USA and Japan mark historic HALEU shipment
The successful transfer of the material was announced by the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, in partnership with Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and…
Funding boost for Bruce C pre-development work
The province’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Stephen Lecce, said: “At a time when our economy faces threats from abroad, Ontario’s government is doubling down on made-in-Canada nuclear power.” The…
Permission granted for commissioning work on Akkuyu 2
The application for the permit was submitted to the regulator – Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu (NDK) – in May 2025. The documents detailed “the unit’s commissioning stages, associated technological operations, and the operating personnel training…
Innovative thorium-based fuel concludes irradiation campaign
ANEEL – its name is taken from Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life – has been developed for use in pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) and Candu reactors. Clean Core Thorium Energy says it…
Italy, UK enhance cooperation on decommissioning
The MoU was signed by Gian Luca Artizzu, CEO of Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari SpA (Sogin) – the Italian state-owned company responsible for decommissioning the country’s nuclear power plants –…
‘Robust demand in nuclear’ helps Solstice to strong start
“Solstice delivered a strong start to 2026, with results ahead of our first-quarter outlook and continued momentum in our highest-growth platforms,” President and CEO David Sewell said. “Demand in Nuclear,…
Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances
The Department of Energy’s Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) approved Aalo’s Documented Safety Analysis for the Aalo-X on 30 April. The Documented Safety Analysis is the authoritative safety basis for a DOE…
Podcast: Will Spain rethink nuclear energy phase-out plan?
The most pressing issue is the decision expected later this year by the Spanish government on whether to award a three-year reprieve to Almaraz nuclear power plant units 1 and…
Urenco’s Capenhurst site produces LEU+ in first trial run
Low-enriched uranium plus (LEU+) is uranium enriched to between 5% and 10% U-235. The production trial took place over five days to 1 May, following permission from the Office for…
British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant
Through the consortium, the three companies intend to develop a fusion project that is commercially credible, deployable using existing enabling technologies, and capable of attracting private capital – consistent with…
