The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and the Global Institute for Energy, Minerals and Society (GIEMS), Canada, on the margins of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to advance cooperation across nuclear research, development and capacity building. The MoU …
Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has approved a five-year life extension for Leningrad nuclear power plant’s unit 4 – which will take the RBMK-1000 reactor to 50 years of operation. The licence approval followed what it called a comprehensive analysis and inspection of equipment and documentation “to ensure compliance with modern safety and reliability requirements” and “the …
To further its nuclear partnership with one of Africa’s most influential nuclear stakeholders, Russia, Namibia recently discussed advancing the timeline for an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Russia and Namibia are negotiating an agreement to cooperate on peaceful nuclear energy development. A Namibian delegation recently met with Rosatom representatives in Moscow …
Xcel Energy Chairman, President and CEO Bob Frenzel talks with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari on Jan. 9, 2026. Nuclear energy is the “preferred source of energy for data centers,” Frenzel said. Permission granted by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Supply chains are “actually degrading” while competition for engineering, construction and procurement services from hyperscalers is …
This undated file photo, provided by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, shows the Saeul-3 and Saeul-4 reactors in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) The state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) plans to boost the use of its nuclear power plants to the highest level in 15 …
On January 1, following a successful 168-hour full-power continuous operation test, Unit 2 of CNNC’s Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Project officially began commercial operation. This milestone marks the full completion and commissioning of the project’s first phase, contributing to the optimization of China’s energy mix and the achievement of its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. …
On December 30, Unit 7 of CNNC’s Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant successfully completed hot functional test, marking a key milestone and laying a solid foundation for subsequent nuclear fuel loading and grid connection. Hot functional test is conducted prior to fuel loading to comprehensively verify the reliability of the nuclear and conventional island systems under …
The twin nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C has taken delivery of its second nuclear reactor. The first arrived in 2023 and is already installed and welded in place on Unit 1 of the power station. The delivery of the second “reactor pressure vessel” is a major moment for the identical Unit 2. The …
The 437-tonne turbine generator stator was moved on a special track before being lifted into place in the turbine hall of unit 2 at Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The 12-metre-long, 4.2-metre-diameter generator stator is one of the heaviest components in a nuclear power plant, with preparations including reinforcement of the turbine hall floor, Rosatom said. …
Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to pursue perhaps the most ambitious development of nuclear power in America, setting a new goal to build five gigawatts of new nuclear capacity instead of just the one gigawatt she announced last June. That’s more nuclear power than has been built in the United States in the past 30 years. …