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OPG’s Darlington New Nuclear Project completes early site preparation
Ontario Power Generations’s (OPG’s) Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) has completed the early works phase of the project’s site preparation work another major milestone, on time...
Installation of inner containment begins at El Dabaa 1
Work has begun to install the first tier of the inner containment (VZO - Vnutrennei Zatsitnoi Obolochki) for unit 1 of the El Dabaa NPP under construction in Egypt by specialists...
UK-Poland agreement brings Rolls-Royce SMR deployment a step closer
Rolls-Royce SMR has welcomed an agreement between Polish industrial group Industria and UK-based Chiltern Vital Group (CVG) to collaborate on international projects to deliver...
Russia and China consider building a nuclear power plant on the moon
The head of Russia’s Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, has said that Russia and China are considering the possibility of building a NPP on the surface of the moon in the 2030s. “Today we...
Turkish Energy Ministry says talks on country's second NPP continue
Negotiations on the implementation of the second NPP project in Turkiye are ongoing and are not completed, according to a representative of the Turkish Ministry of Energy, commenting...
Newcleo and Viaro partner to decarbonise oil and gas sector
UK-based nuclear technology company newcleo has announced a strategic partnership with Viaro Energy Limited (Viaro), a London-based independent upstream energy company. The...
Holtec and Hyundai partner with British companies to deliver SMR technology in the uk
Holtec Britain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Hyundai E&C and UK construction and engineering companies Balfour Beatty, and Mott MacDonald. The...
Rosatom Metallurgists set up workpieces for Russia’s first ground-based SMR
AEM-Spetsstal, part of Rosatom’s Engineering Division has begun forging key blanks for the low-power NPP (ASMM - Atomnoi Stantsii Maloi Moshnosti) project, which Rosatom is building...
UK government to buy Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear sites from Hitachi
As part of his recent UK budget statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: “I can announce that this week the government has reached agreement on a £160m ($203m) deal with Hitachi...
Grid connection for Vogtle 4
US-based Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Co, announced that unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has been connected to...
Bechtel awards first contracts for Poland’s NPP
US-based Bechtel, which is overseeing the design and construction of Poland’s first NPP alongside Westinghouse Electric Company, has awarded its first procurement contracts for...
Rosatom selected to build Türkiye's second NPP at Sinop
The Turkish government has decided that Rosatom will build the country’s second NPP, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev told the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of...
PEJ seeks insurance for Poland's first nuclear power plant
Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), which is responsible for the construction of Poland's first NPP, has joined the Mutual Insurance Association (TUW -...
Natural Resources Canada agrees funding for Ontario’s clean energy development
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has announced funds of up to CAD50m ($36.8m) to support Ontario’s plan to maintain a clean energy grid while continuing to drive economic development...
Russia's Brest-OD-300 reactor scheduled for physical launch in 2026
The physical launch Russia’s BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast reactor in Seversk will be in 2026, with grid connection planned for the first half of 2027, according to Rosatom...
ENEC announces start up of Barakah 4
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, has successfully launched the reactor of unit 4 of...
Fuel loading begins at India’s PFBR
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed the start of fuel loading at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. The PFBR is a 500 MWe...
Rosatom sponsors seminar in Hungary for potential suppliers of Paks II
The Hungarian Branch of Rosatom’s Engineering Division (ASE) organised a seminar for potential suppliers of the Paks II NPP project. The event, which was attended by more than...
Finland's Fennovoima denies Rosatom claims on Hanhikivi arbitration
According to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev there is "an opportunity to continue legal proceedings in respect of specific material damage" after the Paris Arbitration...