Poland greenlights financing for 1st nuclear plant

President Andrzej Duda signs into law plans to raise $15.6B in financing for country’s first nuclear power plant, pending EU permission Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday signed into law legislation that provides €14.5 billion ($15.6 billion) in financing for the country’s first nuclear power plant, local media reported. Warsaw needs EU approval for such …

$900 Million Available to Unlock Commercial Deployment of American-Made Small Modular Reactors

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright $900 million solicitation to support the deployment of small modular reactors will help grow the supply of affordable and abundant energy for Americans. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today re-issued a $900 million solicitation to support the deployment of small modular reactors to better align with President Trump’s bold agenda …

Michigan nuclear plant shows the challenges the U.S. will face in safely restarting old reactors

The shuttered Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan aims to become the first reactor in U.S. history to restart operations after permanently closing. The restart project at Palisades would set a precedent as other closed nuclear plants in the U.S. are looking to reopen. But inspections found Palisades’ steam generator tubes need significant repairs. The tubes …

Finland’s Fortum says building new nuclear power is too expensive, for now

New nuclear power production capacity is not commercially viable to build for now, based on the current Nordic power market outlook of low prices, Finnish utility Fortum (FORTUM.HE), opens new tab said on Monday. The company on Monday concluded a two-year study into the feasibility of new nuclear power but said it would focus on renewable energy …

Kewaunee County leaders exploring ways to bring new life to nuclear power plant site

Kewaunee County is hopeful that the site of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant can once again become a massive economic fixture in the community. The site is in consideration to supply a different type of energy. auto640×360, 1164kbps854×480, 1714kbps1280×720, 3364kbps 0.25×0.5xnormal1.5x2x 00:00 03:12 Kewaunee County is hopeful that the site of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant can …

First concrete poured for the foundation of the reactor building of unit 4 at Leningrad NPP-2

This key milestone marks the commencement of the main stage of the unit construction On March 20, 2025, the first concrete was poured for the foundation of the reactor building at Unit 4 of Leningrad NPP-2. The construction is part of the capacity replacement program at the plant, a subsidiary of Rosenergoatom, Rosatom’s Electric Power …

SMR use in Singapore’s data centers pushed

Other experts prefer an energy mix that includes nuclear, hydrogen, and imported RE. Nuclear power is the “right step” for Singapore as it works toward decarbonizing its energy sources in the long run, an industry leader said. “We see nuclear as part of a longer-term solution for decarbonisation and energy security,” Yoon Young Kim, cluster president for …

Kazakhstan Establishes Nuclear Energy Agency to Strengthen Nuclear Safety

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree establishing the Nuclear Energy Agency under the President and appointed Almasadam Satkaliyev as its Chair on March 18 to oversee the country’s nuclear industry and enhance nuclear safety. The new agency will assume key responsibilities from the Energy Ministry, including uranium mining, the use of atomic energy, radiation …