Czech Republic seeks EC funding approval for second new nuclear unit
The Czech Ministry of Trade and Industry said: “The country has already obtained EC approval for state aid for one unit in the past, but after the decision to build…
Germany boosts funding for fusion research
The implements a flagship measure of the High-Tech Agenda Germany – announced in July by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) – in fusion, identified as one…
Data centres and energy proposals sought for Savannah River and other US federal sites
Ten tracts of land totalling 3,103 acres (1,256 hectares) at the Savannah River Site have been identified for Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure projects and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)…
Urenco USA given go-ahead for 10% enrichment
Initial production of LEU+ will take place this year, with the first product deliveries to a fuel fabricator planned for 2026. The company said it received the authorisation from the…
In pictures: Construction landmarks for BREST-OD-300
The seventh roofing truss, weighing 52 tonnes and with a span of 42 metres, was moved into position using a Liebherr crane during a two-and-a-half-hour process at the site at the…
Belgium’s Tihange 1 nuclear reactor ends 50 years of service
Operator Electrabel, the Belgian subsidiary of France’s Engie, said the 962 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor was shut down at 23:21 local time on 30 September. It entered commercial operation…
IAEA talking to both sides as Zaporizhzhia power loss continues
Both Ukraine and Russia have said they are ready to repair damage to external power lines in the territory they control but are unable to currently do so because of military activity in the…
Micro modular reactor company Hadron Energy plans to go public
On completion of the business combination – which is expected to take place “during the first half of Q1 2026” subject to approvals – the combined company is expected to…
US companies selected for advanced fuel production
The Fuel Line Pilot Program, established in May under President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14301, addresses the USA’s shortage of domestic nuclear fuel resources. The programme establishes a domestic nuclear…
Tribunal decision supports Orano in Somaïr dispute
Somaïr, which operates the Arlit uranium mine, is 63.4% owned by Orano, with the Niger state-owned mining assets company SOPAMIN holding 36.6%, but has been under the operational control of…
