Hyundai, Thorizon team up for MSR commercialisation
The agreement was signed on 9 March at Thorizon’s headquarters in Amsterdam by Thorizon CEO Kiki Lauwers, Thorizon founder Sander de Groot, and Hyundai E&C Chief Operating Officer Young Choi,…
Darlington 4 back in service, completing refurb project
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) said the four-unit CAD12.8 billion (USD9.4 billion) Darlington Refurbishment Project – which extends the plant’s operation by another 30 years – had been completed CAD150 million…
GE Vernova, Hitachi explore Southeast Asia market for BWRX-300
The two companies have agreed to collaborate to identify commercial opportunities for their joint venture GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 in Southeast Asia, as well as exploring opportunities to incorporate…
French ministerial council reiterates need for nuclear revival
At a 12 March meeting of the Nuclear Policy Council (CPN) at the Penly nuclear power plant site in northern France, the council took note of the progress made in…
First new Kursk unit reaches full power
The 1,250 MWe unit was connected to the grid in December. During pilot operation there have been a series of checks and tests at each capacity level before it is allowed…
First San’ao unit connected to the grid
“At 17:28 on 12 March, the first Hualong One nuclear power unit in the Yangtze River Delta region – unit 1 of the CGN Zhejiang San’ao Nuclear Power Project –…
Infrastructure work under way for Namaru uranium deposit
JSC Khiagda, part of Rosatom’s mining division, is Russia’s leading uranium producer with operations at five deposits “in the challenging permafrost conditions of the Bauntovsky Evenki District”, in a region which…
IAEA and Russia discuss Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant situation
Grossi said the topics covered included the “current safety, security, and safeguards situation” at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, “including the IAEA-brokered ceasefires that enabled repairs to restore the plant’s back-up power…
UK implementing nuclear regulatory review recommendations
The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce was announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February 2025. Led by John Fingleton, former CEO of the Office of Fair Trading, the taskforce’s objective was…
US aims for 5 GW more from existing nuclear
The Department of Energy (DOE) initiative, known as UPRISE, aims to target “the most cost-effective and immediate methods” to increase nuclear capacity – targeting 2.5 GW more by the end of next…
