Pre-assembly under way for Leningrad 7’s inner containment
Thursday, 24 July 2025 Workers have begun the pre-assembly of the first tier of the internal containment building for what will be the seventh unit at the Leningrad nuclear power…
First steam generator lowered into place at Hinkley Point C
Thursday, 24 July 2025 The first of four 520-tonne steam generators has been installed in the first unit of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK. (Image:…
Ocean-Power to consider deployment of Danish SMRs
Thursday, 24 July 2025 Norwegian energy developer Ocean-Power and Danish nuclear technology company Copenhagen Atomics have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly study the potential for producing electricity and…
There are now 127 different SMR designs, finds NEA report
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 The latest edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Small Modular Reactor Dashboard reports growing interest around the world with 51 SMR designs involved in pre-licensing…
BWXT set for production of advanced form of TRISO fuel
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 BWX Technologies Inc announced it has installed all the equipment required for the production of Uranium Nitride TRISO fuel for advanced reactors at its Technology Centre…
Oklo, Vertiv team up on data centre power and cooling
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 Oklo Inc is to collaborate with US critical digital infrastructure provider Vertiv on advanced power and thermal management solutions tailored specifically for hyperscale and co-location data…
Access to funding remains a major issue for fusion, says industry report
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 The fusion industry raised USD2.64 billion in private and public funding in the 12 months to July 2025, according to the latest annual Global Fusion Industry…
Sizewell C gets final go-ahead decision
Tuesday, 22 July 2025 UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has signed the final investment decision for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England. The government will be the…
Design work progresses for Russian molten salt reactor
Tuesday, 22 July 2025 The first stage of design work on a prototype molten salt reactor has been completed, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has said. (Image: Rosatom) A preliminary…
Viewpoint: The vital role of medical isotopes in theranostics
Tuesday, 22 July 2025 In the rapidly evolving landscape of nuclear medicine, the integration of diagnostics and therapeutics – known as theranostics – represents a groundbreaking shift in how we…
