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Power Supply Restored To Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant After Month-Long Outage
Source: NucNetThe Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station was successfully re-connected to Ukraine’s electrical grid on Thursday (23 October) after a month-long outage, following repairs carried out under the protection of a local ceasefire negotiated by the International…
Maire’s NEXT-N Secures €70 Million Contract For Newcleo Advanced Reactor Design
Source: NucNetA new company set up to help design new-generation nuclear power plants has been awarded a €70m ($81m) contract to develop the basic design of the conventional island and balance of plant of a first-of-a-kind…
Slovenia And France Sign Declaration As EDF Competes With Westinghouse For Krško Nuclear Project
Source: NucNetSlovenia’s prime minister Robert Golob and French president Emmanuel Macron have signed a declaration of intent to establish long-term cooperation in nuclear energy, with France’s state power company EDF one of two in the running…
Westinghouse And Energy Alberta Consider AP1000 Nuclear Plant For Peace River Project
Source: NucNetWestinghouse and Energy Alberta have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on exploring the deployment of an AP1000 reactor in the Canadian province of Alberta. Under the agreement, the companies will conduct joint technical…
Chief Nuclear Operators Discuss Operational Excellence At WANO Forum In Budapest
Source: NucNetChief nuclear operators meeting at a forum in Budapest, Hungary, have agreed the next steps members will take with support from the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) to accelerate progress towards operational excellence. WANO…
US Sets Out Roadmap To Fusion By Mid-2030s, But Warns Of ‘Critical Gaps’
Source: NucNetThe US has set out plans to “marshal the forces” of the public and private sectors as it bids to provide the scientific and technological foundation to support a competitive US fusion energy industry and…
US Microreactor Company Announces Plans For Pilot Project At Texas University
Source: NucNetUS microreactor developer Last Energy and the Texas A&M University System have announced plans for a microreactor pilot project at Texas A&M-Rellis, an applied research and advanced technology campus. The project will feature Last Energy’s…
Army Goes Nuclear: Microreactors Set for US Bases By 2028
Source: Neutron BytesArmy Goes Nuclear: Microreactors Set For US Bases By 2028 The U.S. Army, in a joint venture with the Department of Energy, is accelerating plans to deploy commercial nuclear microreactors on domestic military bases, signaling…
Amazon Unveils Updated Plans For 12 Small Modular Reactors In Washington
Source: NucNetAmazon has unveiled updated plans for a small modular reactor (SMR) facility in the US state of Washington that will now be triple the original proposed size with 12 reactors producing a maximum of 960…
Work To Restore Offsite Power To Zaporizhzhia Expected To Begin Soon, Says IAEA’s Grossi
Source: NucNetInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi said on 15 October that he expects repairs to start soon to restore offsite power to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, more than three weeks after the…
Ukraine Puts Forward Draft Law On Deployment Of Small Modular Reactors
Source: NucNetThe energy and housing committee of Ukraine’s parliament has presented a draft law aiming to establish a legal framework for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the country. The draft was presented on…
Fuel Loading Begins At Zhangzhou-2 Nuclear Power Plant In China
Source: NucNetFuel loading has begun at Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power station under development in Fujian province, eastern China, after owner China National Nuclear Corporation was granted an operating licence for the plant. The…
Sizewell C Signs Multi-Year Fuel Contracts With Urenco And Framatome
Source: NucNetProject company Sizewell C has signed multi-year fuel contracts with Urenco and Framatome for the provision of enriched uranium services and nuclear fuel fabrication for a planned new nuclear power station in southeast England. The…
German Company Releases Europe’s First Full Design For Commercial Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
Source: NucNetA Berlin-based company has unveiled what it claims to be Europe’s first full design for a commercial nuclear fusion power plant, marking what it called “the shift from research to reality”. Gauss Fusion introduced its…
Holtec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan
Source: Neutron BytesHoltec Calls It Quits on New Mexico Spent Fuel Plan (NucNet contributed to this report) After years of effort and dealing with implacable opposition from the State of New Mexico as well as oil &…
Process Set In Motion To Restore Offsite Power At Zaporizhzhia, Says IAEA
Source: NucNetA process had been set in motion to help restore external electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following frequent contact with both sides in recent weeks to address the site’s latest loss of offsite…
Sprott Says Uranium Market Has Momentum, But Sounds Warning On Need For New Mines
Source: NucNetThe uranium market has momentum on its side as it looks to end 2025 on a strong note, but several factors will be important in shaping future trends including the ability of major producers to…
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Says Deal With US For New Nuclear Plant ‘Signed And Approved’
Source: NucNetSlovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico said his government has signed an agreement with the US to build an additional nuclear reactor at the existing Bohunice site in the west of the country. Fico announced on…
Cavendish Nuclear Wins Monju Prototype Fast Reactor Decommissioning Contract
Source: NucNetUK-based Cavendish Nuclear and its US-based partner Amentum have been awarded the next phase of work by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to support the decommissioning of the Monju prototype fast reactor in Fukui…
US Regulator Allows Urenco To Produce 10% Enriched Uranium At New Mexico Site
Source: NucNetUrenco’s US-based subsidiary Urenco USA (UUSA) has received authorisation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enrich uranium up to 10% U-235 (uranium-235), a statement by the company said on Thursday. Urenco said the permit…