Nuclear power

Nuclear Reactor

Aalo Atomics Secures Funding to Build Its First Reactor

Aalo Atomics, an Austin, Texas-based nuclear technology company, has raised over $136 million to develop its first nuclear power plant, the Aalo-X, according to…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bruce Power Renews Ten-Year MSA Agreement With Candu Energy

Bruce Power and Candu Energy, a subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis, have signed a renewed master services agreement (MSA) for the eight CANDU reactors at the Tiv…

Nuclear Reactor

Taiwan Set to Hold Referendum on Restarting Last Nuclear Reactor

On August 23, 2025, Taiwan will hold a referendum to decide whether to restart the second reactor at the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan, provid…

SMR

Equinix Signs Further Agreements With SMR Developers

Equinix, a California-based data center operator, has secured a preorder agreement with Radiant to acquire 20 Kaleidos microreactors, each producing 1 MWe, to d…

SMR

Plans for SMR Plant on Svalbard Progress

On Friday, a planning initiative for a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Longyearbyen, the administrative hub of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, w…

Nuclear Reactor

Westinghouse Becomes Founding Member of Texas Nuclear Alliance

Westinghouse Electric Company, a leading provider of nuclear power solutions, has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA) as a founding member. Known for its ad…

Nuclear Fuel

Oklo, Lightbridge Extend Collaboration to Include Legacy Materials

Nuclear technology company Oklo Inc and nuclear fuel company Lightbridge Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to explore co-locating a Lightbridge f…

Nuclear Reactor

US Selects 11 Firms for Program to Fast-Track Small Nuclear Test Reactors

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 11 companies for a pilot program to develop and test advanced nuclear reactors. The…

Nuclear Reactor

Radiant Signs Deal to Supply Microreactor for US Military Base

California-based Radiant has signed a groundbreaking agreement with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Department of the Air Force to deliver the first-e…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India Shuts Unit at Country’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant for Maintenance

On August 3, 2025, Unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, India, was shut down for scheduled maintenance, according to a report from the Ce…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Construction Permit Granted for New Chinese Plant

China's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) has granted a construction licence for units 1 and 2 of the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zh…

Uranium Project

Russia’s Rosatom Starts Development of Uranium Deposit in Eastern Siberia

Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, announced the start of development at the Shirondukuyskoye uranium deposit in eastern Siberia. T…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

US Loan Disbursements to Recommission Michigan Nuclear Plant Top $83 Million

Holtec International received the fifth installment of a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades …

Nuclear Reactor

Third Korean Reactor Taken Offline as Licence Renewal Decision Awaited

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has paused operations at Kori unit 4, located at its nuclear power plant in South Korea, as it awaits a government decision o…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Regulatory Approval for Indonesian Site Survey

The first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, located 160 kilometers from Dhaka, Bangladesh, completed a critical blowdown of its fresh steam pipelines in …