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Nuclear Reactor

Slovenia Favours Large Reactors for JEK2

Visualisation of the JEK2 nuclear power plant (courtesy of GEN energija)In June, Slovenia’s state-owned power company, GEN energija detailed plans for a r…

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Palisades Restart on Track

Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan (Source: Holtec)Holtec International says it has achieved significant new milestones in its efforts t…

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Rosatom Installs Reactor Vessel at Tianwan NPP Unit 8, China

The reactor vessel arrived at the construction site at the end of August 2024. Credit: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM.Russian state nuclear company…

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UK Boosts Sizewell C Funding

The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has published details of a new subsidy scheme – the Sizewell C Development Expenditure (Devex) Sc…

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Iran advances construction of Bushehr 2&3

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant began operating in 2013Iran has made significant strides in the construction of the second and third units of the Bushehr NPP, w…

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Russia’s Draft Energy Plan Sets Out New Nuclear Expansion

A draft plan including as many as 34 new nuclear power units in Russia by 2042 has been published for public consultation - they are a mix of large and small re…

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Date Set for Kazakhstan Nuclear Referendum

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the presidential decree setting the date for a national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant. The referendum…

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Fuel Loading Begins Ahead of Onagawa 2 Restart

Tohoku Electric Power Company announced it has started loading fuel assemblies into the reactor of unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan's nort…

France

EDF Begins Start up Process for Flamanville EPR

Workers at the Flamanville EPR have begun the process required for achieving the first nuclear reaction in the reactor following approval from the French nuclea…

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Poland Begins Nuclear Plant Site Surveys

A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for Bechtel’s field operations was held at Bechtel’s new office in Warsaw, attended by representatives of the Pol…

Nuclear Reactor

Westinghouse Fuel Loaded Into Loviisa Reactor

The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant.The new fuel assem…

Nuclear Fuel

Finland’s Fortum Uses US Nuclear Fuel to Cut Russia Dependence

A view of a sign outside Fortum's nuclear power plant in Loviisa, Finland September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Elviira Luoma Purchase Licensing RightsFinnish utility …

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Vodafone Unveils Europe’s First 5G MPN at Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia

Vodafone has launched a 5G mobile private network (MPN) at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia – the first of its kind in Europe – for the…

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Key Equipment Delivered to Tianwan 8

One of the steam generators for Tianwan 8Kay equipment has been delivered to China’s Tianwan NPP in Jiangsu province including two steam generators, the r…

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Tsuruga 2 Fails Safety Standards

Akira Ishiwatari (right), a commissioner for the Nuclear Regulation Authority, inspects a trench at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor in Fuk…