Two More UK AGR Nuclear Plants Get Further Lifetime Extensions

EDF will extend the lifetimes of two UK nuclear power plants—Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside—by an additional 12 months to March 2028 in a bid to secure the country’s energy security as it faces a looming nuclear capacity cliff and heightened reliance on imported gas. The French-owned utility confirmed that 1.2-GW Heysham 1 in Lancashire and 1.2-GW Hartlepool in …

Historic First: Palisades Transitions Back to Operations Status

On August 25, 2025, the Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, officially transitioned from decommissioning to operations status under the oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This milestone follows the agency’s July 24 approval of Holtec’s licensing package to reauthorize power operations, making Palisades the first nuclear plant in U.S. history to move from …

Taiwan opposition leader backs Maanshan nuclear reopening

TPP’s Huang Kuo-chang warns gas reliance threatens national security TPP chair Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) has spoken out about why he supports reopening the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, which closed in May. “China does not need to attack Taiwan,” Huang said in a recent interview with Nikkei Asia reporter Thompson Chau. “China could announce military exercises …

Taiwan set to hold referendum on restarting last nuclear reactor

Aug. 23 vote could reverse island’s nuclear phase-out amid fierce debate over energy security, safety, and politics Taiwan will vote next week on whether to restart its last nuclear reactor, a move that could reverse the island’s “nuclear-free homeland” policy adopted in 2016. The Aug. 23 referendum will ask voters if they agree to restart …

EGA and ENEC deliver first aluminium produced with carbon-free nuclear energy

Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) today announced the UAE’s first delivery of low-carbon aluminium using electricity generated at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, UAE. EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminium under the product …

NRC Reauthorizes Palisades Operating License in Historic First for U.S. Nuclear Industry

Jamie Pelton, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRC; Mike King, Acting Executive Director for Operations, NRC; Greg Bowman, Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC; NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo; Kelly Trice, President, Holtec International; Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, NRC Region III; and Philip McKenna, Deputy Director, Division of …