General Atomics invests in UNITY-2
Fusion Fuel Cycles (FFC) – based in Chalk River, Ontario – was established as a joint venture between Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Kyoto Fusioneering to develop and deploy deuterium-tritium (D-T)…
Zimbabwe to evaluate deployment of Korean SMR
According to the memorandum of understanding, the two organisations agreed to actively cooperate in a preliminary feasibility study for introducing the Innovative SMR (i-SMR) in Zimbabwe; support for training nuclear…
Proposal submitted for SMR power plant in Lund
The proposal was submitted by Dalane Kjernekraft AS – jointly owned by Dalane Energi, Norsk Kjernekraft and Lund Municipality. The notification is the first formal step towards establishing a nuclear…
Taiwan’s pro-nuclear vote fails to hit turnout threshold
As Taiwan’s last operating reactor, Maanshan 2 had been providing about 3% of its electricity. On 17 May this year, it was disconnected from the grid and is set to…
Alberta launches public consultation on nuclear energy
The five-member Nuclear Energy Engagement and Advisory Panel will lead the engagement activities and deliver a report with recommendations on what role Alberta’s government should have in potential nuclear development.…
South Korean companies in US agreements
X-energy Reactor Company, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation (KHNP) and Doosan Enerbility have teamed up to accelerate the deployment of X-energy’s advanced small modular reactors and fuel in…
Lianjiang unit 1 auxiliary building topped off
The construction of the first two 1250 MWe CAP1000 reactors – the Chinese version of the Westinghouse AP1000 – at the Lianjiang site was approved by China’s State Council in…
Final assembly under way for Akkuyu 4’s reactor vessel
Maxim Zhidkov, the head of the Atommash plant, said engineers will “ensure that every component and element of the reactor is precisely positioned to a thousandth of a millimetre. This work…
Kazatomprom to lower uranium production in 2026
“As the world’s largest producer and seller of natural uranium, Kazatomprom fully recognises the critical role the Company has in supporting the global energy transition. We remain committed to delivering…
Key phase completed of impact assessment for Bruce C project
There are five stages to the Impact Assessment process. The planning phase “defines the scope of the project and provides opportunities for Indigenous people and the public to identify area…
