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Nuclearelectrica signs refurbishment contract for Cernavoda
30 November 2023
Romanian nuclear utility Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN)...
Framatome to set up fuel fabrication facility in UK
30 November 2023
France’s Framatome is planning the construction of a nuclear fuel...
AtkinsRéalis unveils new Candu Monark reactor
30 November 2023
AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin Group) unveiled its new Candu...
Power restored to Zaporizhia NPP despite increased military action
30 November 2023
The main power line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP...
EDF signs co-operation agreements with Canada, Czech Republic and Indian
30 November 2023
During the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) 2023 in Paris, EDF Group...
Studsvik signs licence agreement to develop inDRUM waste treatment in South Korea
29 November 2023
Sweden’s Studsvik has signed a Technology Licence Agreement with...
Hungary authorises use of diverse nuclear fuel sources
29 November 2023
The possibility of using nuclear fuel from suppliers other than Russia’s...
Novovoronezh NPP unit 6 moves to 18-month fuel cycle
29 November 2023
Russia’s Novovoronezh NPP has completed a pilot 18-month fuel...
NASA moves closer to use of plutonium-238 to power space missions
29 November 2023
The shipment earlier this year of heat source plutonium-238 from the...
Poland approves second large NPP
29 November 2023
Poland's Ministry of Climate & Environment has issued a...
Rosatom completes dismantling of floating technical base Lepse
29 November 2023
Rosatom has finally completed dismantling of floating technical base...
China’s nuclear energy heating project begins operation
29 November 2023
China's first nuclear energy heating project that covers...
New air ventilation system for WIPP
29 November 2023
A new large-scale ventilation system, also known as the Safety...
Study confirms removal of all fuel from decommissioned Soviet-era reactor
29 November 2023
Recent studies have found that a decommissioned Soviet-era training...
VVER-TOI reactor delivered to Kursk-II's second unit
28 November 2023
The VVER-TOI reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been delivered to the site...
IAEA reviews safety at Philippines research reactor
28 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment...
Orano wins dependability contract from ITER
28 November 2023
France’s Orano, through its engineering subsidiary Orano Projets, has...
INL fabricates commercial grade uranium dioxide HALEU fuel
28 November 2023
Recently, researchers at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL)...
Refuelling underway at Russia’s floating NPP
28 November 2023
Refuelling is underway at the world's only floating NPP (FNPP), the...
Bruce Power to evaluate options to expand nuclear capacity in Ontario
28 November 2023
Canada’s Bruce Power plans to launch a Request for Information (RFI)...
Amentum to merge with Jacobs cyber businesses
28 November 2023
Nuclear engineering company Amentum has reached an agreement to merge...
Zaporizhia NPP loses power connection during increased military activity
28 November 2023
The Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) lost the connection to its main off-site...
Bruce Power completes largest ever delivery of cobalt-60
28 November 2023
Canada’s Bruce Power has completed delivery of the company’s largest...
IAEA says Beloyarsk NPP committed to safety
28 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review...
Cold shutdown for Zaporizhia unit 5
24 November 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) is transitioning its reactor unit 5 to...
China celebrates start of construction at Xudabao 1
24 November 2023
Ceremony marking to the start of construction of unit 1 at China’s...
Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 resumes service following another technical problem
24 November 2023
Unit 3 at Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP has resumed service after being...
NuScale Power and ORNL to undertake SMR assessment
24 November 2023
US-based NuScale Power Corporation is partnering with Oak Ridge...
Korea and UK establish Clean Energy Partnership
24 November 2023
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) and the...
Ontario and Saskatchewan collaborate on SMR development
24 November 2023
Canada’s Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and its subsidiary, Laurentis...
IAEA reviews radiation protection in Botswana
24 November 2023
The first IAEA Occupational Radiation Protection Service (ORPAS) mission...
Final used fuel assemby removed from Kursk 1
23 November 2023
The first preparatory stage of decommissioning at unit 1 of Russia’s...
Koeberg 1 back online after steam generator replacement
23 November 2023
South Africa’s power utility Eskom said unit 1 at Koeberg NPP has...
Framatome completes tests on new buried piping liner rehabilitation system
23 November 2023
France’s Framatome has completed a two-year test programme for the...
EU Parliament includes nuclear in Net-Zero Industry Act
23 November 2023
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to include...
Installation of melt trap underway at El Dabaa 2
23 November 2023
Specialists from Rosatom’s Engineering Division have begun installation...
Studsvik and Fortum investigate new nuclear
22 November 2023
Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik has signed a...
Work begins to straighten graphite stacks of RBMK reactors at Smolensk NPP
22 November 2023
Resource performance management of graphite stacks is underway at...
US military withdraws offer to Oklo for microreactor
22 November 2023
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has rescinded a notice of intent...
Leningrad 5 shuts down following damage to turbine blades
22 November 2023
Russia’s nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (part of Rosatom) reported that unit...
Reloading machine installed at unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP
22 November 2023
Installation of a reloading machine is underway at the construction site...
Krško NPP back in operation
21 November 2023
The Krško NPP, which was shut down in early October after the discovery of...
Kairos claims operation of world’s largest FLiBe system
21 November 2023
Kairos Power says its Engineering Test Unit (ETU) in Albuquerque has...
Eiffage wins civil contract for first Penly EPR2 reactors
21 November 2023
France’s Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil, has signed...
Temporary power loss at Zaporizhia NPP unit 6
21 November 2023
Unit 6 at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) temporarily lost power recently,...
Philippines and US sign nuclear co-operation agreement
21 November 2023
The Governments of the Philippines and the USA signed an “Agreement...
Sweden launches roadmap for new nuclear power development
21 November 2023
The Swedish Government has unveiled a roadmap outlining its goals...
Seoul National University opens NuScale Power Energy Exploration Centre
17 November 2023
US-based NuScale Power Corporation has opened the first...
French government and EDF reach agreement on nuclear electricity pricing
17 November 2023
Following several months of negotiations, the French government and EDF...
US plans production of iridium-192
17 November 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Isotope Program and QSA Global have...
Simulator training begins at Akkuyu NPP
17 November 2023
The first shifts of personnel have begun pre-licensing training using...
NorthStar completes removal and shipment of Vallecitos boiling water reactor
16 November 2023
NorthStar Group Services has removed the Vallecitos boiling water...
Construction schedule agreed for Hungary’s Paks II
16 November 2023
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade Péter Szijjártó said...
Permission granted for further construction of units 7&8 at Leningrad NPP
16 November 2023
Rosatom has granted permission to nuclear utility Regenerator for the...
EDF given more time to upgrade its 900 MWe reactor fleet
16 November 2023
French nuclear safety regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has...
Rosatom and Norilsk Nickel plan small land-based NPP
15 November 2023
An agreement of intent and cooperation for the construction of low-power...
Work begins to secure low-level waste vaults at UK’s Drigg repository
15 November 2023
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), part of the UK Nuclear...
Kazatomprom signs long-term uranium supply contract with China
15 November 2023
Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom has signed a contract...
Russia’s Mayak facility masters processing of transportable fast reactor fuel
15 November 2023
The RT-1 reprocessing plant of Russia’s Mayak Production Association...
Former Zion NPP site released for unrestricted use
15 November 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released for “unrestricted use”...
Rosatom approves design of reactor for land-based small NPP
15 November 2023
The mechanical engineering division of Rosatom presented the...
Norway considers SMR for Halden
15 November 2023
Norway’s Halden municipality, Norsk Kjernekraft and Østfold Energi...
IAEA and ICAO strengthen cooperation on transport of radioactive materials
15 November 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International...
Russia strengthens relations with Kazakhstan pending decision on NPP construction
14 November 2023
The recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan...
IAEA reviews nuclear security in Switzerland
14 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International...
Hungary and Romania sign key energy deals
14 November 2023
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Péter Szijjártó, has...
IAEA reviews regulatory framework in Romania
14 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
Cameco and Brookfield complete acquisition of Westinghouse
14 November 2023
Canada’s Cameco has announced that acquisition of Westinghouse...
US and UK form strategic partnership to advance fusion energy
14 November 2023
Following talks in Washington between US Deputy Secretary of Energy David...
Reactor pressure vessel delivered to Akkuyu 3
14 November 2023
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been delivered by Rosatom to...
IAEA monitors maintenance activities at Zaporizhia NPP
14 November 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have been informed that...
UAMPS and NuScale cancel plans to build SMRs at INL
14 November 2023
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) and Oregon-based...
Air compressor catches fire at Japan's Tokai NPP
10 November 2023
An air compressor caught fire at unit 2 of Japan Atomic Power Co's...
Collaboration to explore deployment of Rolls-Royce SMRs in the Netherlands
10 November 2023
Construction company BAM Infra Netherlands, nuclear project...
More progress at Paks II
10 November 2023
Workers at the Paks II NPP under construction in Hungary have begun...
Krško NPP prepares to restart following replacement of pipelines
10 November 2023
The Krško NPP, which was shut down in early October after the discovery of...
IAEA undertakes safety review of Kazakhstan’s NPP site selection
10 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Site & External Events...
First US-African nuclear summit concludes in Ghana
10 November 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy has...
China ships last batch of magnet-supporting products to ITER
10 November 2023
China has completed construction of the final batch of...
Centrus delivers first HALEU to US DOE
10 November 2023
Centrus Energy Corp has made its first delivery of High-Assay,...
New consortium to develop and globally deploy lead-cooled fast reactors
10 November 2023
Belgium, Italy and Romania have formed a consortium with...
Switzerland to extend use of nuclear
09 November 2023
Switzerland plans to use its nuclear plants longer than previously...
Vattenfall applies for a new plan for Ringhals NPP expansion
09 November 2023
Power utility Vattenfall has applied to Varberg municipality for a...
Orano begins loading dry storage system at US Wolf Creek NPP
09 November 2023
Orano USA has completed the first loading of used nuclear fuel into the...
European Commission plans SMR industrial alliance
09 November 2023
European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson says the European...
Jacobs wins new contract to support UK NPPs
08 November 2023
US-based Jacobs Solutions has won a new Project Management Resources...
Cold testing complete at China’s Zhangzhou 1
08 November 2023
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said cold hydrostatic testing...
Cameco and Brookfield receive regulatory approval to acquire Westinghouse
08 November 2023
Cameco has announced that its joint acquisition of Westinghouse...
IAEA completes 13th rotation of experts at Zaporizhia NPP
08 November 2023
A new team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts has...
US Nuclear promotes Arbok’s technology for cleaning radioactive wastewater
08 November 2023
US Nuclear’s says its partner, Arbok-Nuclear, has developed revolutionary...
Bechtel to support Urenco's expansion activities in the UK
08 November 2023
US-based Bechtel has been selected by European enrichment services and...
Kansai Electric seeks operating life extension for Takahama 1
08 November 2023
Kansai Electric Power Co has applied to Japan’s Nuclear Regulation...
South Ukraine unit 1 secures 10-year extension
08 November 2023
Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has...
Desalination plant planned for Sizewell C
08 November 2023
The UK’s planned Sizewell C NPP in Suffolk is planning to power a...
Japan's NRA approves extension of operating life of Sendai NPP reactors
08 November 2023
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved an extension of...
Russian scientists modernise nuclear fuel reprocessing using gallium and indium
08 November 2023
Scientists at the Urals Federal University (UrFU) in Russia have...
Poland’s MARIA research reactor restarts after modernisation
07 November 2023
After several months of renovation work Poland’s MARIA research...
Magnox rebrands to become Nuclear Restoration Services
07 November 2023
The UK’s Magnox Ltd will in future be known as Nuclear Restoration...
Czech Republic approves roadmap for SMR development
07 November 2023
The Czech government has approved the “Czech SMR Roadmap – Applicability...
Constellation completes acquisition of stake in Texas NPP
07 November 2023
US power utility Constellation has completed its acquisition of NRG...
Partnership to study hydrogen production using Rolls-Royce SMR
07 November 2023
Netherlands-based ULC-Energy, Denmark's Topsoe and the UK's Rolls-Royce...
Norway unveils plans for SMR power plant
07 November 2023
Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway's Ministry of Oil...
Canada’s Moltex derisks innovative waste recycling process
07 November 2023
Moltex Energy Canada has announced a significant breakthrough in its...
Bulgaria announces start of construction of Kozloduy 7
07 November 2023
Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has told a government meeting...
Doosan Enerbility awarded used fuel cask project
07 November 2023
South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility has signed a contract with Korea Hydro...
MOX use at Russia’s BN-800 reactor confirms reliability of the technology
07 November 2023
The BN-800 sodium-cooled fast reactor at unit 4 of Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP...
IAEA confirms safe tritium levels in latest ALPS treated water release at Fukushima
07 November 2023
The tritium concentration in the third batch of diluted water treated...
Containment shell installed at China’s ACP100 SMR
07 November 2023
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) says the steel containment dome...
Business complications for SMR companies X-energy and NuScale
03 November 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company and publicly-traded special...
Transport portal installed at Kursk-II 2
03 November 2023
Specialists have completed installation of the transport portal at unit 2...
Fuel for Hungary’s Paks NPP arrives from Russia
03 November 2023
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Péter Szijjártó, said...
IAEA reviews Estonia’s nuclear power infrastructure development
03 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated...
WIPP ventilation shaft reaches final depth
03 November 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in...
Newcleo partners with London School of Economics
03 November 2023
UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo and the London School...
General Fusion and TRIUMF to cooperate on new LM26
03 November 2023
Canada’s particle accelerator centre, TRIUMF and General Fusion, have...
IAEA assesses military threats to NPPs in Ukraine and Russia
03 November 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have assessed the...
Melt trap delivered for El Dabaa 2
03 November 2023
A melt localisation device (melt trap or core catcher) has been delivered...
Construction starts at Netherlands Multifunctional Storage Building
03 November 2023
Construction has begun of the Multifunctional Storage Building (MOG) for...
Krško NPP expected to restart in mid-November
02 November 2023
The Krško NPP, which was shut down in early October after the discovery of...
Japan and US expand cooperation on fast reactors
02 November 2023
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
Iran begins construction of Karoun NPP and new uranium mine
02 November 2023
Iran has started construction of its indigenously-designed Karoun NPP in...
IAEA mission reviews Czech radwaste and used fuel management
02 November 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
Belarus NPP unit 2 formally commissioned
02 November 2023
Unit 2 of the Belarus NPP has been put into commercial operation after...
Final bids submitted for new Dukovany NPP units
02 November 2023
Czech power utility ČEZ Group's Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II), a...
Location of Poland's first nuclear power plant approved
01 November 2023
The Pomeranian Voivode (governor) Dariusz Drelich has issued a...
US NRC approves changes to Indian Point emergency planning requirements
01 November 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Holtec...
EPRI and NEA to collaborate on waste management for SMRs
01 November 2023
The US-based Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Paris-based...
Japan's JT-60SA achieves first plasma
01 November 2023
Japan's fusion power project has produced first plasma at the...
US DOE signs agreement to develop X-energy’s Microreactor
01 November 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company has signed a cooperative agreement with...
New Dukovany units receive zoning permit
01 November 2023
Elektrárna Dukovany II, a wholly owned subsidiary of Czech power utility...
EDF plans outages at Cattenom NPP to save fuel
01 November 2023
EDF says additional outages at the 1,300 MWe units 1&2 of its Cattenom...
New agreement seeks to support Argentina’s CAREM SMR
01 November 2023
Argentina’s National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA - Comisión Nacional...
Five Fukushima workers contaminated after contact with radioactive water
01 November 2023
Five workers at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP were accidentally splashed...
Nuclear plays minor role in IEA World Energy Outlook 2023
31 October 2023
IEA’s new World Energy Outlook 2023 sees a phenomenal rise of clean...
New nuclear materials sorting facility opens in Canada
31 October 2023
A new Canadian nuclear materials sorting facility in Kincardine is now...
BWXT announces contract for naval nuclear reactor fuel
31 October 2023
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded a US Naval Nuclear...
Rosatom begins installation of research reactor in Bolivia
31 October 2023
The formal opening of the multi-purpose irradiation centre (MIC) has...
Fifth batch of nuclear fuel reaches Rooppur NPP
31 October 2023
The fifth batch of nuclear fuel for Rooppur NPP under construction...
Environmental impact study submitted for Atucha 1
31 October 2023
Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) has submitted the environmental...
APTIM completes disposal of US nuclear refuelling barge
31 October 2023
Louisiana-based APTIM, a US company focused on radiological and...
IAEA says ALPS treated water release is progressing as planned
31 October 2023
The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi NPP...
More DOE funding for advanced reactor experiment designs
26 October 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE), through the National Reactor...
Fourth tier of inner containment completed at Akkuyu 3 as more equipment installed at unit 1
26 October 2023
The fourth tier of the internal containment ((VZO)) has been completed in...
SpaceNukes partnership wins contract to develop reactors for space vehicles
25 October 2023
US Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) has teamed with...
USNC wins NASA nuclear propulsion contract
25 October 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has won a contract from...
Graphite stacks remediated at Smolensk 1
25 October 2023
Unit 1 at Russia’s Smolensk NPP, a RMBK-1000 reactor, has resumed...
Fuel loading begins at Kakrapar’s second unit
25 October 2023
Indian NPP operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has...
Framatome launches Framatome Space
25 October 2023
France’s Framatome has announced the launch of Framatome Space “putting...
Dukovany 4 to switch to new generation Russian fuel
24 October 2023
Unit 4 of the Dukovany NPP in the Czech Republic has been shut down...
Rosatom develops technology to deal with sodium from decommissioned fast reactors
24 October 2023
Russia’s AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics & Power Engineering (IPPE –...
Orano approves Georges Besse II extension
24 October 2023
The Board of Directors of France’s Orano has approved investment for...
USACE re-awards contract to dismantle SM-1A reactor
24 October 2023
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Baltimore District has awarded...
Orano inaugurates Stable Isotopes Laboratory
20 October 2023
France’s Orano group has inaugurated its new Stable Isotopes...
Newcleo signs MOU with Nuclear AMRC
20 October 2023
UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo has signed a Memorandum...
Rosatom develops transport container for used steam generators
20 October 2023
The Central Design & Technological Institute (JSC CPTI, part of...
Romanian institute to assess Lightbridge fuel for Candu reactors
20 October 2023
US fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation has engaged...
Helical Fusion selected for Japanese grant
20 October 2023
Helical Fusion Co Ltd has been selected by the Japanese Ministry...
IAEA safety mission completes review in Germany
20 October 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
UK and Sweden agree to enhance cooperation in nuclear development
20 October 2023
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
Costs increase for clean-up of US Cold War legacy sites
19 October 2023
The estimated future cost to clean up 19 sites contaminated by nuclear...
Rosatom and Belarus increase cooperation on radwaste management
19 October 2023
Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL has entered into a long-term...
Canadian regulator confirms safety of Candu pressure tubes
19 October 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has confirmed the...
Rosatom completes dome for MBIR reactor building
19 October 2023
Installation of the building dome has been completed for the...
France and Germany move towards resolving nuclear differences
19 October 2023
The European Union (EU) Energy Council, meeting in Luxembourg, have...
IAEA and FAO launch Atoms4Food initiative
19 October 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Food and...
Commissioning complete at Mochovce 3
19 October 2023
Commissioning of unit 3 at the Mochove NPP has been completed with the...
More US funding for hydrogen hubs
19 October 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $7bn to launch seven...
Kazakhstan delivers more fuel assemblies to China
18 October 2023
Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Company Kazatomprom has delivered...
California recognises fusion energy as distinct from nuclear fission
18 October 2023
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1172 into...
Internal containment dome concreted at Kursk-II-2
18 October 2023
Concreting of the dome for the internal containment shell (ICU) has...
IAEA concludes safety review mission in the Netherlands
18 October 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International...
VVER-1200 reactor vessel installed at Tianwan 7
18 October 2023
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 7 of China’s...
Radiation monitoring equipment installed for Akkuyu NPP
18 October 2023
A 40-metre-high mast, which is part of the ASRO (automated...
Experiments end at JET after 40 years
18 October 2023
The UK-based Joint European Torus (JET) fusion facility at Culham near...
Zaporizhia NPP moves second reactor to hot shutdown
18 October 2023
In his latest update, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
Sheffield Forgemasters to support deployment of Xe-100 HTGRs
18 October 2023
UK-based Sheffield Forgemasters has signed a memorandum of...
US DOE’s MARVEL Microreactor approaches final design
17 October 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) MARVEL microreactor has achieved...
IAEA mission reviews Italy’s radwaste management
17 October 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
First refuelling for Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP
17 October 2023
Rosatom’s fuel company TVEL has supplied nuclear fuel for reactor 1 of...
New consortium to support Cernavoda life extension
17 October 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed a consortium agreement...
IAEA launches World Fusion Outlook 2023
17 October 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Ontario’s Hydrogen Innovation Fund selects six projects for support
17 October 2023
The Ontario government has announced the first six projects that will...
Bulgaria cancels Belene NPP project
17 October 2023
The Bulgarian government has cancelled the decision to build the Belene...
Third batch of nuclear fuel arrives at Rooppur
17 October 2023
The third batch of nuclear fuel has been delivered to the Rooppur NPP...
Burkina Faso and Mali sign nuclear agreements with Rosatom
17 October 2023
Russia has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on nuclear...
IAEA’s 29th Fusion Energy Conference attracts 2000 participants
17 October 2023
Opening the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 29th Fusion...
US NRC warns VC Summer NPP over cracks
13 October 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a warning to the...
Newcleo signs cooperation agreement with Tosto Group
13 October 2023
UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo has signed a...
Rosatom expands nuclear cooperation with Myanmar
13 October 2023
Rosatom and Myanmar’s Ministry of Science & Technology have signed...
Finnish low-level waste facility receives environmental permit
13 October 2023
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said the Regional...
Kansai Electric plans temporary storage of used fuel at NPPs
13 October 2023
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co has told Fukui Prefecture that it plans...
Equipment testing begins at Brest reactor fuel facility
13 October 2023
Comprehensive testing of equipment has begun at the nuclear...
Iran pours concrete for section of second Bushehr reactor
13 October 2023
Iran has poured concrete for a new section of the second nuclear reactor...
Melt trap installed at Akkuyu 4
13 October 2023
A melt localisation device (melt trap or core catcher) has been installed...
HALEU demonstration project begins enrichment in Ohio
13 October 2023
Enrichment operation have begun at the US Department of Energy’s...
TVO considers extending the service life of Olkiluoto 1&2
12 October 2023
Finnish power utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has started...
Construction of new fusion facility begins in Spain
12 October 2023
Construction has started on the International Fusion Materials...
Faulty coolant pump delays commissioning of Vogtle 4
11 October 2023
US Georgia Power has reported the discovery of a malfunctioning coolant...
US DOE restarts loss of coolant safety tests
11 October 2023
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory...
State-of-the-art glove box training facility opens at Sellafield
11 October 2023
A state-of-the-art Glove Box Training Facility for the UK nuclear...
Holtec seeks NRC approval to restart Palisades NPP
11 October 2023
US-based Holtec International says it has submitted a filing with the...
China begins construction of Lianjiang NPP
11 October 2023
First concrete has been poured for the first phase of China’s Lianjiang...
Sweden looks to remove obstacles to nuclear new build
11 October 2023
Sweden’s Government and the Swedish Democrats have introduced a new bill...
NuScale and ENTRA1 technology chosen for data centres
11 October 2023
RR Standard Power, which supplies infrastructure as a service to...
Krško NPP closed following leak
11 October 2023
The Krško NPP in Slovenia has been shut down for repair and maintenance...
Jordan looks to SMRs
11 October 2023
With support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Platform...
IAEA annual projections for nuclear increase
11 October 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has released its annual...
Japan releases second batch of treated Fukushima water
10 October 2023
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has begun releasing a...
Argentina and Brazil strengthen nuclear cooperation
10 October 2023
The President of Brazil’s National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN -...
France vetoes US takeover of nuclear companies
10 October 2023
France’s Economy Ministry has vetoed the acquisition of nuclear...
EnergySolutions plans nuclear manufacturing facility in Tennessee
10 October 2023
US-based EnergySolutions is establishing an advanced nuclear fabrication...
Edison looks to revive nuclear power in Italy
10 October 2023
On the 140th anniversary of the start of its activities, Edison has...
Rosatom installs melt trap at El Dabaa 1
10 October 2023
Rosatom is installing the melt localisation device – melt trap – at unit 1...
Canada endorses recommendations for radwaste management
10 October 2023
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy & Natural Resources Canada,...
Procurement of long lead components to begin for ARC-100 SMR
10 October 2023
ARC Clean Technology Supply Chain Manager, Anthony Jackman says...
ANSTO plans new nuclear medicine facility
10 October 2023
The Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has...
Rosatom delivers first fuel to Rooppur
10 October 2023
The first nuclear fuel has been delivered to the construction site of...
Southern Nuclear authorised to install advanced fuel
06 October 2023
Unit 2 of Southern Nuclear’s Vogtle NPP in Georgia has...
Rehabilitation of uranium tailing site completed ahead of schedule
06 October 2023
Rosatom specialists have completed work to rehabilitate legacy...
Penn State receives first TRIGA fuel shipment in 10 years
06 October 2023
TRIGA International recently delivered 30 new fuel elements to Penn...
IAEA unveils new nuclear security training centre
06 October 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has opened a unique...
University of Missouri begins expansion of research reactor
06 October 2023
The University of Missouri has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for...
Dome installed at China’s San’ao 2
06 October 2023
China General Nuclear (CGN) says the dome of the containment building...
12th rotation of IAEA inspectors completed at Zaporizhia
06 October 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) is once again using reactor unit 4...
TerraPower begins testing molten salt technology
06 October 2023
US power utility Southern Company, TerraPower and Core Power have...
IAEA General Conference attracts 2800 participants
06 October 2023
The 67th annual IAEA General Conference has adopted resolutions related...
Helion and Nucor announce collaboration on fusion
06 October 2023
US fusion energy tech start-up Helion Energy Helion, a fusion power...
Helen and Steady Energy co-operate on SMR deployment
06 October 2023
Finnish energy firm Helen has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with...
ITER reviews plans
06 October 2023
The ITER Council Science & Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) recently...
Russian scientists offer to assistance in managing Fukushima water
06 October 2023
At the end of August, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which...
German-French disagreements block EU power market reforms
06 October 2023
European Union (EU) countries may delete a key part of planned reforms...
Korean floating NPP project receives approval in principle
05 October 2023
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Kepco Engineering...
US DOE awards Framatome grant for digital twin development
05 October 2023
Framatome has been awarded a $1m contract award for phase two of the...
UK selects six companies for next stage of SMR competition
05 October 2023
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and Great...
Westinghouse wins I&C contract for Xudabao units 1&2
04 October 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with...
Three US NPP operating licences transferred from Energy Harbor to Vistra
04 October 2023
Texas-based electricity and power generation company VistraOps has...
Rwanda details nuclear plans at IAEA meeting
04 October 2023
Dr Fidele Ndahayo, CEO of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB), announced...
Rosatom developing automated control system for small NPP
04 October 2023
Rusatom Automated Control Systems (RASU - part of Rosatom) is starting...
Romanian regulator approves licensing document for NuScale SMR
03 October 2023
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and US-based NuScale...
Mochovce 3 achieves full power
03 October 2023
Unit 3 of Slovakia’s Mochovce NPP has achieved 100% power as start-up...
Canadian tribal council secures stake in SMR companies
03 October 2023
Canada’s North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) and its seven...
Microsoft seeks manager to develop SMRs to power its data centres
03 October 2023
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft says the company is looking...
US DOE announces funds to explore potential of geologic hydrogen
03 October 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research...
Hot testing begins at China’s Fangchenggang 4
03 October 2023
China General Nuclear (CGN) announced that hot functional testing has...
Steam generator modules replaced at Beloyarsk 3
03 October 2023
Specialists from Uralatomenergoremont (a branch of JSC Atomenergoremont,...
NWS eliminates Allerdale from UK GDF siting process
02 October 2023
UK Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), which has been investigating potential...
Slovenia looks to accelerate expansion of Krško NPP
02 October 2023
The recently established Working Party on the Coordination of...
Poland signs contract for design of first NPP
02 October 2023
Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) has signed the...
France and NEA host conference to promote nuclear energy
02 October 2023
The Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference, organised by the French Ministry...
Laurentis and Nuclearelectricia to collaborate on medical isotope production
02 October 2023
Canada’s Laurentis Energy Partners (LEP), a subsidiary of Ontario...
Safety review of Finnish repository delayed
02 October 2023
Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK -...
IAEA General Conference: Three more countries commit to safe, secure and peaceful application of nuclear technology
29 September 2023
At the annual Treaty Event on the sidelines of the 67th regular session...
Rosatom ships third RPV to Akkuyu
29 September 2023
The third reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the Akkuyu NPP under...
US DOE awards more GAIN vouchers
29 September 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation...
EDF Group creates new UK engineering subsidiary
28 September 2023
EDF says it has created EDF EPR Engineering UK to strengthen its...
Grossi opens IAEA General Conference
28 September 2023
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who has been reappointed for...
Water supply for Zaporizhia nears solution
27 September 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has completed drilling ten groundwater...
Restoration progress at Zorita plant site
27 September 2023
Spain’s decommissioning and waste management company Enresa has...
Nuclear groups suggest staged approach to increase regulatory efficiency
27 September 2023
A new joint report from World Nuclear Association (WNA), the US-based...
Final testing of new US railcar for used fuel transport
27 September 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently completed a 1,600-mile...
IAEA sees operational safety commitment at Penly
27 September 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review...
Temelín switches to 18-month fuel cycle
26 September 2023
Czech power utility ČEZ says unit 2 of the Temelín NPP, during its...
IAEA says Greece committed to safe radwaste management
26 September 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
Ghana selects potential sites for first NPP
26 September 2023
Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) has selected Nsuban and Obotan as two...
IAEA samples second batch of ALPS treated water
26 September 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) independent sampling...
Alberta supports study on SMRs
26 September 2023
Canada’s provincial government of Alberta will invest CAD7m ($5.1m) into...
INB completes first stage of decommissioning in Caldas
26 September 2023
Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) says it has completed the first stage...
Poland receives positive environmental decision on planned NPP
26 September 2023
Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowy (PEJ) has received a decision...
BWXT and Crowley consider microreactors for shipping
26 September 2023
US-based BWX Technologies’ (BWXT’s) Advanced Technologies subsidiary...
Appeal court permits legal challenge against Sizewell C project
22 September 2023
UK campaign group Together Against Sizewell C (TASC) have been...
Testing underway at US DOE’s Marvel microreactor
22 September 2023
Testing is underway at an electric-powered microreactor prototype...
Malaysia to increase use of nuclear technology
22 September 2023
Malaysia’s National Nuclear Technology Policy 2030 (DTNN 2030) will...
IAEA reviews safety at Iranian research reactors
22 September 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment...
Rosatom begins installation of outer containment dome at Rooppur 2
22 September 2023
Rosatom has begun installation of the dome part of the outer...
Full financing approved for Pallas reactor
21 September 2023
The Netherlands government will fully finance the cost of Pallas...
Defuelling of first reactor complete at Hunterston B
21 September 2023
The defuelling of the first reactor at the UK’s Hunterston B NPP has...
Canada agrees funding for Cernavoda expansion
21 September 2023
Canada and Romania have signed a CAD3bn ($2.2bn) export development deal...
ČEZ extends deadline for final bids for new nuclear unit at Dukovany
21 September 2023
Czech power utility ČEZ has extended the deadline for submitting the...
New research centre at Texas university to develop molten salt reactor
21 September 2023
The recently opened Gayle & Max Dillard Science & Engineering Research...
Legal battle continues between South Korea and Westinghouse
21 September 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has decided to continue its...
KHNP completes first fuel loading of Shin-Hanul 2
21 September 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has completed fuel loading at unit 2...
DOE settles dispute over Hanford site with Washington Ecology Department
20 September 2023
The Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDE) says a settlement...
More wells drilled at Zaporizhia NPP
20 September 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Remediation begins at former uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan
20 September 2023
Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is under...
US Defense Department expands Project Pele to include X-energy
20 September 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company and the US Department of Defense (DOD)...
Rosatom considers second small reactor for Yakutia
20 September 2023
Rosatom is expected to decide on the construction of a second low-power...
Iran revokes licences of some IAEA inspectors
20 September 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Rosatom completes tests of TVS-2M nuclear fuel
20 September 2023
Pilot industrial operation of new nuclear fuel for VVER-1000 reactors with...
Tokamak Energy’s fusion magnet system passes cryogenic tests
20 September 2023
UK-based Tokamak Energy’s superconducting magnet system, which is being...
Japan’s Takahama 2 restarts after 12 years
20 September 2023
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power has restarted unit 2 of its Takahama NPP...
Hyundai signs agreements in Poland to access nuclear and infrastructure markets
20 September 2023
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HEC) has signed...
IAEA mission reviews Poland’s regulatory framework
19 September 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
Rosatom considers NPP construction in Russia’s far east
19 September 2023
Rosatom is studying the possibility of building a 1,200 MWe NPP in the...
More UK support for hydrogen plans at Heysham 2
19 September 2023
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced...
Newcleo and NLL to collaborate on advanced reactor development
19 September 2023
UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo and the National...
Steam generators destined for Kudankulam NPP stranded at sea on damaged barge
19 September 2023
The barge vital carrying two steam generators for units 5&6 of...
Ceremony marks completion of radioactive waste storage in Kazakhstan
19 September 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Nuclear...
ComEd and Constellation sign carbon-free energy matching agreement
19 September 2023
US utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd – part of Exelon) and...
Bruce 6 returns to commercial operation
19 September 2023
Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been declared...
Eletronuclear to appeal court decision halting work at Angra 3
19 September 2023
Brazil’s nuclear utility Eletronuclear said it will appeal against a...
Concreting of turbine unit foundation completed at Akkuyu 2
19 September 2023
In the building of the unit 2 turbine hall at the Akkuyu NPP...
UK seeks private investment for Sizewell C
19 September 2023
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced...
Rwanda signs deal to co-operate on novel reactor
15 September 2023
The Government of Rwanda, represented by the Rwanda Atomic Energy...
Russian scientists develop better protection for fusion reactor walls
15 September 2023
Researchers at Russia’s AN Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry...
Foundation pit completed for Leningrad 7
15 September 2023
At the construction site of Russia’s Leningrad NPP, the main excavation...
UK and Japan to co-operate on radioactive waste management
15 September 2023
Two projects have been awarded a share of £1m ($1.25m) by the UK...
Leak reported at Japan’s materials test reactor
15 September 2023
Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that a pool of radioactive water...
IAEA faces financial difficulty
15 September 2023
Member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) now owe...
Energoatom and ConverDyn sign MOU on uranium conversion
15 September 2023
Peter Kotin, President of Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom and...
Framatome expands nuclear co-operation with Hungary
15 September 2023
Framatome has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
IAEA concludes safety review of Spain’s Ascó NPP
15 September 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long...
Energoatom and Westinghouse to co-operate on AP300 deployment
15 September 2023
Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom and US Westinghouse Electric...
Indonesia to consider Seaborg’s molten salt power barge
14 September 2023
PT Pertamina Power Indonesia and Denmark’s Seaborg have signed a...
US Palisades NPP takes steps towards possible restart
14 September 2023
A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) signed between Holtec...
US launches Nuclear Expediting the Energy Transition (NEXT) for SMR support
14 September 2023
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, at the Three...
BWXT to evaluate microreactor deployment in Wyoming
14 September 2023
US-based BWX Technologies (BWXT) has signed a two-phase, two-year...
IAEA chief expresses concerns over military activity near Zaporizhia NPP
13 September 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
IAEA concludes nuclear security review mission in Zambia
13 September 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has completed its...
Positive regulatory decision on Olkiluoto waste facility
13 September 2023
Finland’s Radiation & Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK -...
Unit 2 of Japan’s Shimane NPP to restart in 2024
13 September 2023
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Co announced that it will restart unit 2...
South Korea offers government support to nuclear companies
13 September 2023
South Korea’s government will offer a comprehensive support programme...
Hungary considers use of French nuclear fuel at Paks
13 September 2023
The Hungarian authorities intend to switch the NPP in the city of Paks...
Orano plans extension of uranium enrichment capacity
13 September 2023
France’s Orano has announced plans to extend enrichment capacity at...
US DOE studies advanced reactors for CO2 removal system
13 September 2023
A US Department of Energy (DOE) report has suggested pairing...
MoltexFLEX refines design of its FLEX reactor
13 September 2023
UK-based developer of molten salt nuclear technology MoltexFLEX says it...
Component of passive heat removal system installed at Kursk-II unit 1
13 September 2023
The deflector (dome part) of the passive heat removal system (PHRS) has...
Bridge crane commissioned at Akkuyu 1
12 September 2023
At the construction site of the Akkuyu NPP in Turkiye, a bridge crane with...
ENEC to co-operate with OSGE on SMRs
12 September 2023
The UAE’s Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Poland’s...
UK joins Europe’s Horizon and Copernicus programmes
12 September 2023
The UK Government announced that UK researchers can now apply for grants...
Japan and UK reaffirm co-operation on HTGRs
12 September 2023
The UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy...
Shin-Hanul 2 approved for operation
12 September 2023
Unit 2 of South Korea’s Shin Hanul NPP in Uljin, North Gyeongsang...
Westinghouse VVER-440 fuel loaded at Ukraine’s Rivne NPP
12 September 2023
The first VVER-440 fuel produced by US-based Westinghouse at its...
IAEA samples seawater following Fukushima treated water discharge
12 September 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) first independent...
WNA fuel report sees nuclear growth
12 September 2023
The World Nuclear Association’s (WNA) Nuclear Fuel Report: Global...
Chubu Electric to invest in NuScale
12 September 2023
Japan’s Chubu Electric Power Co has decided to invest in US NuScale Power...
Bruce 6 reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid
12 September 2023
Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been reconnected to...
Containment module installed at Sanmen 4
08 September 2023
Progress is continuing at unit 4 of China’s Sanmen NPP in Zhejiang...
Orano and Urenco to develop 30B-X cylinder HALEU fuel transport
08 September 2023
France nuclear fuel company Orano and Europe-based uranium enrichment...
Centrus to start HALEU production in October
08 September 2023
US-based Centrus Energy Corp says it expects to begin...
CNL and Kyoto Fusioneering partner to accelerate fusion fuel tech
08 September 2023
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF)...
Second VVER-TOI RPV ready for delivery to Kursk-II
08 September 2023
A new Generation 3+ VVER-TOI, a typical optimised water-water...
Paks II construction moves forward
07 September 2023
Hungary’s Paks II NPP has reached another important stage with the start...
“Spot” robot accesses fuel cycle area at Dounreay
07 September 2023
‘Four-legged “Spot” robots, developed by US-based Boston Dynamics,...
UK Dalton Institute looks at ways to manage plutonium
07 September 2023
The UK-based Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester...
More fusion progress for China
06 September 2023
China's new-generation tokamak, Huanliu-3 (HL-3), has made...
Studsvik and GNS to co-operate on waste treatment in Germany
06 September 2023
Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik and German...
IAEA marks one year at Zaporizhia NPP
06 September 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael...
JAVYS and EDF strengthen co-operation
06 September 2023
Slovak Nuclear & Decommissioning Company (JAVYS - Jadrová a...
Oklo microreactors considered for Alaskan military base
05 September 2023
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), on behalf of the US Air Force...
Switzerland’s Mühleberg NPP completes defuelling
05 September 2023
Swiss energy group BKW (formerly Bernische Kraftwerke) has...
Kazakhstan to hold referendum on nuclear power
05 September 2023
Kazak President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a wide-ranging state-of-the...
India's Kakrapar 3 operating at full power
05 September 2023
India's first indigenously developed 700 MWe nuclear power reactor at...
Robot dog tested at Finland’s Onkalo underground used fuel repository
05 September 2023
Swiss company ANYbotics has been testing the performance of its...
US DOE seeks to make HALEU from EBR-II used fuel
05 September 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is working to recycle used fuel from...
Construction licence issued for El Dabaa 4
05 September 2023
The Board of Directors of Egypt’s Nuclear & Radiological Regulatory...
IAEA Director General Grossi visits Sweden’s Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory
05 September 2023
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, during an official visit...
BWXT contracted to support US HALEU production
05 September 2023
US-based BWX Technologies has been contracted by the US Department of...
Bulgaria seeks nuclear cooperation with Slovenia
01 September 2023
Bulgaria has invited Slovenia to join the project to construct new...
Korea seeks to boost nuclear exports
01 September 2023
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Hydro...
Rosatom opens builders camp for Yakutsk low-power NPP
01 September 2023
A temporary camp has been opened near the village of Ust-Kuyga in...
Hatch and Tractebel to collaborate on nuclear development
01 September 2023
Canadian engineering & consultancy company Hatch and Belgium-based...
Atucha II restarts after completing repairs
31 August 2023
Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoeléctrica SA (NA-SA) says unit 2 of...
Xcel Energy's Monticello NPP to increase used fuel storage
31 August 2023
US utility Xcel Energy has received the necessary approval from the...
More funding for Sizewell C
31 August 2023
The UK government has made available a further £341m ($434m) of...
Oklo and Centrus strengthen cooperation on advanced reactors and fuel
31 August 2023
US-based fission technology company Oklo has signed a Memorandum...
First concrete for China’s Lufeng 6
31 August 2023
The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 6 at...
Westinghouse establishes US centre of excellence for LEU+ fuel
30 August 2023
US-based Westinghouse has announced the establishment of a centre...
Slovenské Elektrárne signs fuel supply agreement with Westinghouse
30 August 2023
Slovak power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) has signed a contract...
More funding for Saskatchewan SMR development
30 August 2023
Saskatchewan’s Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) is providing...
MHI completes key component for ITER
30 August 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has completed manufacture of the...
Iran manufactures caesium-137
30 August 2023
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says caesium-137 (Cs-137)...
New web platform for IAEA’s 2023 country nuclear power profiles
30 August 2023
The IAEA’s 2023 edition of its Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP)...
Rosatom identifies five Arctic sites for Shelf-M microreactors
30 August 2023
Rosatom has selected the five most promising sites in Chukotka, Yakutia...
Dismantling of mothballed Alaskan nuclear plant to resume
30 August 2023
The decommissioning of a mothballed NPP at Fort Greely in Alaska is...
Concreting of outer dome completed at unit 1 of Kursk-II NPP
30 August 2023
The outer containment (NZO) at unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP has...
Dismantling progress at Grafenrheinfeld NPP
30 August 2023
Germany’s Grafenrheinfeld NPP (KKG - Kernkraftwerk Grafenrheinfeld)...
Fermi 2 closed following coolant leak
29 August 2023
US DTE Energy has shutdown unit 2 of the Fermi NPP in Michigan as...
Orano completes initial segmentation of reactor vessel at Crystal River 3
29 August 2023
Orano Decommissioning Services recently completed the first cut to...
Upgrading of steam generators begins at Russia’s BN-600 fast reactor
29 August 2023
The BN-600 fast neutron reactor at unit 3 of Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP has...
US court cancels Texas nuclear waste storage permit
29 August 2023
A US appeals court has cancelled a licence granted by the Nuclear...
IAEA monitors treated water released from Fukushima Daiichi
29 August 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is providing live data...
Saudi Arabia reportedly considers Chinese bid for NPP
29 August 2023
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Saudi Arabia is considering...
First used fuel loading campaign completed at Krško NPP
25 August 2023
The 16th and final HI-STORM FW dry storage system has been placed into...
Final preparations for discharge of Fukushima’s ALPS-treated water
25 August 2023
Japan’s government has requested Tokyo Electric Power Company...
Canadian and Ukrainian regulators agree to co-operate
25 August 2023
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Canadian...
Bolivia receives key components for its first research reactor
25 August 2023
The vessel of the research reactor for Bolivia’s Centre for Nuclear...
NANO plans fuel fabrication plant at Idaho National Laboratory
25 August 2023
US-based microreactor developer NANO Nuclear Energy has started due...
Russia assists conservation of nuclear equipment in Bulgaria
25 August 2023
Bulgaria’s National Electricity Company (NEK – Natsiunalnata...
Siting approval sought for Poland’s first NPP
24 August 2023
Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowy (PEJ) has applied to...
Defuelling completed at Leningrad 1&2
24 August 2023
A key stage in preparation for the decommissioning of units 1&2 at...
New groundwater sources begin to supply Zaporizhia NPP
24 August 2023
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power...
UK provides loan to Ukraine for uranium enrichment
24 August 2023
The UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), is to provide...
Zaporizhia NPP Director discusses conditions at the plant
23 August 2023
Yuriy Chernichuk, Director of the Zaporizhia NPP, in a long interview...
Japan's Chugoku Electric to study construction of used fuel storage
23 August 2023
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Company has won approval from the...
Vogtle 4 starts loading nuclear fuel
23 August 2023
Georgia Power says fuel loading has begun at unit 4 the Vogtle NPP. Unit...
Canada approves funding for SMRs in Saskatchewan
23 August 2023
The Government of Canada is continuing to support the development...
Official approval sought for Poland’s second NPP
23 August 2023
PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa (PPEJ) has submitted an application to...
First concrete for Paks-II expected in 2024 following contract amendment
23 August 2023
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Péter Szijjártó expects...
Russia to accelerate construction of Novovoronezh 8&9
23 August 2023
Governor of Russia’s Voronezh Region, Alexander Gusev and Director of...
Xcel Energy to build underground barrier to contain radioactive water leak at Monticello NPP
22 August 2023
US power utility Xcel Energy has announced that it will build an...
Kazakhstan confirms site for first NPP
22 August 2023
Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry has provided an update on previously...
US NRC issues final environmental impact statement for Hermes test reactor
22 August 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its final...
Rosatom develops foam decontamination technology for radioactive facilities
22 August 2023
Researchers at Russia’s AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic...
Eskom reports progress in Koeberg NPP upgrades
22 August 2023
State-owned South African power utility Eskom says unit 1 of the Koeberg...
Duke Energy files resource plan for South Carolina
22 August 2023
US utilities, Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress have filed...
Canadian and US regulators complete reports on BWRX-300
18 August 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the US Nuclear...
Mirion Technologies wins contract for Xe-100 SMR
18 August 2023
US-based Mirion Technologies has been awarded a strategic design...
Gorleben salt mine to be dismantled and backfilled
18 August 2023
Germany’s Federal Association for Final Storage (BGE - Bundesgesellschaft...
Groundwork at Paks II extended by a year
18 August 2023
Hungary’s Atomic Energy Agency (OAH - Országos Atomenergia Hivatal)...
Russia begins installation of second plant for processing depleted uranium hexafluoride
18 August 2023
Russia’s Electrochemical Plant (ECP - part of the Rosatom Fuel Company...
Bulgaria’s regulator requires further documents on Westinghouse nuclear fuel
18 August 2023
Bulgaria’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BNRA) says the management of...
Hanford demolition of reactor annex clears the way for clean-up
18 August 2023
Clean-up activities continue at the US Hanford Site with demolition of the...
Sellafield begins waste removal from 70-year-old silo
17 August 2023
The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield Ltd...
Silex to ship second laser enrichment module to USA
17 August 2023
Australia's Silex Systems Ltd says it has completed testing of the...
US NRC approves emergency planning rule for SMRs
17 August 2023
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioners have voted to approve...
Reactor pressure vessel delivered for Tianwan 7
16 August 2023
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for unit 7 of China’s Tianwan NPP...
TerraPower awards contracts for Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project
16 August 2023
US-based Terrapower has selected four suppliers to support its...
DOE’s final environmental assessment for Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment
16 August 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released the final...
Korean organisations establish Nuclear Heat Utilisation Council
16 August 2023
The Nuclear Heat Utilisation Council has been set up by 13 South...
Commonwealth Fusion awarded US DOE grants
16 August 2023
The US Department of Energy’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy...
Russian specialists test prototype of wall panel for ITER
16 August 2023
Specialists at Russia’s DV Efremov Institute of Electrophysical...
Brazil signs contracts for expansion of its uranium enrichment plant
16 August 2023
Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) has signed a contract with Amazônia...
Iran launches new uranium mine
16 August 2023
Iran has begun constructing a mining complex in the northwestern province...
Angra 3 included in Brazil’s growth programme but future remains uncertain
16 August 2023
Brazil’s government will make investments to upgrade unit 1 of the Angra...
Tricastin 1 approved for operation beyond 40 years
16 August 2023
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority)...
Thailand hosts inaugural mission of IAEA service for disused sealed radioactive sources
16 August 2023
Sealed radioactive sources are the key component in thousands of devices...
IAEA launches new research project on deep boreholes
16 August 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is launching a new...
T-pylons erected for Hinkley Point C Connection Project
16 August 2023
The UK National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project has completed all 116...
Relative stability at ZNPP
16 August 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its latest update on...
South Africa's Necsa and Russia's TVEL to cooperate in fuel fabrication
15 August 2023
Rosatom's fuel company TVEL and the South African Atomic Energy...
General Fusion to build new fusion demo machine
15 August 2023
Canada’s General Fusion has announced plans to build a new Magnetised...
EDF’s acquisition of GE Steam Power raises UK security concerns
15 August 2023
The UK government has raised national security concerns related to the...
Egyptian regulator approves first concrete for El-Dabaa 4
15 August 2023
The Egyptian Nuclear Power Authority (NPPA) has organised an...
Colorado State University and Marvel Fusion to build laser facility
15 August 2023
The USA's Colorado State University (CSU) and German laser fusion...
China's State Council approves six new power units
15 August 2023
China’s State Council of China, chaired by Premier Li Qian, has approved...
Application submitted to US NRC for construction of Carbon Free Power Project
15 August 2023
CFPP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal...
BWXT reactor and fuel selected for DARPA space project
15 August 2023
US-based BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been contracted to develop the...
Preliminary work completed at site of Russia’s planned BN-1200 reactor
15 August 2023
All research work at the site of the future BN-1200 reactor at...
IAEA upgrades database on discharges of radionuclides from nuclear installations
15 August 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) database on Discharges...
Bruce 6 achieves criticality after major upgrade
15 August 2023
Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce NPP has achieved a sustained fission chain...
Operating life of Russia’s BN-600 fast reactor may be extended beyond 2040
15 August 2023
The service life of Russia’s BN-600 fast reactor at unit 3 of the...
Melter begins operation at US Hanford Site
15 August 2023
The US Hanford Site Waste Treatment & Immobilisation Plant (WTP) team...
Passive heat removal system installed at Rooppur 1
15 August 2023
Installation of eight passive heat removal system (PHRS) heat exchangers...
Name change for Leadcold
15 August 2023
Swedish company Leadcold has announced that it is changing its name...
Core module assembly completed at China’s ACP100 SMR
15 August 2023
Assembly and installation of the core module for the world's first...
Foundation slab completed at Akkuyu 4
15 August 2023
Concreting of the foundation slab of the reactor building for unit 4 of...
First batch of TVEL fuel for Rooppur accepted
10 August 2023
Approval of fuel for the start loading of Rooppur NPP Unit 1 in...
newcleo aquires nuclear pump Rütschi Group
10 August 2023
newcleo has announced an agreement to purchase the shares of nuclear...
NRC authorizes fuel loading and operation at Vogtle 4
10 August 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized Southern...
Drones working on Sellafield decommissioning
10 August 2023
Drone pilots have successfully completed two flight firsts on a UK...
Tractebel working with First Light on fusion
10 August 2023
Tractebel and First Light Fusion have signed a framework agreement to...
Veolia Nuclear Solutions wins DoE Ohio cleanup contract
10 August 2023
Veolia’s U.S. nuclear clean up arm has won a contract with the US...
Terrestrial Energy and Westinghouse sign IMSR fuel deal
10 August 2023
Terrestrial Energy has signed a manufacturing and supply contract...
Tokamak Energy and Sumitomo to accelerate fusion
03 August 2023
Tokamak Energy and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a collaboration...
Nuclear naval propulsion study launched
03 August 2023
newcleo, ship building major Fincantieri and certification body RINA...
First Light Fusion working on medical isotopes
03 August 2023
First Light Fusion is working with Spanish engineering firm IDOM UK...
USNC reveal fuel technology breakthrough
03 August 2023
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), has announced updates to the design...
Vogtle 3 begins commercial operation
03 August 2023
Unit 3 of Georgia Power’s Vogtle NPP, the first new reactor to start-up...
Dome installed at Xudabao 3
28 July 2023
Installation of the dome on the reactor building of unit 3 at China's...
Ventilation pipe installed at Rooppur 1
28 July 2023
The ventilation pipe has been installed at the unit 1 reactor building of...
Analytical simulator assembled for Kursk-II NPP
28 July 2023
Specialists from the training centre at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP have...
Japan considers subsidy scheme to restart idled reactors after Fukushima
28 July 2023
Japan is considering a subsidy scheme intended to help utilities...
Emergency power generators replaced at Darlington NPP
28 July 2023
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has installed three new emergency...
Skanska and SKB to collaborate on Forsmark waste repository
28 July 2023
Swedish construction company Skanska has signed a collaboration...
Ghana pursues nuclear co-operation with USA and Russia
28 July 2023
Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) on behalf of the Government...
Belgian regulator sets safety requirements for Electrabel's extension of Doel 4 and Tihange 3
28 July 2023
Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC - Federaal Agentschap...
Ventilation pipe installed at Kursk-II unit 2
28 July 2023
Specialists have completed installation of the ventilation pipe on...
Russia offers fuel design for Western PWRs
28 July 2023
Experts from Rosatom's fuel company TVEL presented details at...
Kozloduy seeks licence for Westinghouse fuel
27 July 2023
The Kozloduy NPP has applied to the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory...
UK seeks to accelerate preparations for Sizewell C construction
27 July 2023
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has...
MHI selected as lead company for HTGR reactor development
27 July 2023
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources & Energy (ANRE - part of the Ministry...
Framatome’s accident tolerant fuel completes test cycle in US reactor
27 July 2023
France’s Framatome says its Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (EATF)...
Construction permit for Kairos Hermes 2 reactor submitted to US NRC
27 July 2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a construction...
Bugey NPP selected for two EPR2 reactors
27 July 2023
France’s Nuclear Policy Council (CPN - Conseil de Politique...
Studies investigate potential of nuclear shipping
27 July 2023
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has commissioned US-based...
IAEA identifies mines at perimeter of Zaporizhian NPP site
27 July 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed...
USNC details UK funding award for MMR development
26 July 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) says the recent...
Rosatom scientists test silicon carbide cladding
26 July 2023
Researchers at Russia’s AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic...
UAE introduces Diploma in Nuclear Technology
26 July 2023
A new programme has been developed by the Emirates Nuclear...
Russia’s ElectroChemical Plant begins using exoskeletons
26 July 2023
Presentation of modular industrial exoskeleton took place at a...
NEA issues supplement to its SMR Dashboard
26 July 2023
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has published a 60-page supplement to...
IAEA inspections continue at Zaporizhia NPP amid search for new water sources
25 July 2023
In his latest update, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
Further progress for Vogtle 3&4
25 July 2023
US Georgia Power has announced completion of a further step in the...
Russian design bureau outlines project for submersible SMR
25 July 2023
Russia’s Marine Engineering Bureau Malakhit in St Petersburg (part of...
KHNP develops accident monitoring system for nuclear reactors
25 July 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has developed the world's first...
Nuward SMR submitted to ASN for pre-licensing assessment
25 July 2023
EDF has submitted the Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) to the...
Kursk NPP delivers first batch of cobalt-60 isotope
25 July 2023
Russia’s Kursk NPP has sent the first batch of cobalt-60 (Co-60) for...
Key component installed at Haiyang unit 4
25 July 2023
The CA20 module for unit 4 at China’s Haiyang NPP Shandong province has...
Contracts awarded for EPR2 control systems
25 July 2023
Atos's Eviden business and Schneider Electric have signed a contract with...
NNL investigates oxidation of nuclear graphite
21 July 2023
New research from the UK National Nuclear Laboratory and the University...
Likhachev sees progress at Egypt’s El Dabaa NPP
21 July 2023
The head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, visited the construction site of...
US DOE delivers plutonium-238 for NASA missions
21 July 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has shipped 0.5 kilograms of heat...
Jacobs to procure manipulator robots for NNL
21 July 2023
The UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has selected US-based Jacobs...
UD launches H2 Twin Cities 2023
21 July 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen & Fuel Cell...
Licence issued for import of nuclear fuel to Rooppur NPP
21 July 2023
At an official ceremony in the city of Pabna in Bangladesh, class B, D, and...
Eletronuclear agrees to pay compensation for Angra 3 construction
21 July 2023
Brazilian nuclear utility Eletronuclear has reached an agreement with...
UK launches nuclear revival
20 July 2023
Great British Nuclear (GBN) is to drive rapid expansion of nuclear power...
Energy Northwest and X-energy sign joint development agreement
20 July 2023
US utility Energy Northwest and X-Energy Reactor Company, which is...
Norway to investigate deployment of Seaborg SMR
20 July 2023
Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a letter of intent with...
Iran plans five new NPPs
20 July 2023
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has said Iran should...
Approval granted for dismantling Spain’s Garoña NPP
20 July 2023
Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition & Demographic...
Darlington unit 3 reconnected to the grid
20 July 2023
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) said unit 3 of the Darlington...
TerraPower and Centrus accelerate efforts to commercialise HALEU production
19 July 2023
US-based TerraPower and Centrus Energy Corp have signed a memorandum...
India and France strengthen defence and security partnership, including nuclear
19 July 2023
India and France have agreed to strengthen their defence and...
Howden to supply helium circulator system for Xe-100
19 July 2023
US-based X-energy Reactor Company has selected UK-based Howden, a...
JAVYS and Westinghouse to cooperate on SMRs
19 July 2023
Slovak Nuclear & Decommissioning Company (JAVYS - Jadrová a...
Explosion at Russian enrichment facility
18 July 2023
An accident at the Urals Electrochemical Combine (UECC) at Novouralsk...
SKB receives permit for Forsmark's port expansion
18 July 2023
Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering...
Russia develops multifunctional robot for radiation work
18 July 2023
Intechros, a Russian manufacturer of hydraulic robots, has developed...
DOE awards Portsmouth decommissioning contract
18 July 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management...
Positive decision-in-principle for Polish SMR plan
18 July 2023
Polish metals company KGHM Polska MiedzKGHM has received a basic...
IAEA reviews nuclear security in Nigeria
18 July 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has completed an...
MHI to be responsible for design of new Japanese fast reactor
18 July 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been selected as the core company...
Russian Kursk NPP unit closed after drone attack
18 July 2023
Unit 4 at Russia’s Kursk NPP was completely disconnected from the...
Poland and South Korea strengthen co-operation including nuclear
18 July 2023
During his recent visit to Poland, South Korean President Yoon Suk...
Fusion industry investment exceeds $6bn
18 July 2023
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) has released its third annual...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Pakistan’s Chashma 5
18 July 2023
The groundbreaking ceremony has taken place at Mianwali in Punjab for unit...
Key equipment shipped for unit 3 of China’s Xudabao NPP
14 July 2023
Rosatom is shipping key equipment for unit 3 of China’s Xudabao NPP,...
Savannah River Site completes large disposal unit
14 July 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Environmental Management Office...
First concrete for Paks-II planned for 2024
14 July 2023
First concrete for Hungary’s Paks-II NPP is expected in the summer of...
Key component removed from ITER for essential repairs
14 July 2023
A key component of the International Thermonuclear Experimental...
Refurbishment completed at UK LLW repository site
14 July 2023
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), part of the UK's Nuclear...
US intelligence says Iran is not developing nuclear weapons
14 July 2023
A new assessment released by US intelligence concludes that Iran is...
Record breaking run for DIII-D National Fusion Facility
14 July 2023
The US DIII-D National Fusion Facility has completed a two-year...
US legacy radioactive contamination revealed in St Louis
14 July 2023
The US federal government and companies responsible for nuclear...
Simulator delivered to Akkuyu NPP
14 July 2023
A full-scale simulator, PMT, an exact copy of the control units of...
South Korea looks to expand nuclear power
13 July 2023
The South Korean government says it will seek ways to expand power...
Poland confirms investment decision for first NPP
13 July 2023
Poland’s Minister of Climate & Environment, at the request of utility...
Oklo announces merger with acquisition company AltC
13 July 2023
US-based fission technology company Oklo is to merge with AltC. Oklo said...
Deep Isolation to investigate borehole disposal for Krško used fuel
13 July 2023
US-based Deep Isolation EMEA has been contracted by Slovenia’s Agency...
GSE contracted to support NPP control room modernisation
13 July 2023
US-based engineering and workforce solutions company, GSE Solutions, has...
Less tension at ZNPP as IAEA site searches continue
13 July 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have in recent...
Europe looks to develop VVER fuel
12 July 2023
The European Union (EU) has selected a consortium led by Westinghouse...
Westinghouse applies to CNSC for eVinci vendor design review
12 July 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company says it has submitted the first set of...
Bulgaria and Ukraine agree to energy co-operation
12 July 2023
Bulgarian Energy Minister Rumen Radev and Ukrainian Energy Minister...
Ontario and OPG plan more SMRs
12 July 2023
The Ontario government is working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG)...
NEA releases report on deep geological repositories and nuclear liability
12 July 2023
According to a new report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)...
DOE lab produces world’s first-of-a-kind lung phantom
12 July 2023
The US Department of Energy’s Radiological & Environmental Science...
Urenco plans to expand US enrichment plant
12 July 2023
Urenco USA (UUSA) has announced plans to increase capacity at its...
US DOE funds study of Lightbridge Fuel performance in NuScale SMR
12 July 2023
US fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation says Texas A&M...
Test assembly of VVER-1200 reactor completed at Kursk-II unit 1
12 July 2023
At the construction site of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP, Rosatom specialists...
Kärnfull Next receives funding from climate tech fund
12 July 2023
Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull...
Russia’s NIIEFA tests Japanese component for ITER
12 July 2023
Russia’s DV Efremov Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA, part...
Bilfinger completes core melt system for Hinkley Point C
11 July 2023
Industrial services provider Bilfinger has completed the Core...
Steel security shell bottom installed at Haiyang NPP unit 4
11 July 2023
The containment vessel bottom head (CVBH) for unit 4 of China’s Haiyang...
Skoda JS to supply used fuel containers for Temelin NPP
11 July 2023
Czech power utility CEZ has selected ŠKODA JS to supply containers for...
Protests continue against Fukushima water release
11 July 2023
Despite being endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency...
US DOE updates clean-up statistics
11 July 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM)...
Ontario plans nuclear expansion
11 July 2023
Canada’s Ontario government has launched pre-development work to site...
Rosatom prepares for construction of Paks II
07 July 2023
Work has begun at the construction site of the Paks II NPP in...
Sogin awards contract for waste cementation plant
07 July 2023
Italy's Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari SpA (Sogin) has awarded a...
Russia’s Kola-II NPP to start operation by 2035
07 July 2023
The world's first nuclear power plant with a spectrally regulated...
IAEA assesses Canada's nuclear emergency preparedness
07 July 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Emergency Preparedness...
Rosatom to increase the supply of Russian isotope products to India
07 July 2023
V/O Izotop JSC (part of Rosatom’s Health Technologies division) has...
Concrete plant begins operation at construction site of Russia’s Brest reactor
07 July 2023
The concrete plant has begun operation at the construction site of...
Fuel delivery for Rooppur NPP to begin in September
07 July 2023
The delivery of nuclear fuel to the Rooppur NPP under construction...
IAEA approves Japan’s plans to release treated water into the sea at Fukushima
07 July 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review has concluded...
Small and Advanced Reactors 2024 Call for Papers
06 July 2023
The fourth annual Small and Advanced Reactors conference is going...
South Korea launches SMR alliance
06 July 2023
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) is establishing...
Redesign for Seaborg SMR in face of HALEU shortage
06 July 2023
Denmark’s Seaborg Technologies has confirmed its decision to change the...
Argentina’s Atucha II planned for restart after completing repairs
06 July 2023
Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoeléctrica SA (NA-SA) says it expects...
Attack on Zaporizhia NPP may have been averted
06 July 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Supercomputing and AI to create digital twin of STEP fusion power plant
05 July 2023
Collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority...
IAEA promotes efforts to support safe deployment of SMRs
05 July 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched an...
Nuclearelectrica and KHNP to cooperate on nuclear fuel development
05 July 2023
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and Korea Hydro &...
Restart of Ringhals 3 delayed again
05 July 2023
The restart of unit 3 at Sweden’s Ringhals NPP, which was due to...
Site preparation underway for new units at Novovoronezh NPP
05 July 2023
Deputies in the Voronezh Regional Duma (parliament) in Russia have...
Life extension for Russia’s BN-600
05 July 2023
Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP will in August start the final stage of work to...
EDF seeks approval for two new units at Penly NPP
05 July 2023
EDF says it is engaged in the authorisation procedures required to build...
Framatome and EDF to test PROtect fuel in French reactor
05 July 2023
Framatome has signed a collaboration agreement with EDF to begin...
IAEA commends Belgium's commitment to safety
05 July 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
First Mats enhance popular range of gas cylinder trolleys
04 July 2023
The new range from First Mats, with many models manufactured in the...
China tests Hualong One containment on world's largest test bed
04 July 2023
The China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPE), part of the China...
NB Power submits documentation for SMR project site application
04 July 2023
NB Power and ARC Clean Technology Canada (ARC Canada) have submitted...
Russia and Myanmar expand nuclear cooperation
04 July 2023
A Rosatom delegation, led by Deputy Director General Nikolay Spassky, is on...
India’s Kakrapar 3 begins operation
04 July 2023
India’s first indigenously developed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water...
EDF CEO plans nuclear reorganisation
04 July 2023
EDF CEO Luc Remont has informed managers that the group's nuclear...
Engie and Belgian government agree on NPP life extension plans
04 July 2023
French power group Engie and the Belgian federal government have signed...
Constellation to support Microsoft clean-powered data centre
04 July 2023
US power utility Constellation has agreed to significantly reduce the...
Canada strengthens medical isotope production
04 July 2023
Canada has announced the launch of the Canadian Medical Isotope...
No weapons found at Zaporizhia NPP as tension mounts
04 July 2023
Despite continued accusations from Ukraine that Russia is planning to...
Westinghouse contracted to supply fuel to UK AGRs
30 June 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract extension...
China’s Sanmen NPP to supply steam for industry
30 June 2023
China’s Sanmen NPP in Zhejiang province is to supply steam to the...
Leningrad NPP to be pilot site for RBMK decommissioning
30 June 2023
A public consultation is under way with respect to the decommissioning of...
Canada renews operating licences for two Slowpoke-2 reactors
30 June 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has renewed the...
TerraPower and PanTera to collaborate on Actinium-225
30 June 2023
US-based TerraPower Isotopes and PanTera, the Belgian joint venture...
Rosatom delivers fourth steam generator for Kursk-II NPP unit 2
30 June 2023
Rosatom said a complex logistics operation had been completed to...
Japan’s regulator report allowing restart of Joyo fast reactor
30 June 2023
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a screening...
US awards GAIN Vouchers to accelerate advanced nuclear technologies
30 June 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded seven Gateway for...
Japanese regulator makes final safety checks before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
30 June 2023
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has begun a final...
IAEA says Croatia is committed to safe radwaste management
30 June 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
CGN releases Sustainable Development Report
30 June 2023
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has released its 2023...
Construction moves forward at Akkuyu 2
30 June 2023
The fifth tier of the internal containment (VZO) has been installed at unit...
China’s Hongyanhe 6 begins operation
29 June 2023
Following completion of 168-hour test run, unit 6 China’s Hongyanhe NPP...
EPC contract signed for construction of Cernavoda tritium removal facility
29 June 2023
Romanian nuclear utility Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN),...
Rosatom begins testing MOX fuel for VVER reactors
29 June 2023
Mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel elements intended for VVER...
UK begins studies to assess potential nuclear waste disposal sites
29 June 2023
UK Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has begun a wide range of studies to...
ITER delays update on project's timeline
29 June 2023
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Council...
Finland’s Steady Energy looks to SMR district heating
29 June 2023
Steady Energy – which has been spun out from the VTT Technical...
KHNP and VinAtom to collaborate on nuclear development
28 June 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed a memorandum of...
US DOE funds university nuclear energy infrastructure
28 June 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of more than...
Russia constructs underground research laboratory
28 June 2023
Russia has begun work on construction of an underground research...
Focused Energy raises funds to advance laser fusion
28 June 2023
Germany-based startup Focused Energy has raised an additional $11m in...
CEA to conduct nuclear propulsion studies for the ESA
28 June 2023
France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie Atomique...
ASN to assess planned Cigéo waste facility
28 June 2023
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority) is...
Alabama site selected for MMR assembly plant
27 June 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), which is...
Japan's Kansai Electric to restart Takahama 1
27 June 2023
Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company has informed the Fukui...
Remote monitoring technologies showcased at UK event
27 June 2023
A Remote Monitoring of Sensitive Sites demonstration event organised by...
Poland’s MARIA research reactor to be upgraded
27 June 2023
The Polish government is seeking to upgrade Poland’s only operating...
US reaffirms support for Indian membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group
27 June 2023
The US reaffirmed its support for Indian membership of the Nuclear...
EnergySolutions increases support for new nuclear initiatives
27 June 2023
US EnergySolutions is increasing its capabilities to support US nuclear...
Grossi meets with Russian officials as tension mounts around ZNPP
26 June 2023
Following his visit to the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic...
Upper inner containment dome installed at Tianwan 7
26 June 2023
The upper part of the inner containment dome has been installed at unit 7...
NUKEM supplies equipment to China’s Zhangzhou NPP
26 June 2023
Germany-based NUKEM Technologies has delivered equipment and related...
Water pumping to resume at Zaporizhia NPP as military tension increases
23 June 2023
In his latests update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP...
Rail for polar crane installed at Xudabao 3
23 June 2023
The rail for polar crane has been installed at unit 3 of China’s Xudabao...
USNC technology selected for NASA flashlight
23 June 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear’s (USNC’s) EmberCore technology has been...
South Korea and Denmark to collaborate on LEU fuel salt production
23 June 2023
South Korea’s Kepco Nuclear Fuel (KNF) and GS Engineering & Construction...
IAEA finds high level of safety in Netherlands
23 June 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
Canadian funding for SMRs
23 June 2023
The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and...
El Cabril reports waste receipts for 2022
23 June 2023
Spain’s El Cabril storage centre at Sierra Albarrana in Córdoba...
US HALEU Demonstration Project prepares for initial production
23 June 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear says...
IAEA concludes long-term operation safety review at Kozloduy NPP
23 June 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long...
Doosan places order with Sweden’s Alleima to supply steam generator tubes for NuScale SMRs
23 June 2023
Swedish firm Alleima (formerly Sandvik Materials Technology) has been...
Pakistan and China agree on construction of Chashma 5
22 June 2023
Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for construction of a 1,200...
Tractebel strengthens collaboration in Nuward SMR project
22 June 2023
Belgian engineering firm Tractebel (part of French energy company Engie)...
Holtec’s HI-LIFT speeds up decommissioning at Indian Point
22 June 2023
US-based Holtec International is using its HI-LIFT heavy load...
Poland launches conceptual design for HTGR research reactor
22 June 2023
Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ - Narodowe Centrum...
Nuclear engineering alliance formed to support EDF's European projects
22 June 2023
Spanish, French and Slovakian engineering firms IDOM, Assystem and VUJE...
Sri Lanka considers Russian SMR
21 June 2023
Rosatom and Sri Lanka have agreed to build a nuclear power plant with...
Rosatom to build Shelf-M microreactor by 2030
21 June 2023
Rosatom and the Government of Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous Okrug signed...
Polish regulators renew cooperation with US NRC
21 June 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Poland’s National...
Iran says no IAEA cameras are operating at its Natanz facility
21 June 2023
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has rebutted media reports...
More delays for Vogtle NPP
20 June 2023
Commercial operation of unit 3 at Power’s Vogtle NPP has been delayed...
IAEA’s Grossi returns from Zaporizhia NPP
20 June 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Smolensk NPP to restore graphite stack at the unit 1 RBMK reactor
20 June 2023
Unit 1 at Russia’s Smolensk NPP has been closed for a scheduled...
Westinghouse signs contract for AP1000 with Bulgaria
20 June 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Front-End Engineering...
China’s experimental molten salt reactor receives licence
20 June 2023
China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) has issued a licence...
Poland’s KGHM wins more support for SMR deployment
20 June 2023
Polish metals company KGHM Polska Miedź has signed a letter of intent...
Rosatom prepares for export of floating NPPs
20 June 2023
Rosatom has signed an agreement with TSS Group on the sidelines of the...
Canadian drones approved for dangerous goods transportation
20 June 2023
Drone Delivery Canada Corp (DDC) has received approval from Transport...
Leningrad NPP to expand medical radioisotope production
20 June 2023
Russian nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (Electric Power Division of Rosatom)...
US Centrus completes operational readiness review for HALEU production
20 June 2023
US-based Centrus Energy has completed its operational readiness reviews...
Korea to resume construction of Shin Hanul 3&4
16 June 2023
South Korea has approved a plan to resume construction of units 3&4 at...
Transatlantic partnership to advance interstellar fusion travel
16 June 2023
UK-based Pulsar Fusion has entered into a partnership with US...
Orano and Mitsubishi join transport package sharing group for DN30 casks
16 June 2023
Orano NPS, the Orano group's nuclear logistics subsidiary, has signed...
Completion of Germany’s Konrad repository delayed
16 June 2023
While Germany’s Konrad repository is nearing completion, there are still...
Kepco strengthens co-operation with KAIST
16 June 2023
South Korea’s Kepco Nuclear Fuel Company (KNF) and the Korea...
More funding for US Hanford tank waste research & development
16 June 2023
A new $30m investment by the US Department of Energy (DOE)...
German radwaste company names second area for geological testing
16 June 2023
Germany's Federal Association for Final Storage (BGE - Bundesgesellschaft...
Canadian organisations formalise relations with Algonquin First Nation
16 June 2023
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories...
Grossi reports on situation at Zaporizhia NPP
16 June 2023
Following a day’s delay, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi...
USNC delivers TRISO fuel to NASA
15 June 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has delivered nuclear fuel...
Westinghouse to support upgrade of Ukraine’s Rivne NPP
15 June 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with...
Rolls-Royce and Sumitomo Corporation study SMRs and hydrogen
15 June 2023
UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR and Sumitomo Corporation have completed a...
Slovenské Elektrárne and partners seek funding for SMR feasibility study
15 June 2023
The Slovak Ministry of Economy and power utility Slovenské Elektrárne...
Companies collaborate to promote NuScale SMRs in central and eastern Europe
15 June 2023
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by Romanian...
Safety analysis confirmed for Poland’s first NPP
15 June 2023
The President of Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA -...
IAEA Director General’s planned visit to Zaporizhia NPP faces delays
15 June 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
US DOE funds consent-based siting for used nuclear fuel
14 June 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of $26m for groups...
Rosatom commissions amphibious robot to work at nuclear facilities
14 June 2023
The Special Design & Technological Bureau of Applied Robotics,...
Assembly of MBIR reactor building dome begins
14 June 2023
Builders have begun installing the dome of the reactor building of...
Nuclearelectrica to develop Cernavoda 3&4
14 June 2023
A Support Agreement has been signed between the Romanian State and...
Rosenergoatom to produce medical isotopes at two more NPPs
14 June 2023
Production of medical isotopes - iodine-131 (I-131) and molybdenum-99...
Turbine building near completion at Kursk-II unit 1
14 June 2023
In the turbine building for unit 1 of Russia’s Kursk-II NPP is...
KHNP seeks nuclear power cooperation with Netherlands
14 June 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Nuclear Association...
Grossi reports to IAEA Board on progress in Iran
14 June 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Nuclear partnership included in US-UK Declaration
13 June 2023
Following a visit to Washington by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for...
UKAEA awards contracts for fusion energy development
13 June 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded...
UK nuclear shipping may go green
13 June 2023
The UK’s Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), part of the...
Progressive Media International Titles Amongst First Tranche of Media Partners Ahead of 26th World Energy Congress
13 June 2023
Leading media outlets from across the world have partnered with the...
Rosatom supports non-energy nuclear tech development in Kyrgyzstan
13 June 2023
A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between Rosatom and the...
Barakah 4 prepares for operation
13 June 2023
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) says unit 4 at the Barakah...
Norway to demonstrate deep borehole technology
13 June 2023
Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a memorandum of understanding...
NRC advisors recommend permit approval for Hermes reactor
12 June 2023
Having completed its review of the construction permit application for...
Armenia considers nuclear options
12 June 2023
Among the options for a new NPP in Armenia, the project for a Russian unit...
NuScale and Accelerant Solutions to develop SMR operator training programme
12 June 2023
US-based NuScale Power and nuclear training organisation Accelerant...
Russia’s uranium-graphite ADE-2 reactor to become museum exhibit
12 June 2023
At Russia’s Mining & Chemical Combine (MCC) in Zheleznogorsk...
Czech Republic launches new training reactor
12 June 2023
The Faculty of Nuclear Sciences & Physical Engineering (FNSPE) of the...
Fortum and Westinghouse to investigate new nuclear in Finland and Sweden
12 June 2023
Finland-based Fortum and US Westinghouse Electric Company have signed...
OPG supports Poland’s SMR plans
12 June 2023
Canada’s Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Poland’s Orlen Synthos...
IAEA to provide assistance to Ukraine following dam collapse
12 June 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it will provide...
Rosatom grants permit for construction of Leningrad 7&8
09 June 2023
Rosatom has issued a permit to nuclear utility Rosenergoatom for the...
More progress at China’s Haiyang 3
09 June 2023
China’s Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute (SNERDI -...
US DOE pushes ahead with HALEU development
08 June 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear has released a Notice...
Preparatory work to begin at Paks II
08 June 2023
Hungary's Foreign Affairs & Foreign Economic Relations Minister,...
IAEA Director General to inspect Zaporizhia NPP in the aftermath of crucial dam destruction
08 June 2023
“Today the Nova Kakhovka dam was severely damaged leading to a...
Westinghouse and Astrobotic to collaborate on space technology
07 June 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed...
More US DOE funding for commercial fusion
07 June 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced US$46M in funding for...
Operating licence granted for Karachi 3
07 June 2023
The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) has granted an...
Constellation acquires ownership stake in South Texas Project
06 June 2023
US power company Constellation is acquiring NRG Energy’s 44% ownership...
Grossi underlines determination to publicly report any violations at Zaporizhia NPP
06 June 2023
In the wake of his address to the UN Security Council on the situation at...
Framatome extends long-term partnership with Slovenské Elektrárne
06 June 2023
France’s Framatome has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...
Rooppur 2 inner containment dome complete
06 June 2023
Rosatom’s Engineering Division (ASE - Atomstroyexport) has...
IAEA resolves outstanding issues with Iran
06 June 2023
Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries from the International...
COVRA receives final approval for construction of new radwaste storage facility
06 June 2023
The Netherlands Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection...
General Atomics and Tokamak Energy to collaborate on advancing high temperature superconducting magnet technologies
02 June 2023
US-based General Atomics (GA) and UK-based Tokamak Energy Ltd have signed...
Japanese legislation extends NPP operation beyond 60 years
02 June 2023
A bill that will allow ageing nuclear reactors to continue operating...
Kazatomprom delivers second batch of nuclear fuel to China
02 June 2023
Kazakhstan's nuclear fuel company, Kazatomprom, has delivered to China...
IAEA confirms accuracy of radionuclide measurements in treated water from Fukushima
02 June 2023
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the...
Fortum and KHNP sign nuclear co-operation agreement
02 June 2023
Nordic power utility Fortum has signed a memorandum of understanding...
Japanese regulator orders reassessment of Fukushima NPP risks
02 June 2023
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has ordered plant operator...
IAEA mission reviews Czech regulatory framework
02 June 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory...
Doosan Enerbility ships pressuriser to ITER
02 June 2023
South Korean company Doosan Enerbility has shipped a pressuriser to...
IAEA safety mission reports progress at Belleville NPP
02 June 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review...
Rosatom completes concreting of inner containment dome at Akkuyu 1
02 June 2023
Concreting of the dome of the inner containment (VZO) has been completed...
IAEA chief unveils vital guidelines to prevent nuclear accident at Zaporizhia NPP
01 June 2023
In an address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the...
Vogtle 3 reaches 100% power
01 June 2023
US-based Georgia Power says unit 3 at the Vogtle NPP has reached 100%...
Proxima Fusion raises funds for fusion plant development
01 June 2023
Munich-based start-up Proxima Fusion says it has completed its...
COVVI and Atkins plan robotic hand for nuclear sector work
01 June 2023
UK-based COVVI, which develops prosthetic hands and Atkins (a member...
Repair of Argentina’s Atucha II NPP to begin in June
01 June 2023
Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoeléctrica SA (NA-SA) says it expects...
Aecon and ES Fox to support SMR development
01 June 2023
Canadian construction and infrastructure development company Aecon Group...
Rosatom signs contract for new nuclear service ship
31 May 2023
Rosatomflot (part of Rosatom) and JSC Baltiysky Zavod (part of the...
CEZ launches tender for replacement generators at Temelín
31 May 2023
Czech nuclear utility ČEZ has launched a tender for two new generators...
Rosatom to build 17 VVER units and decommission 10 RBMK units by 2035
31 May 2023
Rosatom will have to build 17 new NPP units by 2035 and decommission about...
VVER-1200 internal shaft installed at Rooppur 1
31 May 2023
Installation of an internal shaft has been completed at unit 1 of the...
IAEA commends Portugal's commitment to safe radwaste management
31 May 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
PEJ signs agreement with US consortium to design and build NPP in Pomerania
31 May 2023
An agreement has been signed by state-owned Polish utility...
EC approves Paks II contract amendment
31 May 2023
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page that...
Japanese court dismisses public pleas to halt restart of Onagawa NPP
30 May 2023
Japan’s Sendai District Court has rejected local residents' calls to...
Another radioactive water spillage at Monticello NPP
30 May 2023
US power utility Xcel Energy has reported another, smaller, spill...
Russia offers to finance NPP for Malawi
30 May 2023
Russia has offered financial aid to Malawi of $20m to support...
UK funding for international robotics research centre
30 May 2023
The University of Manchester and US-based Jacobs plan to establish a...
Nuclear regulators to collaborate on SMRs
30 May 2023
Members of the International Nuclear Regulators' Association (INRA) say...
Rosatom offers floating NPP technology to ‘friendly nations’
30 May 2023
"Rosatom is ready to share [floating NPP - FNPP] technology with...
IEA report on clean energy investments says little about nuclear
30 May 2023
"A new clean energy economy is emerging - and emerging much faster than...
First Light Fusion secures grant for ambitious five-year program
30 May 2023
UK-based First Light Fusion, founded in 2011 as a spin-out from...
Beloyarsk NPP introduces unique system to control fast reactor core
30 May 2023
A domestic technology – sound detection system, “Visus” has been developed...
Tension mounts in run up to UN Security Council meeting on Zaporizhia NPP
29 May 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Director General...
Zaporizhia NPP discussed in China
26 May 2023
During his recent visit to China, International Atomic Energy Agency...
Aerosol filters shipped for Tianwan 7
26 May 2023
Russia’s JSC TsKBM (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering...
Polish regulator gives positive opinion on BWRX-300
25 May 2023
The president of Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA -...
Belgian regulator issues permit for waste facility construction
25 May 2023
Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has granted a permit...
NuScale Power joins Romanian Atomic Forum
25 May 2023
US-based NuScale Power has joined the Romanian Atomic Forum (Romatom) as...
INL sees market for microreactors in some US states
25 May 2023
A new report by US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) sees a high...
Japanese investment supports UK floating NPP design
25 May 2023
UK-based start-up Core Power has attracted Japanese investment for...
Agreements signed during first official visit to China by IAEA’s Grossi
25 May 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
Rosatom launches Russia’s largest 3D printer
25 May 2023
Russia’s RusAt – Addictive Technologies – part of Rosatom’s fuel company...
US DOE’s Marvel microreactor prototype prepares for testing
24 May 2023
An electric-powered prototype of one of the US Department of Energy’s...
Kazakhstan research reactor switches to LEU fuel
24 May 2023
The IVG.1M research reactor at Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Centre (NNC)...
Orano to support Japan studies on MOX reprocessing
24 May 2023
Japan Atomic Power Co. and 11 electric power companies have agreed to...
Radioactive liquid waste processing fully operational at Idaho National Lab
24 May 2023
The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the US Idaho...
Further progress at Tianwan 7
24 May 2023
The lower tier of liner of the inner containment dome for the...
US DOE grant supports Terrestrial Energy’s licensing of molten salt reactor
24 May 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Terrestrial Energy USA...
Two more sites agreed for Oklo MMR
24 May 2023
US-based Oklo and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI)...
Initial tests completed for Westinghouse LFR design
23 May 2023
Ansaldo Nucleare and Westinghouse Electric Company say initial testing...
EBRD allocates grant for uranium legacy clean-up in Kyrgyzstan
23 May 2023
A grant of €23m ($25m) has been allocated from the Environmental...
Kyoto Fusioneering secures more funding
23 May 2023
Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) has raised JPY10.5bn ($79m) in...
NITI advocates private investment for SMRs
23 May 2023
India’s National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog),...
Danish companies support SMR use for ammonia production in Indonesia
23 May 2023
Four Danish companies – Topsoe, Alfa Laval, Copenhagen Atomics, and Aalborg...
China launches test platform for uranium extraction from seawater
23 May 2023
China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC's) test platform for...
Zaporozhia NPP loses external power for several hours
23 May 2023
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP...
TVEL delivers upgraded equipment for China’s Yibinsk Fuel
19 May 2023
Rosatom fuel company TVEL has delivered to China upgraded equipment for...
Sri Lanka considers NPP construction by 2032
19 May 2023
The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board told the Sectoral Oversight Committee...
UKAEA launches tritium training course
19 May 2023
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has launched a new...
Rosatom to develop decommissioning plan for Belarus NPP
19 May 2023
Russian fuel company TVEL has signed an agreement with the Belarus NPP...
Westinghouse and Dominion to upgrade Surry NPP
18 May 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with...
Canada and US to co-operate on used fuel management
18 May 2023
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) and the US...
Nucor considers deploying NuScale SMRs at arc furnace steel mills
18 May 2023
US-based NuScale Power Corporation and Nucor Corporation (Nucor) have...
FIA launches new report on supply chains
18 May 2023
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA)’s new report, “The Fusion...
Alliance urges EU recognition of nuclear energy
18 May 2023
The Nuclear Alliance, a French initiative comprising 16 European...
Roadmap for advanced reactor deployment launched by US nuclear organisations
18 May 2023
The US Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and nuclear...
Canada selects site for first MMR
17 May 2023
A repurposed parking lot at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s (AECL’s)...
US supports opening of NuScale's Energy Exploration Centre in Romania
17 May 2023
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and the...
Doosan begins production of key components for Shin Hanul
17 May 2023
Doosan Enerbility's factory in Changwon in South Korea has marked the...
Missing seals detected at unit 3 of Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP
17 May 2023
According to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), several cases of...
Bruce Power contracts Shoreline Power Group for remaining MCR projects
17 May 2023
Canada’s Bruce Power has awarded a CAD1.3bn ($1bn) contract to...
Innovative nuclear sludge retrieval technique trialled at Forth’s Deep Recovery Facility
16 May 2023
A new technique to remove sludge from nuclear fuel ponds has...
Paragon signs preferred supplier agreement with X-energy
16 May 2023
US-based Paragon Energy Solutions has entered into a preferred...
SMR proposed for former Welsh NPP site
16 May 2023
Cwmni Egino, the company proposing to develop the former nuclear...
Leadcold signs agreement to investigate SMR deployment in Ukraine
16 May 2023
Swedish company Leadcold has signed a Letter of Intent with Ukrainian...
SCADA-R control system to be used at Kursk-II
16 May 2023
The specialised SCADA-R control system developed by JSC Rusatom...
Russian scientists develop "smart" alloys for fusion reactors
16 May 2023
Researchers at Russia’s NRNU MEPhI (National Research University -...
Framatome to modernise reactor systems at Ringhals
16 May 2023
Framatome has signed contracts with power utility Vattenfall for...
Italy may reconsider nuclear power
16 May 2023
Italy’s Lower House of Parliament has passed two motions aimed at...
Helion announces first fusion energy purchase agreement with Microsoft
16 May 2023
US fusion energy tech startup Helion Energy has signed an agreement...
Reactor vessel removed at Unterweser
16 May 2023
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Germany’s single unit Unterweser NPP...
Grid connection for Belarus 2
16 May 2023
Unit 2 of the Belarus NPP has been connected to the grid, the press...
Japan’s regulator approves Fukushima water release plan
16 May 2023
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has formally approved...
Berkeley decommissioning to begin five decades ahead of schedule
16 May 2023
UK Magnox is preparing to begin a key decommissioning project to...
Africa seeks to strengthen nuclear safeguards
16 May 2023
The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) has launched a...
Zaporizhia NPP faces increasing pressure
16 May 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) still has enough...
IAEA mission to Georgia finds progress in nuclear security
12 May 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has completed an...
More DOE awards for nuclear technologies
12 May 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $22.1m to 10...
Federation of Korean Industries calls for Korea-US SMR alliance
12 May 2023
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) has released a report...
Finland and US increase nuclear co-operation
12 May 2023
Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs & Employment and the US Department...
US National Lab uses virtual reality for radiation training
11 May 2023
US company Teletrix has licensed technology developed by researchers at...
Holtec receives approval for used fuel facility
11 May 2023
US-based Holtec International has received the final licence from the...
Korea looks to deploy NuScale SMR for hydrogen project
11 May 2023
Korean private company GS Energy has signed a memorandum of...
Zaporizhia NPP denies reports of plans to evacuate staff
11 May 2023
Alexey Yasinsky, Director of Strategic Communications at the Zaporizhia...
Westinghouse launches AP300 small modular reactor
10 May 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted its...
X-energy seeks Kexim finance for Xe-100 SMR
10 May 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company has signed an agreement with...
Key module installed at unit 4 of China’s Sanmen NPP
10 May 2023
China’s Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute...
Doosan begins forging components for NuScale SMR
10 May 2023
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility has begun forging the first module that...
Norwegian municipalities consider SMRs
10 May 2023
Norsk Kjernekraft has signed agreements with the Norwegian municipalities...
Russia’s Mayak develops robots for hazardous environments
10 May 2023
Russia’s production association Mayak (part of Rosatom) says that, in...
US NRC begins special inspection at Urenco uranium enrichment facility
10 May 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched a special...
Lightbridge joins HALEU consortium and SMR working group
10 May 2023
US fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation has joined...
UAE signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with China
09 May 2023
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed three memorandums of...
Holtec and Hyundai win Korean financial support for SMR-160
09 May 2023
South Korean national financial institutions K-Sure (Korea Trade...
First concrete for Korea’s new research reactor
09 May 2023
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) said first concrete...
Cavendish contracted to support decommissioning of Japan’s Monju reactor
09 May 2023
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has awarded UK-based Cavendish...
Hungary confirms no changes in Paks II contract
09 May 2023
Hungarian Foreign Affairs & Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó has confirmed...
IAEA issues fifth report on Fukushima water discharge
09 May 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force assessing the...
First refuelling of Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP
09 May 2023
Scheduled repairs will begin at Russia’s floating NPP (FNPP),...
Major milestone for Bruce Power’s MCR project
09 May 2023
Bruce Power says it has achieved a major milestone of...
Zeolite gas cleaning system filters produced for Xudabao 3
09 May 2023
Russia’s TsKBM (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering...
France and Japan strengthen nuclear cooperation
09 May 2023
At a meeting in Paris, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry...
China’s first two Hualong One units pass final acceptance
09 May 2023
Units 5&6 of China National Nuclear Cooperation's (CNNC’s) Fuqing NPP...
Work begins on foundations for Pallas research reactor
09 May 2023
Work has started on the foundations for the Pallas research reactor...
INB signs agreements during nuclear trade conference in Brazil
09 May 2023
Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) has signed four contracts and...
First concrete for El Dabaa 3
09 May 2023
Rosatom has poured first concrete for the foundation slab of unit 3...
French government wins court approval for EDF nationalisation
09 May 2023
The French government has won court approval for its plans to regain...
Brazil seeks to press ahead with Angra 3
09 May 2023
Brazil’s nuclear utility Eletronuclear said in a statement that it...
Zaporizhia NPP prepares for Ukrainian offensive
08 May 2023
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power...
India’s NPCIL and NTPC strengthen co-operation
04 May 2023
The Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited, an atomic power joint venture...
IAEA commends Sweden’s radwaste management
04 May 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
Egypt parliament approves bill to speed up work at El Dabaa NPP
04 May 2023
Egypt's House of Representatives has approved government-drafted...
Hot functional testing completed at Vogtle 4
04 May 2023
Georgia Power has announced completion of hot functional testing for Unit...
Assembly begins of main circulation pump for Russia’s Brest reactor
03 May 2023
Assembly has begun of the prototype main circulation pump (MCP) for...
Armenia and Russia discuss NPP construction
03 May 2023
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Rosatom Director General...
NuScale looks to the Philippines
03 May 2023
Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr held a meeting with executives...
Oak Ridge tackles groundwater contamination at East Tennessee Technology Park
03 May 2023
The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor...
Russia sends full-scale simulator to Akkuyu NPP
03 May 2023
The All Russian Scientific & Research Institute for Nuclear Power...
More military action reported near Zaporizhia NPP
02 May 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at the...
Tokamak Energy’s magnets to be tested at US Sandia Laboratories
02 May 2023
UK-based Tokamak Energy in February announced that it had built the first...
Poland’s Orlen Synthos Green Energy seeks formal approval for SMR sites
02 May 2023
Poland’s Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) has applied to the Ministry...
Framatome develops high density fuel for Germany’s FRM II research reactor
02 May 2023
France’s Framatome has announced a key advance in development of...
South Korea urges resolution of dispute with US over nuclear exports
02 May 2023
Korea has called on the USA to co-operate in resolving the legal...
Reactors destined for India and China begin their journey from Russia
02 May 2023
Two nuclear reactors and eight steam generators for the Kudankulam NPP...
Rosatom completes trial assembly of research reactor for Bolivia
02 May 2023
Russia’s Research Institute for Atomic Reactors (NIIAR - part of Rosatom)...
Nigeria to formalise legal status of Atomic Energy Commission
02 May 2023
Nigeria’s Senate is taking steps to update legislation relating to...
ASN accepts EDF’s revised timetable for weld repairs
02 May 2023
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority),...
Jordan considers floating NPPs
28 April 2023
The director of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled...
Jacobs to design maintenance systems for ITER
28 April 2023
US-based Jacobs has been selected to design and engineer...
UK company designs robot for hazardous environments
28 April 2023
UK engineering firm Forth has designed and manufactured a robot that...
Upgrade at Brookhaven National Lab increases actinium-225 production
28 April 2023
Following recent upgrades, the medical isotope facilities at the...
South Korea and USA boost in high-tech and energy cooperation including nuclear
28 April 2023
South Korea and the USA have signed 23 business agreements to boost...
First fuel delivered to Türkiye’s Akkuyu NPP
27 April 2023
A ceremony marking the delivery of the first batch of nuclear fuel...
Framatome wins US NRC approval for advanced codes
27 April 2023
France’s Framatome has received US Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
First concrete for China’s Haiyang unit 4
27 April 2023
First concrete has been poured for unit 4 of China’s Haiyang NPP in...
Kansai Electric seeks extended operation for Takahama NPP
27 April 2023
Kansai Electric has submitted an application to Japan’s Nuclear...
UK details strategy for nuclear waste management
27 April 2023
UK Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has launched a strategy focused on...
Ukraine agrees to deploy Holtec SMRs
26 April 2023
Ukraine’s nuclear utility Energoatom and Holtec International have signed...
Ultra Safe Nuclear joins Korean companies to construct hydrogen micro-hub
26 April 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has signed a memorandum...
Urenco and Cameco to supply uranium for Kozloduy
26 April 2023
Urenco has agreed to supply enrichment services to the Kozloduy NPP...
Continued concern about security of Zaporizhia NPP
26 April 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at...
Türkiye to decide on second NPP this year
26 April 2023
Türkiye plans to complete negotiations on the construction of a second...
KHNP, Samsung and Seaborg to develop floating NPPs
26 April 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Korean shipbuilding and...
Finance agreed for Polish SMR plans
25 April 2023
Poland’s Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) has won bank support to...
Siting licence issued for Russia’s first ground-based SMR
25 April 2023
Russia’s Federal Service for Environmental Technological &...
TVO confirms warranty period for Olkiluoto 3
25 April 2023
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has handed over...
Russia upgrades fuel processing at Mining & Chemical Combine
25 April 2023
Specialists at Russia’s Mining & Chemical Combine (MCC – part of Rosatom)...
IAEA and Kazakhstan agree to strengthen nuclear cooperation
25 April 2023
The Republic of Kazakhstan and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
Canada’s Alberta to co-operate with South Korea on SMRs
25 April 2023
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has signed a Memorandum...
Construction begins at unit 2 of China’s Lianjiang NPP
21 April 2023
Drilling of the foundation pit has begun for unit 2 of China’s Lianjiang...
Japan adopts national strategy on nuclear fusion
21 April 2023
Japan has adopted its first-ever national strategy on nuclear...
US DOE contract awarded for Hanford site work
21 April 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Environmental Management...
Bangladesh pays Russia in Yuan for NPP to avoid sanctions
21 April 2023
Bangladesh has recently approved payment of $318m for payment to Russia...
US warns Russia not to touch US technology at Zaporizhia NPP
21 April 2023
The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant...
Progress at Akkuyu NPP unit 2
21 April 2023
The fourth tier of the internal containment (VZO) has been installed at...
Terrestrial Energy's molten salt reactor passes Canadian vendor design review
20 April 2023
Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) has completed...
Saskatchewan and New Brunswick co-operate on SMR development
20 April 2023
The governments of Canada’s Saskatchewan and New Brunswick provinces...
More US money for Polish SMR plans
20 April 2023
The US Export-Import Bank and US International Development...
Nuclear training programme for USA and Canada
20 April 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company, Tecnatom and Accelerant Solutions have...
Fluor Signs MOU with Longview Fusion Energy Systems
20 April 2023
US-based Fluor Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding...
Poland’s nuclear plans move forward
20 April 2023
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowy (PEJ) has applied to Poland's Ministry of...
Funds raised to extend operation of Atucha 1
20 April 2023
Funding offers of $93m have been received to support extended operation...
Five G7 nations aim to cut dependence on Russian nuclear technology
19 April 2023
Japan, the UK, Canada, the US and France have agreed to co-operate to...
Nuclear industry calls on G7 to support development
19 April 2023
During a Nuclear Energy Forum, held in Sapporo, Japan, alongside the...
G7 ministers reaffirm net zero targets, condemn Russia, and offer only qualified support for nuclear
18 April 2023
Group of Seven (G7) energy and environment ministers, following a...
Military activity continues near Zaporizhia NPP
18 April 2023
The dependence of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on a single...
Russia develops new decontamination technology
18 April 2023
Rosatom fuel company TVEL and the Troitsk Institute of Innovative...
Russia’s T-15MD tokamak achieves first stable plasma
18 April 2023
The first thermonuclear plasma has been achieved at the T-15MD tokamak,...
Russia continues to supply fresh nuclear fuel via Finland
18 April 2023
Russian nuclear fuel has been transported via Finland by air despite...
US NRC to regulate fusion energy systems based on existing nuclear materials licensing
18 April 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed the staff to create...
New Polish company set up to support deployment of Korean NPP
18 April 2023
A joint special purpose vehicle, PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa SA (PPEJ), has...
Tokamak Energy’s vision of a commercial fusion power plant
18 April 2023
UK-based Tokamak Energy has released images of its future commercial...
Ukraine, Energoatom and Cameco finalise uranium agreement
18 April 2023
Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom and Canada’s Cameco have signed...
Belarus and Hungary to co-operate on nuclear energy
18 April 2023
Hungary is interested in using the experience and knowledge of Belarus in...
German fusion researchers report technological advance
18 April 2023
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in...
Divers help to clean up Sellafield legacy storage pond
18 April 2023
Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) UK Ltd (a subsidiary of...
Another world record for China’s EAST tokamak
18 April 2023
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), at the Institute...
Germany closes last three NPPs
17 April 2023
Germany has permanently shut down its final three commercial nuclear...
Olkiluoto 3 begins operation
17 April 2023
Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of...
Clean Core and CNL to collaborate on ANEEL fuel
14 April 2023
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has signed a memorandum of...
BWXT fuel subsidiary to provide HEU conversion services to NNSA
14 April 2023
Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS), a subsidiary of US-based BWX Technologies...
Pipe components shipped for China’s Tianwan 7
14 April 2023
AEM-technologies Petrozavodskmash (part of Rosatom’s mechanical...
New fuel produced for Russia’s PIK high-flux research reactor
14 April 2023
Russia’s Mashinostroitelny Zavod in Elektrostal (MSZ, part of Rosatom...
US Idaho Waste Treatment Facility begins operation
14 April 2023
The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the US Department of...
PacifiCorp considers adding two more Natrium units to its generation mix by 2033
14 April 2023
US PacifiCorp, owner of the ageing Wyoming coal plant selected in 2021 as...
Belarus and Russia to build research reactor
14 April 2023
Belarus and Russia are negotiating an intergovernmental agreement on...
Kazakhstan continues to pursue NPP plans
13 April 2023
Almasadam Satkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy says "Rosatom has...
DOE awards fund for future nuclear workforce
13 April 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $6.3m in scholarships...
US GAO report identifies fusion challenges
13 April 2023
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress,...
Estonia’s Finance Ministry identifies four possible NPP sites
13 April 2023
Four potential locations across Estonia, which could accommodate a...
France’s Andra seeks to increase low-level waste storage capacity
13 April 2023
France’s National Agency for the management of radioactive waste (Andrea...
Hungary strengthens energy co-operation with Russia
13 April 2023
During a visit to Moscow, Peter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of...
Progress at Hinkley Point C offshore and onshore
13 April 2023
Two large jack-up vessels have arrived off the coast of Hinkley Point C...
Alpha Safety combines NFT with Pajarito Scientific Corporation to better serve its customers
13 April 2023
Alpha Safety Holdings, LLC has announced the acquisition of...
UK and South Korea to strengthen nuclear co-operation
12 April 2023
During a recent visit to South Korea, UK Energy Security Secretary...
India plans 9% nuclear share by 2047
12 April 2023
India will get 9% of its electricity from nuclear sources by 2047,...
France renews nuclear co-operation with China
12 April 2023
France and China agreed to renew their partnership in nuclear energy...
Decommissioning progresses in Germany
11 April 2023
The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment has granted utility...
Slovenia commissions dry storage facility for Krško NPP
11 April 2023
Slovenian nuclear utility Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško (NEK) says the new...
US DOE begins demolishing Low Intensity Test Reactor
11 April 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) says the Oak Ridge Office of...
IAEA reports on Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from Fukushima site
11 April 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force reviewing the...
US stalls South Korea’s NPP export plans
11 April 2023
The US government has rejected Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s (KHNP’s)...
Romania launches integrated fuel cycle as Kazakhstan delivers uranium
11 April 2023
Romainia’s nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) says it put...
The Times confirms Russian reports of attacks on Zaporizhia NPP
11 April 2023
On 19 October 2022 Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian army...
Rosatom ships pressure compensator for Kudankulam 5
07 April 2023
The Izhora branch of AEM-technologies (part of Rosatom’s...
SKB takes over Forsmark Harbour
07 April 2023
Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering...
Red Book sees modest decrease in uranium resources but expects nuclear capacity to increase
07 April 2023
“Uranium 2022: Resources, Production and Demand”, widely known as the...
China opens advanced nuclear research reactor to world
07 April 2023
The China Advanced Research Reactor (CARR) at the China National...
Bruce Power completes unit 3 defuelling ahead of schedule
07 April 2023
Crews at Bruce Power have completed the defuelling of unit 3, 18 days...
Preparatory work begins for Russia’s Beloyarsk 5 fast reactor
07 April 2023
Engineering surveys have begun at Russia’s Beloyarsk NPP site, which...
US NRC proposes fining Urenco USA
07 April 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000...
Grossi talks with Russian leaders in Kaliningrad
06 April 2023
Rosatom and International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Director General,...
Rolls-Royce SMR progresses through generic design assessment
06 April 2023
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor (SMR) design...
ThorCon to carry out a pre-licensing consultation for a 500 MW demonstration plant in Indonesia
06 April 2023
US-based nuclear company ThorCon has signed an agreement with the...
Environmental group urges use of fast reactors
06 April 2023
In a new report, “What a waste: How fast-fission power can provide...
US Senate considers legislation to support deployment of advanced reactors
06 April 2023
The US Senate Energy & Public Works Committee (EPW) has introduced...
X-Energy and Kinectrics collaborate on design of helium test facility
06 April 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor has joined forces with Kinectrics -...
Cameco and Bruce Power extend long-term nuclear fuel supply arrangements to 2040
06 April 2023
Canada’s Cameco and Bruce Power have extended their long-term...
Grid connection for Vogtle 3
06 April 2023
US Georgia Power says unit 3 of the Vogtle NPP has been connected to...
IAEA says Vietnam is committed to nuclear security
05 April 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Security...
EDF establishes Nuward subsidiary to boost SMR development
05 April 2023
EDF says the creation of is new Nuward subsidiary emphasises...
USNC signs more agreements in Poland for its MMR
05 April 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has signed an agreement...
Finnish Government grants licence for Loviisa final disposal facility
05 April 2023
The Finnish Government has granted Fortum a licence to operate the...
Kyoto Fusioneering and CNL collaborate on fusion energy
04 April 2023
Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have signed...
Illinois Senate passes bill to lift ban on NPP construction
04 April 2023
The Illinois Senate in the US has voted to lift a 30-year ban on...
HALEU production planned for Savannah River Site as clean-up continues
04 April 2023
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Savannah River Site (SRS) says the...
Evacuation order lifted for part of Fukushima town
04 April 2023
The nuclear evacuation order has been lifted for three designated...
Westinghouse to supply VVER-440 fuel to Dukovany
04 April 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Czech power company CEZ...
Egyptian regulator authorises construction of El Dabaa NPP unit 3
04 April 2023
Rosatom has received permission from the Egyptian Nuclear &...
Main circulation pump prototype delivered Russia’s Brest reactor
04 April 2023
A prototype of the main circulating pump (MCP) unit for the...
Xcel says leak is fixed at Monticello NPP
31 March 2023
US Xcel Energy says workers have repaired the leak at the Monticello...
Used fuel from US EBR-II reactor transferred to dry storage
31 March 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used...
Rosatom plans development of pilot nuclear thermal power plant
31 March 2023
Rosatom is considering construction of a pilot nuclear thermal power...
IAEA's Grossi visits Zaporizhia NPP
30 March 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi has...
Doosan Enerbility to supply key equipment for Korea’s Shin-Hanul 3&4
30 March 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Doosan Enerbility signed a...
Belgium’s IRE moves to 100% low-enriched uranium
30 March 2023
Belgium’s Institute for Radioelements (IRE), a key producer of...
Ontario funds McMaster Nuclear Reactor research expansion
30 March 2023
The Ontario government has announced CAD6.8m ($5m) in the 2023...
Environmental permits issued for Sizewell C NPP
30 March 2023
The UK Environment Agency (EA) has issued three new environmental permits...
UKAEA to partner with the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
29 March 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has signed a memorandum...
China’s Fangchenggang 3 begins commercial operation
29 March 2023
Unit 3 of China's Fangchenggang NPP in the southern Guangxi Autonomous...
Belgium’s BR2 research reactor to use low-enriched uranium fuel
29 March 2023
BR2 is one of the most powerful research reactors in the world...
Unit 2 of Belarus NPP reaches minimum power level
29 March 2023
Unit 2 of the Belarus NPP has been brought to minimum controllable...
Canada and USA to strengthen nuclear energy co-operation
29 March 2023
During US President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada, a wide-ranging...
U-Battery personnel join Ultra Safe Nuclear’s UK team
29 March 2023
US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has announced the addition...
UKAEA and Kyoto Fusioneering collaborate on materials for fusion
29 March 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Japan’s...
MoltexFLEX to develop technology to measure molten salt characteristics
29 March 2023
UK-based MoltexFLEX says it has commissioned technology to measure...
IAEA's Grossi in Ukraine to reassess nuclear safety
28 March 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael...
More leaks shut down Monticello NPP
28 March 2023
US power company Xcel Energy has shut down its Monticello NPP after...
Last Energy secures power purchase deals for 34 SMRs in Poland and the UK
28 March 2023
US-based Last Energy has secured power purchase agreements (PPAs) for...
Construction of training centre begins at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP
28 March 2023
Russia’s TITAN-2 (part of Rosatom) has begun construction of the...
Fortum and Outokumpu to use SMRs to decarbonise steel production
28 March 2023
Nordic power company Fortum and stainless-steel producer Outokumpu...
Japanese high court supports operation of Ikata NPP unit 3
28 March 2023
Japan’s Hiroshima High Court high court has rejected a petition by...
US, Canadian and Polish companies to support BWRX-300 deployment
28 March 2023
US-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Tennessee Valley Authority...
Restart of Ringhals 4 faces further delay
28 March 2023
While the start-up of unit 4 of Sweden’s Ringhals NPP is ongoing,...
ARC Clean Technology signs agreement on deployment of SMRs in Alberta
28 March 2023
ARC Clean Technology Canada (ARC) has signed a memorandum of...
Kazatomprom delivers first batch of fuel assemblies to China
24 March 2023
Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom has delivered the...
French parliament votes for nuclear expansion plan
24 March 2023
France's parliament has voted in favour of the government's...
Bulgaria to continue imports from Russia for Kozloduy NPP
24 March 2023
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a derogation from European...
New Oliver Stone documentary says nuclear is vital to solve climate crisis
24 March 2023
“Nuclear Now”, a pro-nuclear energy documentary from Academy Award...
Melt trap delivered to El-Dabaa NPP construction site
24 March 2023
Acceptance of the first large-sized equipment for unit 1 of the El-Dabaa...
Monitoring posts installed around Akkuyu NPP
24 March 2023
Russia’s SPC Doza is installing the 21st radiation control post within...
Vogtle 4 begins hot functional testing
23 March 2023
US Georgia Power says hot functional testing has begun at unit 4 of...
Russia and China to co-operate on fast reactors closed fuel cycle
23 March 2023
A Comprehensive Long-Term Cooperation Programme in the area of fast...
Nuclearelectrica to collaborate with ENEC on new nuclear
23 March 2023
Nuclearelectrica and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)...
China begins construction of Sanmen NPP unit 4
23 March 2023
First concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 4 at...
Koeberg NPP steam generator replacement project moves forward
23 March 2023
South African power utility Eskom has reported “a major milestone”...
Fortum and Rolls-Royce consider SMR deployment in Finland and Sweden
23 March 2023
Finnish power company Fortum and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum...
NDA considers Deep Isolation borehole disposal
23 March 2023
US-based Deep Isolation EMEA Ltd has published a study, commissioned by...
BWXT wins engineering contract from GEH for BWRX-300 RPV
23 March 2023
Ontario-based BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded an...
Ukraine’s Energoatom signs agreements with Cameco for fuel supplies
22 March 2023
The President of Ukrainian nuclear utility, Energoatom, Petro Kotin...
Urenco ends its support for U-Battery advanced reactor
22 March 2023
Urenco says it is withdrawing its support for the U-Battery advanced...
United States and Indonesia announce partnership on SMRs
22 March 2023
The USA and Indonesia have announced a strategic partnership to...
Euratom to support nuclear research with €132m in funding
22 March 2023
The European Commission (EC) has adopted the Euratom Work Programme...
UK Space Agency funds Rolls-Royce to develop Moon base nuclear power
22 March 2023
Rolls-Royce has secured funding from UK Space Agency (UKSA) to...
Tractebel and NRG PALLAS support nuclear newbuild in the Netherlands
21 March 2023
Belgium’s Tractebel (part of French energy company Engie) and Dutch...
Newcleo launches equity raise of up to €1bn to fund reactor development
21 March 2023
UK-based start-up nuclear technology company newcleo has launched an...
Polish organisations co-operate on SMRs
21 March 2023
Polish fuels concern PKN Orlen and Michal Solowow's Orlen Synthos...
Nuclear is an afterthought in the EU's Net-Zero Industry
21 March 2023
The European Commission’s (EC’s) proposed Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)...
NRC begins partial review of NuScale’s SMR
21 March 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said staff will begin...
US Monticello NPP suffers tritium water leak
21 March 2023
The authorities in the US state of Minnesota recently announced that...
Missing uranium found in Libya
21 March 2023
Eastern Libyan forces have located 10 drums of uranium declared missing...
Belgian companies set up CYCLADE decommissioning partnership
21 March 2023
Five Belgian companies have set up CYCLADE (CYCLotrons...
SMR development tracked by NEA and IAEA studies
21 March 2023
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has recently published a 73-page study,...
Ansaldo to provide engineering services to Cernavodă NPP
21 March 2023
Italy’s Ansaldo Nucleare has signed a contract with Canada’s SNC-Lavalin...
Belarus NPP may supply electricity to Russia from 2024
21 March 2023
From 2024, the Belarus NPP will be able to supply electricity to the...
ASN provisionally extends use of Flamanville EPR vessel head
21 March 2023
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has issued a draft decision...
NuScale Power orders long lead materials from Doosan Enerbility
17 March 2023
US-based NuScale Power Corporation says it has placed the first upper...
US NRC authorises restart of research reactor in Maryland
17 March 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRC) has authorised the restart of...
Canal construction begins for Leningrad-II NPP units 3&4
17 March 2023
Work has begun to build of a canal for the removal of surface water at...
TRISO-X tests fuel for nuclear thermal space applications
17 March 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company subsidiary TRISO-X has completed testing...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Eni agree on fusion commercialisation
17 March 2023
US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and Italy’s Eni have signed...
Prototype pump unit delivered for Russia’s demonstration Brest reactor
17 March 2023
TsKBM (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash)...
China completes internal structures of ACP100 SMR building
17 March 2023
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) says construction has...
Olkiluoto 3 restarts trial operation
17 March 2023
Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) said the EPR reactor at unit 3 of...
Uganda plans to begin nuclear power generation by 2031
17 March 2023
Ugandan Energy & Minerals Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu said in...
Russia’s IPPE improves production process for actinium-225
17 March 2023
Russia’s AI Leipunsky Institute of Physics & Power Engineering...
UK Chancellor reclassifies nuclear as environmentally sustainable
16 March 2023
In his Spring Budget UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the Government...
Enel and newcleo partner on Generation IV reactors
16 March 2023
Italy’s Enel Group and UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo...
UKAEA partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on fusion
16 March 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has embarked on...
Canada’s TRIUMF and Dual Fluid co-operate on SMR development
16 March 2023
Canadian research centre TRIUMF and Canadian-German nuclear...
Taiwan’s Kuosheng unit 2 closed for decommissioning
16 March 2023
Unit 2 of Taiwan's Kuosheng NPP has been closed in preparation...
GE Hitachi's BWRX-300 completes first two phases of design review
16 March 2023
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says it has completed...
UKAEA partners with University of Sheffield to develop fusion technology
16 March 2023
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University...
NRC approval for Westinghouse ADOPT accident tolerant fuel
16 March 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has received approval from the...
Framatome fabricates fuel element for US TRIGA research reactors
15 March 2023
TRIGA International, a joint venture between France’s Framatome and...
LeadCold investigates construction of research reactor in Sweden
15 March 2023
Swedish company LeadCold has launched a feasibility study to investigate...
Candu Energy selected for pre-project work at Cernavoda NPP
15 March 2023
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) has selected Candu...
More funding for IAEA lab renovation project
15 March 2023
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA's) planned new...
First equipment shipped to Egypt’s El-Dabaa NPP
15 March 2023
A ship carrying the first equipment for unit 1 of Egypt’s El-Dabaa NPP...
X-energy looks to build SMRs at UK’s Hartlepool NPP
14 March 2023
X-energy UK Holdings, a subsidiary of US-based X-energy Reactor Company...
Hydrogen production begins at Nine Mile Point
14 March 2023
US Constellation Energy said hydrogen production has started at...
IAEA notes strengthened safety measures at Belgium’s BR2 reactor
14 March 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment...
New crack detected at France’s Penly NPP
14 March 2023
France’s Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN - l'Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire)...
CEA launches two nuclear start-ups
14 March 2023
France’s Alternative Energies & Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has...
EDF extends operation of Hartlepool and Heysham by two years
14 March 2023
EDF has confirmed plans to extend operation of unit 1 at the UK’s Heysham...
Problems continue at ZNPP and operators’ town of Energodar
14 March 2023
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) suffered a complete loss of external...
Bolivian cyclotron centre begins supplying radiopharmaceuticals
14 March 2023
Bolivia’s radiopharmaceutical production complex, built by Rosatom for...
Belarus NPP unit 2 to begin commercial operation in October
14 March 2023
Unit 2 of the Belarus NPP will be put into commercial operation in...
X-energy to open support centre for planned Xe-100 SMR fleet
14 March 2023
US-based X-Energy Reactor Company plans to open its first Xe-100...
Kazakh specialists develop technology for treating irradiated graphite
14 March 2023
A unique technology of dilution and immobilisation of irradiated...
Turbine building roof trusses installed at Akkuyu NPP unit 1
14 March 2023
Rosatom has completed installing the roof of the turbine building of unit...
New silo maintenance facility opens at Sellafield
14 March 2023
A new facility designed to support the retrieval of waste from two...
Vogtle unit 3 achieves criticality
09 March 2023
Unit 3 of Georgia Power’s Vogtle NPP has achieved initial criticality....
Egyptian seaport ready to receive equipment for El-Dabaa NPP
09 March 2023
The first batch of long-lead equipment intended for the El-Dabaa NPP...
Belgian regulator opposes life extension of oldest reactors
09 March 2023
Belgium's Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has ruled out...
Vistra acquires Energy Harbor's nuclear and retail businesses
09 March 2023
US power company Vistra has finalised an agreement to acquire Energy...
EDF and Italian partners team up to support nuclear development in Europe
08 March 2023
Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo Nucleare, EDF and Edison (part of the EDF...
Urenco supplies enriched uranium for advanced reactor project
08 March 2023
Urenco USA (UUSA) has signed an enrichment services supply agreement...
No active faults identified under Ishikawa NPP
08 March 2023
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has said there are no...
Transport gateway installed at Rooppur NPP unit 1
08 March 2023
Rosatom has completed installation of a transport gateway at unit 1 of...
South Korea's APR1000 certified for use in Europe
08 March 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's (KHNP's) APR1000 reactor design has...
US NRC approves request for continued operation of Diablo Canyon
08 March 2023
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved an exemption...
Grossi sees positive results from Iran trip
07 March 2023
During a two day visit to Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency...
US DOE issues guidance for second award cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit programme
07 March 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued guidance for the second...
Westinghouse signs MOU for possible AP1000 unit at Kozloduy NPP
07 March 2023
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum...
Progress continues at Russia’s Brest reactor project
07 March 2023
TsKBM, (part of Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomenergomash)...
Commissioning tests completed on Akkuyu unit 1 polar crane
07 March 2023
As part of the commissioning work on the polar crane at unit 1 of the...
Bruce Power begins component replacement
07 March 2023
Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has shut down unit 3 in order to begin its...
US SMR project to continue despite increased costs
03 March 2023
Participants in the Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) being developed by...
IAEA mission reviews Slovakia’s radwaste management
03 March 2023
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Review Service...
Silex Systems raises funds for uranium enrichment
03 March 2023
Australia’s Silex Systems has completed a AUD120m ($81m)...
Rolls-Royce SMR faces financial problems
03 March 2023
