Milestone for Bruce 4 refurbishment
Bruce unit 4 is the third of six units at the Ontario site to undergo Major Component Replacement (MCR), a process which involves removing and replacing the key components of…
MHI delivers replacement steam generators for French reactor
Steam generators transfer the thermal energy generated in the reactor vessel of a pressurised water reactor (PWR) from the primary (reactor) cooling system to the secondary (turbine) cooling system, producing…
US DOE funding to accelerate molten salt reactor development
The funding for an accelerated final stage is intended to support work by utility Southern Company, Idaho National Laboratory and maritime nuclear specialist Core Power to “advance scientific understanding of…
Joint venture formed for six-unit SMR plant in Poland
SGE (previously Sythos Green Energy) has a number of potential projects under way across Europe – including in Poland, where a decision in principle has already been issued for a total…
Newcleo opens MOX fuel development centre
Announced in March 2025, the FASTER (Fuel process Assembly Storage Training and Enhanced Reality) facility provides advanced engineering, prototype testing and immersive training capabilities to Newcleo’s fuel team, which comprises…
Westinghouse places initial orders for Polish plant
Three Westinghouse AP1000 reactors are planned for the plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality in Pomerania in northern Poland. The AP1000 reactor design uses modular construction techniques,…
Kairos Power automates fuel pebble inspections
The automated quality control and tracking system supports Kairos Power’s iterative approach to fuel development by streamlining throughput, strengthening material accountability, and generating data that can inform future pebble manufacturing…
US maritime nuclear firm Bluecore Energy announces uranium purchase
The uranium hexafluoride, which is enriched to 4.95% uranium-235, is currently held at “a US nuclear fuel facility outside the state of California”, Bluecore Energy said, without giving details about…
Namibia takes step towards nuclear power
In an announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister, John Titus, a Director in the Department of Energy in the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, has been named…
Hot testing of Chinese SMR under way
Hot functional tests involve increasing the temperature of the reactor coolant system and carrying out comprehensive tests to ensure that coolant circuits and safety systems are operating as they should.…
Adyant Alpha Power Signs 110 MW Wind PPA With SJVN, Taking Datta Infra Group Portfolio Beyond 600 MW
