Vietnam looks to accelerate construction of nuclear power plants
Thursday, 6 February 2025 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaking at the steering committee meeting (Image: VGP/Nhat Bac) The prime minister – who is head of the steering committee for…
Dismantling of water tanks to start at Fukushima Daiichi
Thursday, 6 February 2025 Water storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi plant site (Image: Tepco) At the site, contaminated water – in part used to cool melted nuclear fuel –…
US Energy Secretary unleashes ‘Golden Era’
Thursday, 6 February 2025 Chris Wright signs his first secretarial order (Image: US DOE/X) “President Trump has outlined a bold and ambitious agenda to unleash American energy at home and…
IAEA working on safety case for Belene components at Khmelnitsky 3 and 4
Thursday, 6 February 2025 Ukraine’s President and the IAEA team discussed the issue during talks (Image: Ukraine’s President’s Office) Khmelnitsky’s first reactor was connected to the grid in 1987, but…
Four SMR developers aim to build reactors at Texas A&M University site
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 (Image: Texas A&M University System) Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said land has been offered to the four companies to build their small modular…
Dismantling of Swedish reactors reaches milestone
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 Units 1 and 2 of the Oskarshamn plant (Image: OKG) Since July 2020, the UNNU Consortium – comprising Germany’s NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH and Uniper…
Centrus awarded Korean contract for enriched uranium
Wednesday, 5 February 2025 The signing of the contract (Image: Centrus) The contract – the value of which has not been disclosed – was signed in Washington, DC on 4…
Briefing: The SMR Regulators’ Forum
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 SMR Regulators’ Forum final plenary in November (Image: SMR RF Secretariat) How did it start? The SMR Regulators’ Forum was created in 2014 as an independent…
Georgia Power plans additional nuclear capacity
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 The four-unit Vogtle plant (Image: Georgia Power) The 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) – filed on 31 January with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) –…
Grossi visits Ukrainian substation, stresses its nuclear safety role
Tuesday, 4 February 2025 (Image: IAEA) Grossi, on his 11th visit to the country since the war with Russia began, toured the Kyivska electricity substation. Speaking to reporters alongside Ukraine’s energy minister…
