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Clean-up completed at ORNL reactor demolition site
US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have completed clean-up operations associated with the demolition of a major reactor at Oak Ridge...
UK's National Physical Laboratory to collaborate with CERN
The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Switzerland-based CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (formerly...
Inner dome installed at China’s Lufeng 5
The inner containment dome has been installed at unit 5 of China’s Lufeng NPP in Guangdong province, according to China General Nuclear (CGN). It is the first of two HPR1000 (Hualong...
PPPL develops instrument to better control fusion reactions
Scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed ALPACA – a new plasma measurement instrument, or diagnostic, that could...
NNSA collaborates with Japan on non-proliferation of research reactors
A Statement of Intent has been signed between the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT)....
Production of ITER poloidal field coils completed
The manufacture of poloidal field coil No 3 (PF3) for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), which is being built in France has been completed. It is the...
Thailand considers deployment of Seaborg molten salt reactor
Thailand’s Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Denmark's Seaborg Technologies to investigate the potential deployment...
Japan postpones restart of Shimane
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Co is expected to postpone the restart of unit 2 at its Shimane NPP in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture. The initial restart schedule was set for August...
US Senate passes act banning imports of Russian enriched uranium
The US Senate has unanimously voted to approve legislation banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia. The Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act must be signed by...
G7 acknowledges need for nuclear despite differences on energy policy
The Group of Seven (G7) nations undertook to support the use of nuclear energy in countries that opt for its use, following a two-day Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy...
KHNP and EDF submit updated bids for four new Czech units as EC approves state aid
Czech power company ČEZ and its Elektrárna Dukovany II (EDU II) subsidiary has received updated binding bids from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and France's EDF for the...
BWXT joins GE Vernova Nuclear’s newly established SMR supplier group
GE Vernova’s Nuclear business, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has established a group of qualified supply chain companies to advance the global deployment of the BWRX-300 small...
UAE to launch tender for four new nuclear reactors
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will tender shortly for the construction of a new nuclear power plant that would double its nuclear capacity, Reuters has reported, citing three...
Terrestrial Energy and Schneider Electric to collaborate on advanced reactor deployment
US-based Terrestrial Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Schneider Electric to jointly develop commercial opportunities and advance the deployment of...
Life extension work under way at Tarapur
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has engaged Mumbai-based EPC contractor CORE Energy Systems to replace the primary recirculation piping at units 1&2 of the...
Key equipment for Paks II completed
One of the two pieces of equipment for the Paks II NPP project – the core melt trap – has already been completed, and production of the reactor pressure vessel has now begun in...
European Commission approves state aid for Nuward SMR
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under European Union (EU) state aid rules, a €300m ($320m) French measure to support Electricité de France's (EDF) subsidiary Nuward...
IAEA concludes safety review at Japan’s Mihama NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) team has completed a review of long term operational safety of unit 3 at the Mihama NPP in...
First concrete poured for Lianjiang 2
First concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 2 at China’s Lianjiang NPP in Guangdong province. State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) said it expected to pour a...
