India sets out two-pronged strategy for nuclear expansion
Minister of State Jitendra Singh set out plans for the deployment of large and small Indian-designed reactors in a 6 August to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the…
Slovakia looking at US tech for new nuclear capacity
The memorandum of understanding “aims to combine the strengths of both companies and analyse the possibilities of investment, licensing and joint development of SMR projects in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and…
Third Korean reactor taken offline as licence renewal decision awaited
KHNP said it has temporarily suspended the operation of Kori 4, whose initial operating permit expired on Wednesday. It noted the 1001 MWe pressurised water reactor, which entered commercial operation…
NextEra seeks to reconnect Duane Arnold to the grid
The single-unit 615 MWe boiling water reactor plant was taken out of service in 2020 after more than 45 years of operation. The plant was the only operating nuclear unit…
CEZ completing Temelin SMR boreholes survey
The first survey related to the small modular reactor (SMR) project was carried out three years ago with four boreholes to a depth of 30 metres. The current round of…
General Matter plans new enrichment plant in Paducah
The lease covers the reuse of a 100-acre parcel of land at the site and provides General Matter with a minimum of 7,600 cylinders of existing uranium hexafluoride to supply…
DOE makes first pick for advanced fuel pilot project
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 TRISO fuel particles (Image: Standard Nuclear) The fuel line pilot programme supports the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new reactor pilot programme, which aims to have at…
In pictures: Final module in place at Haiyang 3
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 The final module – the containment water tank – has been installed at the first of two CAP1000 units under construction at the Haiyang nuclear power…
PFBR’s first-of-a-kind issues ‘being solved systematically’
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 Atomic Energy Minister Jitendra Singh told India’s parliament that a “delay in completion of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor project is mainly due to first-of-a-kind technological issues…
Rooppur unit 1 progressesing though commissioning tests
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 A blowdown of the fresh steam pipelines in the turbine compartment has been completed at the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built…
