Nuclear

United States

Constellation exec says Three Mile Island can't connect until 2031

U.S. grid operator PJM ​has told Constellation Energy that the former Three Mile ‌Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania likely will not be able to co…

Russian

Rosatom completes pilot operation of REMIX fuel

This is a key milestone in the qualification of uranium-plutonium fuel for VVER reactors

Germany

German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

Katherina Reiche, Germany's economy and energy minister, discussed the likely impact on the country's economy if the Iran conflict continues - as well a…

SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR, Studsvik enhance collaboration

The UK's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik to explore further collaboration and…

Japan

QST and NTT Achieve World's First Ultra-Fast Real-Time Plasma Control Communication

National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (hereinafter QST) and NTT, Inc. (hereinafter NTT) have successfully realized fast frequent, real‑time co…

SMR

DL E&C, X-energy First SMR Design Contract

DL E&C announced on the 25th that it has signed a contract with U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company X-energy for an "SMR standardized design." The contract…

India

Pranos Nets $6.8 Mn To Build Tokamak, Superconducting Magnets For Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear energy startup Pranos has raised $6.8 Mn (around ₹63 Cr) in its fresh funding round co-led by pi Ventures and Ankur Capital, along with participation f…

Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap for Cooperation in Nuclear and Related Fields

On March 24, a Roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields between Rosatom State Corporation and the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministe…

Public discussion of choice of radioactive waste burial site to begin in Belarus in August

22 March– A public discussion about the choice of the site for building a radioactive waste burial facility will begin in August. Dmitry Logvin, Director …

Russian

Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant

An intergovernmental agreement has been signed on cooperation in the construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam, to feature two VVER‑1200 …

Sweden

Application submitted for Swedish SMR plant

Kärnfull Next has submitted an application to build a power plant based on small modular reactors in the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Östergöt…

Nuclear Reactor

Tepco Restarts No. 6 Reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant After Part Replacement

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) announced on Sunday that the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture has resum…

China

Key Modules Installed at Bailong Unit 1 and Lufeng Unit 6 Nuclear Plants

The giant CA20 structural module of Bailong nuclear power plant's unit 1 has been lifted into place - and the first steam generator moved into position at L…

SMR

X-energy, Talen to assess deployment of multiple SMR plants

US advanced nuclear technology developer X-energy Reactor Company has signed a Letter of Intent with Talen Energy Corporation to assess deploying X-energy's…

Nuclear Reactor

Aalo completes assembly of experimental reactor

Aalo Atomics has held a ceremony to unveil its completed Critical Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory. The company said it expects the reactor to achi…