Blank for first Finnish copper disposal canister produced

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 (Image: Posiva) The casting campaign of the first six canister blanks started earlier this month at the Pori foundry of copper manufacturer Luvata, a subsidiary of…

SMR considered for deployment in southern Sweden

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 Municipal Councilor Anders Hansson and Legal Counsel at Blykalla, Martin Bengtsson, signed the letter of intent (Image: Hörby Municipality) The feasibility study is planned to last…

Ameresco to help customise Terrestrial IMSR plants

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 A power plant based on the IMSR reactor (Image: Terrestrial Energy) The partners said the collaboration covers site identification and Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) plant…

Leak tests completed for Rooppur I’s containment structure

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 (Image: Rosatom) During the process a compressor was used and the pressure was increased to the design value of 4.6kgf/cm2 and a series of tests was carried…

Czech regional court decides against EDF case

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 (Image: CEZ) The Czech Republic is planning new nuclear capacity and in July last year announced Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) was the preferred bidder,…

ABS approves second Korean floating SMR plant design

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 Kwang-Sik Won, Senior Executive Vice President of HD HHI Offshore Business Division (left), with Patrick Ryan of ABS (Image: ABS) The design developed by HD Hyundai…

Norwegian SMR project development firm launched

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 The Mongstad oil refinery (Image: Nina-no / Wikipedia) Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft and Austrheim Municipality have established Fensfjorden Kjernekraft AS for the potential deployment…

Westinghouse, Hyundai deepen cooperation with Fortum

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 From left to right, Westinghouse Senior Vice President Elias Gedeon, Fortum New Nuclear Power Plant Vice President Laurent Revuegle and Hyundai E&C New Energy Division Director…

IAEA and Romania hosting nuclear emergency exercise

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 (Image: IAEA) The ConvEx-3 (2025) full-scale exercise is designed to test global readiness for a nuclear or radiological emergency. They last 36 hours and are generally…

Mali and Russia sign agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy

Tuesday, 24 June 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The areas covered by the agreement include “the creation and improvement of Mali’s nuclear infrastructure in accordance with international recommendations; regulation in the field…