Nuclear power

SMR

Containment Shell in Place for Chinese SMR

The steel containment dome was successfully hoisted into place at the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China&#…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

IAEA's Expert Team Conducts Rotation at Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as seen on Sept. 11, 2022. (Stringer / AFP via Getty Images)This week, a new team of experts from the Int…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Ukraine Unit 1 Gets 10-Year Extension

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) has said unit 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant can operate safely for a further 10 years.…

SMR

Czech SMR Development Roadmap Approved

Plans for small modular reactors (SMRs) in the Czech Republic are to be included in State Energy Policy and Spatial Development Policy of the Czech Republic aft…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cold Testing Completed at First Zhangzhou Unit

Cold hydrostatic testing has been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, the first of two Hualong One reactors…

SMR

Partners to Study Hydrogen Production Using Rolls-Royce SMR

ULC-Energy of the Netherlands has signed an agreement with Denmark's Topsoe and the UK's Rolls-Royce SMR to jointly investigate the production of hydrog…

Nuclear Fuel

Agreements, Declarations Mark Macron Visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

France and Kazakhstan have pledged cooperation on minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle, while in Uzbekistan there was agreement to raise the level of bilateral r…

SMR

SMR Power Plant Proposed in Norway

Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway's Ministry of Oil and Energy for an assessment into the construction of a power plant based on multiple…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Desalination Plant Planned for Sizewell C Construction

A temporary water desalination plant, powered with electricity from Sizewell B, is planned to meet the water requirements for the construction of the Sizewell C…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Second Belarus Unit Enters Commercial Operation

The second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was put into commercial operation on 1 November. Together with the first unit the new nuclear power plant …

Uranium Project

Urenco to Expand UK Tails Plant

Following a "rigorous procurement process", US engineering firm Bechtel has been selected by uranium enrichment services provider Urenco to support the expansio…

Nuclear Reactor

Southern Company Increases Cost Forecast for Votgle Reactors

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Southern Company logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Ac…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan and U.S.-Based Terrapower Expand SFR Development Partnership to Support Carbon Neutrality Efforts

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR), and TerraPower have expanded their Memorandum of Understand…

Nuclear Reactor

Terrapower Expands Cooperation With Japan on Fast Reactors

TerraPower of the USA and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi FBR Systems (MFBR) have agreed to expand their…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sendai Units to Operate for Another 20 Years

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved the operation of units 1 and 2 at Kyushu Electric Power Company's Sendai nuclear power plant bey…