Newcleo joint venture aims to develop Slovakia units
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 Bohunice has two units in commercial operation (Image: Slovenske elektrarne) The agreement with JAVYS – the state-owned radioactive waste management company – establishes a joint venture tasked with…
Reactor vessel shipped for Kudankulam’s sixth unit
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 (Image: Rosatom) The reactor vessel was produced at AEM-Technology’s Atommash production site in Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast, travelling by road, and then river, to the port of Novorossiysk from where it takes…
NANO announces MMR rebrand on completion of USNC technology acquisition
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 A rendering of the newly renamed KRONOS MMR Energy System (Image: NANO) The acquisition also includes the Pylon Transportable Reactor Platform, as well as contracts and…
Vietnam holds Russia talks – and sets up nuclear project steering committee
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 The prime ministers review a guard of honour (Image: Vietnam.gov.vn) The two prime ministers signed a joint communique in Hanoi, which according to Russia’s Tass news…
Major Chinese operators report nuclear output for 2024
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 Unit 4 of CGN’s Fangchenggang plant entered commercial operation in 2024 (Image: CGN) In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China General Nuclear (CGN)…
Fermi Energia kicks off SMR site selection process
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 A visualisation of a two unit BWRX-300 power plant (Image: Fermi Energia) The company said the application represents the culmination of six years of thorough planning,…
French auditor warns of challenges for EPR2 programme
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 A cutaway of the EPR2 reactor design (Image: EDF) In February 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the time was right for a nuclear renaissance…
UK government considering role for SMRs in AI expansion
Monday, 13 January 2025 (Image: Screengrab/Youtube/Gov.uk) Prime Minister Keir Starmer said AI (artificial intelligence) was a “defining opportunity” and outlined plans for specific ‘AI Growth Zones’ to be established to speed…
Angra 2 agreement targets radiopharmaceutical production
Monday, 13 January 2025 (Image: Eletronuclear) The memorandum of understanding will see the two sides collaborating on feasibility studies for the production of lutetium-177, which is a beta-emitting radioisotope used…
Constellation increases US reach with major acquisition
Monday, 13 January 2025 The Geysers: Calpine says its California facility is the biggest geothermal complex in the world (Image: Calpine) Constellation’s nuclear fleet, together with its renewable energy assets,…
