US seeks pilot production lines for advanced reactor fuel

Friday, 18 July 2025 The US Department of Energy has announced the start of a new pilot programme to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen domestic supply…

Bulgaria partners with Citi for financing of new Kozloduy units

Friday, 18 July 2025 Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy and the US’s Citi bank have agreed on a partnership to secure funding for the construction of two new units at the…

McClean Lake mine resumes production after 17-year hiatus

Friday, 18 July 2025 Uranium mining operations have started at the McClean Lake project in Saskatchewan, Canada, using the Surface Access Borehole Resource Extraction mining method, joint venture partners Orano…

ČEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR sign Temelín early works agreement

Friday, 18 July 2025 The Czech Republic’s ČEZ and UK-based Rolls-Royce SMR have signed an Early Works Agreement to start site specific work for potential small modular reactors at the…

Containment dome of Hinkley Point C unit 2 installed

Thursday, 17 July 2025 The dome of the containment building has been hoisted into place at the second unit of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in…

Framatome to supply nuclear fuel to UAE’s Barakah plant

Thursday, 17 July 2025 Framatome and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company have signed an agreement for the supply of nuclear fuel assemblies and engineering services for the Barakah nuclear power…

Rooppur 1 hot testing under way

Thursday, 17 July 2025 The first nuclear power unit at the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh is undergoing hot tests as the next stage of the commissioning process. (Image:…

Oklo selects constructor for first Aurora powerhouse

Thursday, 17 July 2025 US construction and engineering firm Kiewit Corporation has been selected by Oklo Inc as the lead constructor for its first commercial Aurora advanced fission power plant…

Armenian nuclear plant aiming for 10-year extension

Thursday, 17 July 2025 Preparatory work designed to help extend the service life to 2036 has taken place at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 2 during its recent scheduled maintenance…

Site named for first SOLO microreactor in US

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 Italy-based micro-modular reactor developer Terra Innovatum Srl has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rock City Admiral Parkway Development in Illinois to host the first deployment…