Blykalla and Research Institutes of Sweden partner on SMRs

The agreement is to promote the technical development of Blykalla’s lead-cooled reactor concept through applied research, prototype testing and joint business development. It aims to “raise the technology readiness levels of…

Steam generator marks milestone for Indian fleet construction

The completion of this major component was hailed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) as a “significant step” for India’s nuclear expansion. “Manufactured and dispatched seven months ahead…

Aalo Atomics secures funding to build its first reactor

Austin, Texas-based Aalo was named recently by the US Department of Energy as one of 11 advanced reactor projects initially selected for support through its Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, which…

Companies join forces for possible US HALEU project

The non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) contemplates Quantum Leap Energy and Fermi America forming a joint venture for the research and development, and then the construction, of an advanced nuclear…

Assessment of Asse storage chamber conditions begins

Between 1967 and 1978, thousands of barrels of mostly low-level radioactive waste were emplaced in a total of 13 former mining chambers at the Asse II mine on behalf of…

CORE Energy secures strategic investment

The INR200 crore (USD22.86 million – one crore is 10 million) investment was led by Indian investors Pankaj Prasoon, Ashish Kacholia, and “a consortium of like-minded investors aligned with India’s…

Malaysia launches nuclear energy feasibility study

Following the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan (2026-2030) by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on 31 July, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) announced on…

X-energy, military to advance microreactor technology

The company – a subsidiary of X-energy LLC – said the agreement supports continued design and development for the X-energy XENITH microreactor under the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI)…

Steam generator installation begins at Haiyang 4

Steam generators are heat exchangers which convert heat generated by the reactor core into steam, which is transported to the conventional island via the main steam pipeline. The steam generator…

Google, Kairos Power, TVA announce collaboration

The power purchase agreement between the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Kairos Power will deliver up to 50 MW of “reliable, 24/7 energy” to the TVA grid that powers Google…