Ukraine’s parliament approves reactor equipment purchase from Bulgaria

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 The Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. Only units 1 and 2 (left) are completed and in operation (Image: Energoatom) The back-story   Khmelnitsky’s first reactor was connected…

TVA developing plans with Type One Energy for fusion plant

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 The conceptual design for Infinity One (Image: Type One Energy) Type One Energy said the 350 MWe fusion pilot power plant – named Infinity Two –…

Ten-state coalition aims to accelerate advanced nuclear

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 Advanced reactor conceptualisation (Image: US Department of Energy) The initiative, which was launched on 5 February, is co-chaired by the states of New York, Indiana, Kentucky,…

Progress in environmental permitting of Polish SMR projects

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 (Image: OSGE) In April 2023, Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) announced it had shortlisted seven locations in Poland for further geological surveys to host small modular…

France tempts AI firms with its nuclear electricity

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 (Image: César Maklary /LinkedIn) Announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris, under the leadership of President Emmanuel Macron, the memorandum of understanding was signed by the…

Indian companies show interest in nuclear

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 (Image: Jorono/Pixabay) The announcements follow Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman’s promise of amendments to Indian legislation to encourage private sector participation in nuclear projects in the…

Brazil’s INB gets approval to seek export of enriched uranium

Monday, 10 February 2025 INB’s Resende facility (Image: INB) The material was imported in 2016 and has been stored at the Resende Nuclear Fuel Factory. However, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil…

South Korea increases support for domestic nuclear industry

Monday, 10 February 2025 An artistic impression of Shin Hanul 3 and 4 (Image: KHNP) “The government is moving forward with large-scale policy fund support to enhance the competitiveness of…

Centrus CEO eyes fuel cycle ‘void’

Monday, 10 February 2025 Centrus’s centrifuges (Image: Centrus) The company’s 2024 full year revenue was USD442.0 million and gross profit USD111.5 million, up from revenue of USD320.2 million and gross…

Eletronuclear cost-savings, plans for Angra 3 operation in 2031

Monday, 10 February 2025 Angra 3 is currently about 65% complete (Image: Eletronuclear) Brazil has two operating reactors – Angra 1 and Angra 2 – which generate about 3% of…