Fuel loading at Unit‑1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is scheduled to begin on April 7, marking a major milestone toward starting electricity production at Bangladesh’s first nuclear facility by mid‑year. Fuel loading is the process of placing nuclear fuel rods into the reactor core. These rods contain uranium pellets that, once inside …
Taipei, March 18 (CNA) Restarting nuclear power generation in Taiwan would have to follow established procedures, with the exception of an emergency order by the president, Nuclear Safety Commission chief Chen Min-jen (陳明真) said Wednesday. Chen, who was at the Legislature to report on Taiwan’s plans to restart the decommissioned No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant …
Framatome has signed two long-term agreements with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel (VNF) for the supply of BWR and PWR fuel assemblies to its Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants. The first fuel delivery is planned in 2028. For more than six decades, Framatome’s fuel assemblies have powered the growth of nuclear energy around the world. This partnership aims at securing …
The Flemish government is embarking on a plan to identify four sites for the future installation of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), a long-term project aimed at positioning Flanders as a leader in nuclear innovation. Although these reactors are not yet available, Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele is pushing to accelerate preparations. On Tuesday, a …
Vietnam’s Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai on March 16 received Frédéric Cheneau, Vice President in charge of international business development at Assystem, to discuss cooperation in nuclear power. Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai discusses cooperation in nuclear power with Frédéric Cheneau, Vice President in charge of international business development at Assystem. (Photo: …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to explore the integration of NVIDIA’s technologies including Omniverse libraries and accelerated compute for the development and deployment of nuclear powered, large-scale AI factories. These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis …
The Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial Business Forum was held in Tokyo on March 14–15, bringing together energy ministers and representatives from governments and companies from 16 countries across the Indo-Pacific region. The event was jointly hosted by Japan and the United States. Participants included U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is encouraging existing or potential applicants for new reactor-related activities to share planning information through fiscal year 2028. NRC staff published the Regulatory Issue Summary so the agency can best understand industry interest in order to most effectively set budgets for licensing reviews and inspection support needed to safely enable new …
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party said on Monday that the government will lift limits on coal-fired power generation capacity and raise nuclear power plant utilization to as high as 80% as part of an energy response to the Middle East crisis. Lawmakers in the party’s Middle East crisis economic response task force said in a briefing the measures are …
Unit 1 of the San’ao nuclear power plant has begun supplying electricity to the grid for the first time, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the first of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors planned for the site in Zhejiang province. “At 17:28 on 12 March, the first Hualong One nuclear power unit in the …