Bulgarian minister wants fixed price for Kozloduy 7 and 8

Traykov was speaking during a meeting with South Korea’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, Dong-bae Kim, and representatives from Hyundai Engineering and Construction, which included a discussion on progress. According to the Ministry…

Bruce Power to share large reactor experience with SaskPower

The provincial government of Saskatchewan and utility SaskPower announced plans in January to formally evaluate large nuclear reactor technologies for use in the province. Saskatchewan already has plans for the…

Bulgarian repository officially opened

According to the Ministry of Energy the new national repository will consist of 66 reinforced concrete structures with a total capacity of 19,000 containers – or 138,200 cubic metres – of…

Outer dome installed at Changjiang unit 4

The dome – measuring 52 metres in diameter, 12 metres in height and weighing about 415 tonnes – was hoisted into place on top of the containment building using a…

UKAEA sets out fusion strategy for coming years

The UK government launched its Fusion Strategy last month, directing research and development to yield near-term scientific and economic benefits and support the growth of a competitive domestic industry, backed…

Rosatom ‘ready to answer all Paks II questions’

His comments, reported by Russia’s official Tass news agency, follows the victory in the Hungarian elections of Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party. Magyar, who is set to assume the role of…

Grohnde nuclear fuel transfer completed

Grohnde was shut down on 31 December 2021. PreussenElektra – a subsidiary of EOn Group – applied for approval to decommission and dismantle the 1,360 MWe pressurised water reactor in…

SGE to cooperate with Spanish fuel manufacturers

SGE said the two agreements will “strengthen the company’s capabilities in nuclear fuel strategy, procurement preparation, and supply-chain development”. Under the agreement with Enusa, SGE will work on developing a…

US Air Force names potential SMR hosts

The Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) programme was launched in 2024 by the Defense Innovation Unit in collaboration with the Department of the Army and the Department of the…

Swedish state to take stake in nuclear development firm

In May last year, Sweden’s parliament – the Riksdag – approved the government’s proposals for providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors in the…