Aalo Atomics secures funding to build its first reactor
Austin, Texas-based Aalo was named recently by the US Department of Energy as one of 11 advanced reactor projects initially selected for support through its Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, which…
Companies join forces for possible US HALEU project
The non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) contemplates Quantum Leap Energy and Fermi America forming a joint venture for the research and development, and then the construction, of an advanced nuclear…
Assessment of Asse storage chamber conditions begins
Between 1967 and 1978, thousands of barrels of mostly low-level radioactive waste were emplaced in a total of 13 former mining chambers at the Asse II mine on behalf of…
CORE Energy secures strategic investment
The INR200 crore (USD22.86 million – one crore is 10 million) investment was led by Indian investors Pankaj Prasoon, Ashish Kacholia, and “a consortium of like-minded investors aligned with India’s…
Malaysia launches nuclear energy feasibility study
Following the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan (2026-2030) by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on 31 July, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) announced on…
X-energy, military to advance microreactor technology
The company – a subsidiary of X-energy LLC – said the agreement supports continued design and development for the X-energy XENITH microreactor under the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI)…
Steam generator installation begins at Haiyang 4
Steam generators are heat exchangers which convert heat generated by the reactor core into steam, which is transported to the conventional island via the main steam pipeline. The steam generator…
Google, Kairos Power, TVA announce collaboration
The power purchase agreement between the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Kairos Power will deliver up to 50 MW of “reliable, 24/7 energy” to the TVA grid that powers Google…
Western Uranium focuses on Colorado mill
Deliveries of ore to White Mesa – currently the only operating conventional uranium mill in the USA – began in June, Western said in its mid-year update. The company began…
Equinix signs further agreements with SMR developers
“Equinix is taking a diversified portfolio approach to the global energy challenge by tapping into innovative power technologies and working directly with utilities to strengthen the grid,” the California-headquartered company…
