Rosatom staff begin returning to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant
He said that brings the total of Russian specialists at the site to 25 with more due to return in the next two weeks if there is no escalation of…
First criticality for Mochovce 4
Operator Slovenské elektrárne said it achieved the landmarks at 22:10 and 22:31, respectively, on Thursday 6 August. Criticality is the point at which a nuclear reactor sustains a controlled, self-supporting chain…
Newcleo sets out plan for licensing of US MOX plant
The Regulatory Engagement Plan (REP) sets out the proposed framework for the company’s pre-application engagement with the NRC. It identifies the principal regulatory and technical topics that Newcleo expects to…
Indian parliamentarians stress urgency for uranium projects
The Committee on Public Undertakings’ comments came in a report covering the progress of India’s planned nuclear energy expansion. It included the recommendations from an earlier report and the responses received…
US collaboration to study used nuclear fuel recycling
Under the agreement, the partners will evaluate source-to-product and source-to-fuel pathways for materials recoverable through Curio’s proprietary NuCycle technology, while identifying opportunities for future engineering coordination, fuel development, qualification, fabrication,…
Water levels to be increased in Zaporizhzhia’s used fuel pools
The agency (IAEA) said its experts at the site had been informed by the operators of the plant – which has been under Russian military control since March 2022 –…
NWMO reveals design for Centre of Expertise
NWMO said the centre represents a CAD50 million (USD35.6 million) investment in the community. It will incorporate a range of features identified through local community input, including flexible multipurpose and…
Bechtel assumes responsibility for Polish plant site
Bechtel will be responsible for both the execution and supervision of the work carried out during the preparation of the future construction site, as well as cooperation with the investment…
US test reactors achieve milestones
Oklo’s Grove reactor – located near Lockhart in Caldwell County, Texas – was one of 11 advanced reactor projects selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2025…
X-Energy and Centrus sign HALEU supply agreement
The low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) will be produced at Centrus’s American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County, Ohio. The HALEU will be supplied to X-Energy’s fuel subsidiary…
