NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy agree deal
The combined entity will operate under the NextEra name and be 74.5% owned by NextEra Energy shareholders and 25.5% by Dominion Energy shareholders. It will serve around 10 million accounts…
Blykalla applies to build Swedish SMR plant
Blykalla said it chose Norrsundet in the municipality of Gävle as the location for its nuclear facility due to its strategic location between two key bidding zones, an existing port,…
IAEA concern after drone strike close to Barakah nuclear power plant
In a post on the social media site X on Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said: “Emergency diesel generators are currently providing power to the NPP’s unit 3.…
Permit issued for second phase of Grohnde dismantling work
PreussenElektra – a subsidiary of EOn Group – applied in October 2017 for approval to decommission and dismantle the 1,360 MWe pressurised water reactor which entered commercial operation in February 1985,…
Concrete pouring completed for first part of Cernavoda refurb project
About 3470 cubic metres of concrete was used for the foundation, which the company says was the equivalent of about 380 concrete mixer truck-fulls, and was the most complex such…
IAEA warning over drones near nuclear plants
The IAEA’s Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, in an update on the situation in Ukraine, also warned that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant had now been relying on its backup 330…
US federal funds awarded to spur SMR deployment
In October 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) – under the Joe Biden administration – opened applications for funding to support the initial domestic deployment of Generation III+ small…
Contest launched to name UK’s first SMR plant
Great British Energy – Nuclear says the other qualities they are looking for in the name are it being “inspired by Anglesey, its heritage, landscape or language” and “respectful, inclusive…
Four peregrine falcon chicks join Dukovany nuclear family
The Czech plant says that the pair have now had 18 chicks at the plant, where an artificial nesting box has been installed at the sort of high levels – more than…
L3Harris finalises design of deep space power source
The company’s Next-Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (Next Gen RTG) cleared its critical design review (CDR) on 2 April, paving the way for a new era of outer solar system exploration.…
