Beloyarsk BN-600 fast neutron reactor gets 15-year extension
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (Image: Rosenergoatom) It follows a comprehensive assessment of the condition of the unit – including the reactor vessel and internal elements and heat exchanger supports – which…
Eletronuclear used fuel storage unit gets extended licence
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (Image: Eletronuclear) Eletronuclear said the facility, which received its initial operation authorisation in 2021, was designed to accommodate up to 72 of the Holtec Hi-Storm FW…
Teaming agreement signed for Estonian SMR project
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (Image: Samsung C&T) Under the teaming agreement – signed in Seoul on 1 April – the cooperation between Fermi Energia and Samsung C&T will focus on…
New agreement enables continued development of Polish plant
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (Image: PEJ) In November 2022, the then Polish government selected Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology for construction at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality in Pomerania…
Nuclearis, DeepGeo agree to collaborate
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (Image: Nuclearis) Under the terms of the MoU, the companies will consider technical, legal, regulatory, and financial challenges that may prevent the use of multinational repositories…
Oconee cleared to operate for up to 80 years
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 The three-unit Oconee plant (Image: Duke Energy) The first two of the three pressurised water units at the plant were connected to the grid in 1973,…
Pre-licensing milestone for eVinci
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 Screenshot from Westinghouse’s eVinci video presentation (Image: Westinghouse/YouTube) Principal Design Criteria – or PDCs – define how each part of the reactor’s structures, systems, and components will…
Energy in spotlight as Australian election campaigns begin
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 (Image: Australian Electoral Commission) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese formally announced on Friday that the 2025 federal election will take place on 3 May. Albanese’s Australian Labor…
Paks II says excavation work complete, awaiting permission for first concrete
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 (Image: ASE Rosatom) In December excavation of soil to a depth of 23 metres was under way with more than half of the 75,000 required piles drilled…
Russia’s icebreaker fleet set to grow
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 The Ural, one of the Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers, in action (Image: Rosatom) Speaking at the 6th International Arctic Forum, Likhachev said: “The volume of cargo…
