Argentina sees exports as a key nuclear policy objective
The strategy was outlined in the Guidelines for the Argentine Nuclear Policy 2026 document which was published as the country marked the 76th anniversary of the founding of the National Atomic…
Dutch MSR testing facility launched
The launch of the test facility came during a visit by Dutch European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra to the High Tech Campus together with…
Final steam generators delivered for Akkuyu
The steam generators – which are about 14 metres long and have a diameter of 4 metres – were manufactured at the Atommash plant in Volgodonsk, which part of Rosatom’s…
Alleima expands capacity as nuclear demand grows
The new facility – which includes the upgrade and reopening after 10 years of the production facility for steam generator tubes – increases the company’s capacity by 60%. Göran Björkman,…
X-energy submits Xe-100 for UK regulatory assessment
Generic Design Assessment (GDA) is a process carried out by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales to assess the safety, security, and environmental…
Urenco to build new US enrichment plant capacity
Urenco USA’s facility in Eunice, New Mexico, is currently the only commercial uranium enrichment capacity in the USA. Urenco’s decision to increase capacity by 2.1 million SWU marks its commitment to…
UK to cooperate with Singapore on nuclear regulation
The MoU was signed at the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR’s) office in London by Paul Dicks, its Director of Regulation – New Reactors, and Li-Na Koh, Deputy Chief Executive…
New York issues solicitations for nuclear new-build
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) follows on from Requests for Information issued by the authority last year, to which more than 30 entities – including 23 potential developers or partners…
Milestones reached at Xudabao construction site
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that hot functional tests – which simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation – were…
Fuel transfer work begins at Fukushima Daiichi unit 2
A total of 615 fuel assemblies (587 used and 28 unused) are currently stored in unit 2’s storage pool. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) completed an initial survey of Fukushima…
