Bruce Power to share nuclear knowledge with Energy Alberta
The Bruce Power site in Ontario was home to Canada’s first commercial reactor, Douglas Point, which operated from 1967 to 1984, and its current fleet of eight Candu pressurised heavy…
Adani launches nuclear subsidiary
Adani Power has notified the National Stock Exchange of India Limited that its wholly owned Adani Atomic Energy Limited subsidiary incorporated Coastal-Maha Atomic Energy Limited on 13 April. The Certificate of…
First new Kursk unit ‘ready for commercial operation’
The 1,250 MWe unit was connected to the grid in December. During pilot operation there were a series of checks and tests at each capacity level before it was allowed…
Grants allocated for Swedish feasibility studies
In February, the government proposed that SEK20 million would be allocated annually until 2030 by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to municipalities that want to conduct feasibility studies for new…
Kairos breaks ground for Hermes 2 reactor
Hermes 2 is Kairos Power’s first deployment under its 2024 agreement with Google to develop an advanced reactor fleet. It will supply up to 50 MW of electricity to the…
OSGE and development agency sign agreement for Polish SMR project
The project will be implemented through the investment arm of the special-purpose vehicle BWRX-300 Stalowa Wola sp zoo, whose representatives were also signatories to the letter of intent. Orlen Synthos…
First Taipingling unit enters commercial operation
On 19 April, the 1116 MWe (net) domestically-designed pressurised water reactor completed a series of commissioning tests, including a test run lasting 168 hours, China General Nuclear (CGN) said. The…
EC to examine Romanian plans for funding reactor refurbishment
In January, Romania notified the EC of its plan to support the refurbishment of Cernavoda 1 reactor, which began commercial operation in 1996 and currently supplies about 10% of the…
Kazakhstan strategy considers four nuclear power plants
The Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency developed the strategy, which has now been adopted. It said that “given the projected growth in electricity consumption, a project to build a fourth plant…
UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant
In October 2022, the West Burton coal-fired power plant site in Nottinghamshire, England, was selected to host the UK’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP). The demonstration plant is due…
