Construction of new Dutch research reactor formally begins
The Pallas research reactor is to be built to replace the existing High Flux Reactor (HFR), which began operating in September 1960 and supplies about 60% of Europe’s and 30%…
Viewpoint: Key takeaways from World Nuclear Symposium 50
Over three days, 1,122 registered delegates from 59 countries explored the evolving role of nuclear energy in a rapidly changing world, with a clear message: Global momentum is with nuclear,…
Transatlantic partnership for SMR deployment
Under a Joint Technology Development Agreement, Oklo and Blykalla will share insights on materials, components, non-nuclear supply chain sourcing, fuel fabrication, and licensing best practices across the USA and Sweden.…
Atucha I life extension work ‘44% completed’
“Significant progress,” the company said, had been made in “modernising essential systems and optimising key processes. This work will ensure that, once the refurbishment is complete, Atucha I continues to operate…
Point Beach units cleared for 80 years of operation
Point Beach unit 1 entered commercial operation in 1970, with unit 2 following in 1973. The units, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, were initially licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
Oklo tests fuel assembly at DOE lab
The company worked with Argonne’s thermal-hydraulics team and used the lab’s test facilities to study how coolant flows through a fuel assembly across a range of operating conditions. The tests measured…
Uzbekistan plans two VVER-1000s and two SMRs
More than 20,000 people from 100+ countries attended the four-day gathering in Russia. As part of it, the Uzbekistan agreement was signed by Andrey Rozhdestvin, Director General of Rosatom Energy Projects…
Cavendish, Amentum awarded follow-on Monju contract
Alkali Metal Processing Limited – a joint venture between Cavendish Nuclear and Amentum – will construct, commission, and secure regulatory permissions for a new facility in the UK which will…
Groundworks begin for second Bailong unit
The excavation of the foundation pit for Bailong 2 began on 28 September, State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) subsidiary Guangxi Nuclear Power Company Ltd announced. The construction of Phase I…
Pacific Fusion to open facility in New Mexico
The USD1 billion New Mexico Research and Manufacturing Campus at Mesa del Sol will house the company’s Demonstration System, designed to achieve net facility gain – more fusion energy out…
