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Rosatom completes concreting of inner containment dome at Akkuyu 1
Concreting of the dome of the inner containment (VZO) has been completed at unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Türkiye. The IEC ensures the tightness of the reactor...
Vogtle 3 reaches 100% power
US-based Georgia Power says unit 3 at the Vogtle NPP has reached 100% power, marking a major milestone towards commercial operation. “This milestone marks the maximum energy the unit...
Aecon and ES Fox to support SMR development
Canadian construction and infrastructure development company Aecon Group has announced a partnership with ES Fox Limited to support innovative modular fabrication for the delivery of...
Rosatom signs contract for new nuclear service ship
Rosatomflot (part of Rosatom) and JSC Baltiysky Zavod (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) have signed a contract for the construction of a multifunctional...
Rosatom to build 17 VVER units and decommission 10 RBMK units by 2035
Rosatom will have to build 17 new NPP units by 2035 and decommission about 10 power units over the coming 10 years. This is a big challenge for nuclear scientists, Rosatom...
VVER-1200 internal shaft installed at Rooppur 1
Installation of an internal shaft has been completed at unit 1 of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh. The shaft is made of austenitic stainless steel and is an integral part of the reactor....
PEJ signs agreement with US consortium to design and build NPP in Pomerania
An agreement has been signed by state-owned Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) with a consortium of US Westinghouse and Bechtel, which is being set up to design and build...
EC approves Paks II contract amendment
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page that the European Commission (EC) had approved the changes made by Hungary and Russia to the documents on the Paks...
Russia offers to finance NPP for Malawi
Russia has offered financial aid to Malawi of $20m to support the construction of a nuclear power plant. Russia’s deputy minister of Internal Affairs, Igor Zubov, made the offer during...
Rosatom offers floating NPP technology to ‘friendly nations’
"Rosatom is ready to share [floating NPP - FNPP] technology with friendly nations that will help in the development and growth of remote areas and cut down dependability on carbon...
Aerosol filters shipped for Tianwan 7
Russia’s JSC TsKBM (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash) has manufactured and shipped three aerosol filters for unit 7 of China’s Tianwan NPP in...
NuScale Power joins Romanian Atomic Forum
US-based NuScale Power has joined the Romanian Atomic Forum (Romatom) as a supporting member to champion the association’s nuclear energy goals. Romania aims to be the first country...
Japanese investment supports UK floating NPP design
UK-based start-up Core Power has attracted Japanese investment for its floating NPP (FNPP) project. Some 13 companies, including Onomichi Dockyard and Imabari Shipbuilding, have...
Further progress at Tianwan 7
The lower tier of liner of the inner containment dome for the reactor building for unit 7 of China’s Tianwan NPP has been installed, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced...
US DOE grant supports Terrestrial Energy’s licensing of molten salt reactor
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Terrestrial Energy USA a regulatory assistance grant to support the company’s US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing programme...
Two more sites agreed for Oklo MMR
US-based Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) have signed an agreement for land to host two more of Oklo’s Aurora design fast neutron microreactors. Oklo...
NITI advocates private investment for SMRs
India’s National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), a government-supported public policy think tank, is advocating blending finances and green bonds to attract...
Danish companies support SMR use for ammonia production in Indonesia
Four Danish companies – Topsoe, Alfa Laval, Copenhagen Atomics, and Aalborg – are supporting a project to use small modular reactors (SMRs) to produce energy for ammonia production...
Sri Lanka considers NPP construction by 2032
The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board told the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy & Transport that if all goes according to plan, the first NPP could be built in Sri Lanka by 2032...
