Tennessee becomes first US state to set up fusion regulations
In 2023, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it would base its regulatory framework for fusion energy systems on its existing process for licensing the use of byproduct…
Core catcher installed at Leningrad’s seventh unit
Specialists from construction company Titan-2 Holding oversaw the moving of the core catcher into the concrete shaft of the reactor containment building for what is the third unit in the…
Permission granted for Kozloduy sanctions derogation
The Kozloduy nuclear power plant is in the northwest of Bulgaria on the Danube River and provides about 34% of the country’s electricity. It features two Russian-designed VVER-1000 units currently…
DOE approval of Xcimer fusion power plant preconceptual design
Athena is the reference architecture for Xcimer’s planned fleet of fusion power plants. Designed for continuous operation, industrial scale, and a fuel cycle that renews itself, Athena integrates the company’s…
Japan, Kazakhstan extend cooperation on fast reactors
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the National Nuclear Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK) have been advancing the phased EAGLE Projects on core safety experiments of…
BN-1200 targeted for construction start in 2027
The unit, which will be the fifth at the site in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region, will become the world’s largest fast-neutron reactor. The sodium-cooled BN-series fast reactor plans are part of Rosatom’s…
Chile and Argentina sign nuclear cooperation agreement
The two countries have had agreements on cooperation in the area of peaceful uses of nuclear technology dating back to 1976. This latest agreement was signed by representatives of Argentina’s National Atomic…
