First criticality for Indian fast breeder reactor
The 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalkpakkam in Tamil Nadu attained first criticality on 6 April at 08:25 pm, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) announced, with…
Construction of second Jinqimen unit begins
The construction of two 1200 MWe Hualong One reactors as Phase I of the Jinqimen plant was approved by China’s State Council at a meeting on 29 December 2023. A…
Diablo Canyon receives licence renewals
Diablo Canyon provides nearly 9% of California’s electricity and 17% of its zero-carbon energy. Ten years ago, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) reached an agreement with environmental and labour groups…
Polish companies team up for regional SMR deployment
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to facilitate collaboration between the companies and establish working groups to jointly explore potential projects in Central and Eastern Europe. These activities will include…
Reactor vessel installed at Lianjiang unit 2
State Power Investment Corp (SPIC) said the reactor pressure vessel of unit 2 was successfully hoisted into place on Wednesday, “marking the start of the equipment installation phase for both…
UK plant transfers to government ownership
The site will now be managed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS), which is also decommissioning the neighbouring Hunterston A site. It becomes the first…
Belarus set for role in Smolensk nuclear construction
The meeting was attended by Smolensk nuclear power plant (Smolensk NPP) managers, regional government representatives, general contractor Titan-2 and Belarusian firms with experience of working on nuclear power facilities. The Smolensk…
New England governors unite for nuclear
The governors signing include Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Janet Mills of Maine, Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Governor Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Governor Dan McKee of Rhode…
OPG applies for operating licence for BWRX-300 SMR
The application by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is for a 20-year licence to operate what looks set to be the first small modular reactor (SMR) in a G7 country, as…
Ukraine’s cabinet approves nuclear fuel production plan
In July last year Energoatom and Westinghouse signed a cooperation agreement for a joint project to pursue fuel assembly capability in the country. Energoatom, operator of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants,…
