Landmark module installation at Lufeng 2
With a hoisting weight of more than 950 tonnes and measuring more than 26 metres long, 29 metres wide and 23 metres high, the concrete and steel CA01 module –…
EDF extends life of UK’s Heysham 1 and Hartlepool
The decision comes following a detailed review covering technical aspects like the condition of the boilers and the graphite cores as well as supply chain resilience and workforce planning. Decisions…
Nuclearelectrica’s proposal to review SMR options rejected by ministry
In a statement after the proposal was voted against by shareholders, including the majority shareholder, the Ministry of Energy, Nuclearelectrica (SNN) said: “The company’s intention was for our shareholders to…
In pictures: Demolition of Stade reactor building progresses
Stade was the first power plant in Germany to be decommissioned after the country announced a nuclear phase-out policy in 2003. The 640 MWe pressurised water reactor began operating in…
Wyoming uranium project ramp-up ‘slower than anticipated’
Production ramp-up at the project, which returned to operation as a low-pH in-situ recovery (ISR) operation in 2024 after a five-year hiatus, has progressed more slowly than originally anticipated, Peninsula said,…
INB carrying out new uranium-focused geological studies
The geological work is taking place in the Lagoa Real uranium province, in Bahia, where geological conditions which may indicate the presence of uranium have been identified since 1977, Indústria…
Molten salt reactor gets US safety design approval
Natura’s 1 MWt molten salt research reactor, the LF-MSR, is one of 11 advanced reactor projects selected last year by the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Nuclear Reactor Pilot…
Korean-US partnership for floating SMR platform
Under the MoU, Samsung Heavy Industries and Sargent & Lundy (S&L) plan to develop a standard floating small modular reactor (FSMR) platform for multiple reactor types “thereby providing versatility to enable…
Global nuclear M&A deals ‘double to USD7 billion’
The firm says that the number of deals increased by 10%, from 40 to 44, and says that “at the current pace of dealmaking activity, 2026 is set to surpass…
Amentum selected for Savannah River AI project
The public-private project would establish a 1 GW data centre, initially powered by natural gas bridging to advanced nuclear energy. The project supports the goal of using Federal lands to…
