Inner containment construction set to begin for Leningrad’s seventh unit
Pre-assembly and welding of the first tier of the inner containment has been taking place over the past few weeks next to the reactor building site and Rosenergoatom – part…
Aalo breaks ground for experimental reactor
Aalo says it plans to complete construction and achieve criticality by 4 July 2026, the goal date set by the Department of Energy (DOE) for at least three test reactors…
Tepco to remove fuel from Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 7
Tepco applied for Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approval of its design and construction plan for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units 6 and 7 in September 2013. It submitted information on safety upgrades across…
Legislative proposals to lift Sweden’s uranium mining ban
In May 2018, the Swedish parliament passed an amendment to the Environmental Code banning uranium exploration and mining in the country. As from 1 August that year, no permits for…
Site of Poland’s first SMR selected
Włocławek was one of six locations shortlisted by Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) in 2023 for further geological surveys to host SMR plants based on GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s…
Kazatomprom, JUMCO sign agreement on Jordan mining project
The purpose of the agreement, which was signed during an official visit to Kazakhstan by King Abdullah of Jordan, is to “formalise the intentions of the parties and define the…
Heating SMR to be assessed for Cadarache site
Calogena – a subsidiary of Group Gorgé – is developing a water-cooled small modular reactor (SMR), called the CAL30, with a thermal power of 30 MW, specifically designed to supply…
IAEA mission sees Rooppur 1 safety commitment
The Pre-Operational Safety Review Team (Pre-OSART) consisted of 14 experts from Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, the UK and the USA plus International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) staff members and…
Palisades re-enters operational status
Palisades, a single-unit pressurised water reactor, ceased operations in May 2022 and was defuelled the following month, although it was licensed to operate until March 2031. The unit’s licence was…
Westinghouse welcomes NRC’s licensing extension
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission noted that the change means “companies applying to build and operate reactors will have more time to reference already-certified designs by GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy,…
