Pilot non-nuclear SMR plant to be built in Finnish coal-fired plant

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 (Image: Steady Energy) Steady Energy and energy firm Helen have signed an agreement to lease the decommissioned Salmisaari B power plant building as a space for…

EDF court injunction blocks Czech-KHNP contract signing

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Dukovany’s four units started up in the 1980s (Image: CEZ) The regional court granted the injunction – which lasts until EDF’s case is heard in full…

US Administration’s initial proposal sees cuts to nuclear energy budget

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Energy Secretary Chris Wright pictured during a meeting with US national laboratory directors in February (Image: DOE/Donica Payne) Donald Trump’s discretionary budget request for fiscal year…

Podcast: World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2025 (Pt 2)

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 The goal to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050 is shared by many governments, businesses and financial institutions. But for that to happen there will need…

Chinese Candu reactor sets operating records

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Qinshan III units 1 and 2 (Image: CNNC) During the latest operating cycle, which began on 24 April 2023, Qinshan III unit 1 has generated more…

US liquid metal test facility gets upgrade

Friday, 2 May 2025 (Image: Argonne National Laboratory)) The Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) facility, established in 2018, is an intermediate-scale liquid metal experimental facility that provides purified reactor-grade sodium…

South Africa G20: Energy transition is development opportunity

Friday, 2 May 2025 (Image: Department of Electricity and Energy) In his opening remarks to the G20 Energy Transitions Working Groups Technical Teams meeting held in Cape Town, he said…

Expansion of Garoña used fuel store approved

Friday, 2 May 2025 The first five used fuel containers in placed at the Garoña ATI in March 2024 (Image: Enresa) The Plenary Session of the Nuclear Safety Council (Consejo…

New agreements put Utah at heart of regional SMR ecosystem

Friday, 2 May 2025 The agreement between Utah, Idaho and Wyoming was signed by the governors on 30 April (Image: Governor of Utah/X) The tri-state memorandum of understanding (MoU) was…

Agreement waiver to enable INL to receive used fuel

Thursday, 1 May 2025 (Image: INL) In 1995, the State of Idaho, the US Navy, and the Department of Energy (DOE) reached an agreement that settled a lawsuit filed by…