Building work starts at US SMR fuel plant
The plant is expected to be the first facility in the USA to exclusively manufacture fuel for advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) and will fabricate X-energy’s proprietary tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel…
Aalo Atomics and Microsoft collaborate on AI tools for new nuclear
Their initial project won awards for impact and technology advancement at Microsoft’s annual Hackathon. Yasir Arafat, CTO of Aalo Atomics, said: “So far, we have tackled three of the most…
First of Russian test rigs delivered to ITER construction site
The test rig is designed for vacuum, thermal, and functional testing of port plugs, which are a key diagnostic element of the giant multinational fusion facility. It was manufactured in Bryansk in…
Study highlights potential benefits of Dutch SMR design
In June, Allseas launched a five-year plan to design, develop and deploy a small modular reactor (SMR) tailored for integration into offshore vessels and for onshore use. The company has…
IAEA warns of safety importance of substations
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, in his latest update, says that Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky and Rivne nuclear power plants have been operating at reduced capacity after military action damaged an electrical…
Construction of new Chinese nuclear power plant begins
In November 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the formal acceptance of the environmental impact assessment documents covering the site selection stage for the Zhaoyuan plant. Construction of…
More support for tripling global nuclear capacity
There are about 440 nuclear power reactors with a combined capacity of almost 397 GWe operating in 31 countries with at least 70 power reactors under construction, which will add…
Aecon and Norsk Kjernekraft aim to develop SMRs in Norway
The partnership aims to develop a roadmap for feasibility studies, licensing, stakeholder management and site identification – Norsk Kjernekraft has already identified 10 potential locations where environmental assessments will begin.…
South Africa lifts PBMR from care and maintenance
The decision will enable South Africa to take its “rightful place” as a major fuel cycle player and will bring commercial opportunities as well as support production of domestic electricity and the…
Tripling of nuclear capacity is achievable, says World Nuclear Association
On Energy Day at the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, in Belém, Brazil, World Nuclear Association previewed findings from its forthcoming report, World Nuclear Outlook Report 2025. The…
