the UK
X-Energy UK Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based X-energy Reactor Company and Cavendish Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Babcock International have been awarded...
Norsk Kjernekraft to assess more potential SMR sites in Norway
Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft has decided to initiate an impact assessment for a site in the municipality of Oygarden in Vestland County as the possible location for a NPP comprising up...
Installation of Brest lead-cooled fast reactor shell nears completion
The reactor shell of Russia’s Brest-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor in Seversk is nearing completion according to general contractor Titan-2. The Brest-OD-300 is under construction at...
Work begins on foundation of Leningrad 7 cooling tower
Work has begun on the foundation of the evaporative cooling tower for unit 7 at the Leningrad NPP. As part of the project, 919 piles with a diameter of 0.6 metres and a length of...
DOE releases community guide on coal-to-nuclear transitions
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released an information guide for communities considering coal-to-nuclear conversions. The 28-page guide is based on the department’s 2022...
China’s HTR-PM heating project begins operation
The nuclear heating project based on China’s demonstration High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Pebble-bed Module (HTR-PM) at the Shidaowan site in Shandong province has been connected...
