Nuclear power

Nuclear Reactor

Bulgaria Is Launching the Construction of 2 US-Designed Nuclear Reactors

Bulgaria on Wednesday decided to expand the country's nuclear power generation as an alternative to fossil fuels by launching the construction of two additi…

Nigeria

FG Secures €1M EU Grant for Nuclear Project

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced that it had secured a grant of €1m from the European Union to execute the instrument for nuclear safety pro…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Akkuyu: First Polar Crane Commissioned, Fuel Loading Equipment Delivered

The circular overhead crane in the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey has been put into operation. The first components of the fuel reloadin…

SMR

Three Microreactor Designs Selected for US Test Bed Experiments

Radiant, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Westinghouse have been awarded US Department of Energy funding totalling USD3.9 million for front-end engineering an…

Nuclear Equipment

Safety Systems Tests at Kursk II

The flushing of the active and passive safety systems with the open reactor are described as a key moment in the pre-start-up checks for the first reactor at Ku…

Nuclear Equipment

LED Lights Developed Specifically for Nuclear Facilities

Whitecroft Lighting has supplied LED lighting to the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in Somerset, UK - its first nuclear energy lighting contract. T…

SMR

SMRs Would Provide Economic Boost to Ontario, Says Report

The construction and operation of four small modular reactors (SMRs) by Ontario Power Generation at its Darlington site will contribute about CAD15.3 billion (U…

Nuclear Fuel

Fuel Loading Begins at Kakrapar 4

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd started loading the first fuel into the core of the pressurised heavy water reactor unit on 20 October, after receiving p…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Bruce Power to Start Impact Assessment Process for Bruce C

Bruce Power has formally notified Canadian regulators of its intent to launch an Impact Assessment (IA) for potential new nuclear generation on the Bruce Power …

China

The Largest Nuclear Exhibition in the World - 2023 Shenzhen Nuclear Exhibition Will Ceremoniously Open in November

In order to comply with instructions of the CPC Central Committee on nuclear power development, to promote industrial chain upgrading of nuclear power, and to h…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse signs Bulgaria supplier MoUs

A series of memorandums of understanding (MoU) have been signed by Westinghouse Electric Company with suppliers in Bulgaria for the proposed new units at the Ko…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Ukraine Brings in New Pre-licensing Assessment for Nuclear Projects

The large increase in proposed new nuclear energy projects has led the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) to establish a pre-licensing sys…

Uranium Project

Orano to Expand Capacity of French Enrichment Plant

The board of directors of Orano has approved an investment of some EUR1.7 billion (USD1.8 billion) to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II (GB-…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan's Hokuriku Elec Aims to Restart Shika No.2 Reactor in 2026

Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power (9505.T) aims to restart the No.2 reactor of its Shika nuclear power station in early 2026 to ensure a stable supply of elec…

Nuclear Technology

The Largest Nuclear Exhibition in the World - 2023 Shenzhen Nuclear Exhibition Will Ceremoniously Open in November

In order to comply with instructions of the CPC Central Committee on nuclear power development, to promote industrial chain upgrading of nuclear power, and to h…