West Michigan’s shuttered nuclear power plant won’t start generating electricity until 2026, the company confirmed in a statement to FOX 17. Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is in the middle of the first restart of a nuclear reactor in U.S. history. The plant was estimated to restart by the end of 2025 at the earliest, but …
Adani Group, the conglomerate of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is in talks with the state government of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state on a public-private partnership to build small modular reactors (SMRs) as India opens its nuclear energy sector to private investment. Adani Group is in discussions with Uttar Pradesh officials to build eight SMRs …
The lower house of India’s parliament has passed the bill proposing a new legal framework for India’s nuclear sector – including clearing the way for private sector participation – and discussions have begun in the upper house. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 – or SHANTI, for short …
EDF EPR 2 Reactor Electricite de France SA raised its cost estimates for the six nuclear reactors it plans to build in its home country by 8% to €72.8 billion. The plan to build the new reactors is part of France’s effort to ensure long-term energy security as some of its existing units near their …
The Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, outlined the current status of nuclear power generation, ongoing and planned projects, and the role of public sector and international partnerships under the Nuclear Energy Mission. Operational Nuclear Power Capacity At …
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Monday night to recommend approval of the NextEra Duane Arnold Energy Center’s rezoning to the Board of Supervisors. In October, NextEra announced a partnership with Google to restart the plant to power data center operations. The overwhelming majority of the output will go to power Google’s artificial intelligence and cloud …
The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 6 at the Ningde nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, marking the official start of construction of the second of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) reactors at the site. (Image: CGN) The construction of Ningde units 5 and 6 was approved by China’s …
This is Browns Ferry’s second licence renewal, clearing the three boiling water reactors in Athens, Alabama, to operate for a further 20 years – a total operating life of up to 80 years for each unit. In the USA, commercial nuclear power plants are initially licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to operate for …
Minister of State Jitendra Singh has tabled the bill proposing a new legal framework for India’s nuclear sector in the Indian parliament. The bill, approved by the Indian cabinet on 12 December, has been titled the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 – or SHANTI, for short. The proposed legislation …
US President Donald Trump invited Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit the US in mid-2026 to sign an agreement that could allow Westinghouse to participate in a €13-15 billion ($11-12.7 billion) nuclear power plant project. “Signing our Intergovernmental Agreement will open the door for Slovakia to select American technology to build a world-class nuclear reactor in your great country,” Trump …
