Russia’s floating nuclear power plant passes one billion kWh

Thursday, 16 January 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), part of the Rosenergoatom division of Rosatom, is providing about 60% of the energy for the western Chukotka…

Westinghouse, tribal council team up for New Brunswick projects

Thursday, 16 January 2025 (Image: Westinghouse) Under the agreement, the initial focus will be on exploring possibilities for Westinghouse’s AP300 small modular reactor (SMR) for both grid power and dedicated…

OPG to explore Wesleyville for potential new build

Thursday, 16 January 2025 The Wesleyville site, near Port Hope (Image: OPG) The Ontario government said its request to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) follows expressions of interest from the Municipality…

IEA sees rapid potential growth in nuclear, if key challenges overcome

Thursday, 16 January 2025 IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol presenting the new report (Image: Screengrab from IEA) The report, , reviews the status of nuclear energy around the world and…

Funding boost for UK fusion R&D

Thursday, 16 January 2025 A cutaway of the STEP fusion plant (Image: UKAEA) The funding – announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – will support the…

Kazatomprom sets out strategy for next 10 years

Thursday, 16 January 2025 Production at JV Inkai was suspended on 1 January (Image: Kazatomprom) The company said its objectives for 2025-2034 are interdependent and complementary and will serve as…

Sweden breaks ground for used fuel repository

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 Minister of Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari was present to officially start the work (Image: SKB) Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) applied in 2011 to the Land…

Wyoming approves permit for demo Natrium plant

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 A rendering of a Natrium plant (Image: TerraPower) Natrium technology features a 345 MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor using high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel, with a molten salt-based…

India’s NTPC sets up nuclear subsidiary

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 (Image: NTPC) NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Limited (NPUNL) was incorporated on 7 January as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited. According to a filing by the…

UK-Dutch partnership for deployment of SMRs at industrial parks

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 The Berkeley Science and Technology Park (Image: ULC-Energy) This collaboration will initially focus on the Berkeley Science and Technology Park and the Yorkshire Energy Park, with…