Changjiang 3 containment building completed
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 (Image: CNNC) “This marks the completion of the main structure of the reactor building of the nuclear island of unit 3 and the entry of the…
Google signs up for power from future fusion plant
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 CFS is building its SPARC prototype plant in Massachusetts (Image: CFS) As well as what Google describes as the largest direct corporate purchase agreement for fusion…
Early works agreement for BWRX-300 SMRs in Finland and Sweden
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 (Image: GE Vernova) Finnish energy company Fortum, which is 51.26% state-owned, launched a feasibility study in October 2022 to explore the commercial, technological, and societal prerequisites for new…
NRC issues subsequent licence renewal for VC Summer
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 VC Summer (Image: NRC/South Carolina Electric and Gas Co) Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc submitted its application requesting authorisation to operate the plant from 60 to…
Alliance appointed for Sizewell C construction
Monday, 30 June 2025 The planned Sizewell C plant (Image: EDF Energy) The three companies form the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), which will be responsible for delivering a broad scope…
Kalinin’s first unit gets 19-year life extension
Monday, 30 June 2025 (Image: Rosatom) It follows a safety review and an inspection earlier this year which confirmed the unit’s equipment complies with all modern standards and requirements, Rosatom…
Hungary says US sanctions exemption will help Paks II project
Monday, 30 June 2025 (Image: Paks II) In a statement issued by the Hungarian ministry, Szijjarto said that the previous US president had made several “politically-motivated decisions … one of…
Podcast: The World Bank ends ban on nuclear energy funding
Saturday, 28 June 2025 The two men spoke at the announcement of their two organisations’ agreement to collaborate to build capacity, strengthen safeguards and share technical expertise and help the World…
Reactor internals installed at Haiyang 4
Friday, 27 June 2025 (Image: CNNC) Reactor internals are the major structures within a reactor pressure vessel that have one or more functions such as supporting the core, maintaining fuel…
UK looks to robots to assist in waste management tasks
Friday, 27 June 2025 (Image: NDA) The project – Auto-SAS – will be delivered jointly by AtkinsRéalis and Createc, working in partnership as ARCTEC to combine their joint experience and…
