The Czech Republic’s State Office for Nuclear Security has given the go-ahead for Westinghouse’s fuel to be used at ČEZ’s VVER-1000 units at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant. The new fuel assemblies are due to be loaded into unit 1 during its planned shutdown later this year. The country’s nuclear power plant operator ČEZ began work to diversify its …
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs. Earlier this year, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs. The team performed an exhaustive list of experiments that …
West Virginia’s governor announced Tuesday that the state has signed a memorandum of understanding to become one of six states participating in an initiative aimed at investing in nuclear energy. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a news release the move makes West Virginia the sixth state to participate in the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus initiative, …
Thailand’s draft power plan would put the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in charge of the first proposed 300MW nuclear project. Thailand’s draft power development plan, unveiled during a public hearing in Bangkok on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), envisages up to 9,000MW of small modular nuclear capacity by 2050 to secure round-the-clock clean electricity supplies …
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (President & CEO KIM Hoe Chun, hereinafter “KHNP”) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with French company Orano for long-term cooperation in the uranium enrichment sector at the Elysee palace, in the presence of two Presidents of South Korea and France. The LOI builds on the MoU on global and …
Uzbekistan plans to complete design documentation for a new nuclear power plant by the end of 2026, according to the state nuclear energy agency Uzatom. The project is also expected to enter a new phase later this year, with construction of external infrastructure networks scheduled to begin and efforts to expand the local production of …
Highlights Ireland’s data centres consumed nearly 25 per cent of national electricity in 2024 and are projected to reach at least 30 per cent by 2032, prompting calls to revisit the nuclear power ban. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and key ministers now support a nuclear debate as Fianna Fáil pushes legislation to end the ban, with …
Russia plans to commission approximately 30 gigawatts of nuclear power plant capacity, including small nuclear power plants, president tells meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that plans are underway to expand the distribution of nuclear power plants in the country’s Far East, Siberia, and the Urals. At a government meeting on the development …
The United States (US) has expressed interest in Namibia’s nuclear energy ambitions, including the potential future use of American small modular reactors and microreactors. The issue was raised during a week-long visit by a senior US delegation that met with government officials, state-owned enterprises and companies involved in Namibia’s energy and mining sectors. The delegation, …
August 13th, 2026 – Kaleidos, Radiant’s 1 MWe transportable microreactor, has departed Radiant’s El Segundo, California facility and is en route to Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where it will undergo the most rigorous microreactor test campaign in the country and the industry’s only full-power, full-scale test. This shipment marks the start of the next chapter …