With A GOLDEN AGE OF NUCLEAR emerging, the spotlight is now firmly on delivery. However, the industry’s track record of cost overruns and delays has raised tough questions about how to ensure projects ...

Russia’s Rostekhnadzor on 27 December issued a licence to the Bilibino nuclear power plant for the extended operation of unit 2 until 31 December 2025. This followed many months of work of the entire ...

China began construction work on 27 December on a second pool-type sodium-cooled CFR-600 fast reactor in Xiapu County, Fujian Province. The CFR-600, also known as the Xiapu Fast Reactor Demonstration ...

Holtec has delayed the planned restart of the 800 MWe Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan to early 2026 as extensive steam‑generator tube repairs continue.

Rosatom has tested Russian TRISO fuel for HTGRs, confirming it can handle 1,700°C and high burnup, ready for a four‑unit hydrogen-producing HTGR complex.

The last few years have seen growing interest in the prospects for nuclear shipping. Numerous start-up and established companies have proposed a range of designs for nuclear-propelled ships or vessels ...

Chinese scientists have refuelled an experimental thorium-fueled molten salt reactor continuously without shutting it down. The Chinese prototype reached full operational power in June 2024, and in ...

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are newer generation reactors designed to generate electric power typically from 20 MWe up to 300 MWe, whose components and systems can be shop fabricated and then ...

French state-owned utility EDF is considering selling off its entire US renewable energy division to focus on its domestic nuclear operation, CEO Bernard Fontana has told Reuters. The company ...

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung speaking at a press conference in Seoul (Image credit: Chosun) South Korea saw progress in its long-running quest to secure rights to enrich uranium and reprocess ...

Heat and hydrogen production could be deployed at scale to give nuclear increased flexibility A new report by the Dalton Nuclear Institute, part of the UK’s University of Manchester, has explored how ...

The South Korean nuclear reactor KSTAR (courtesy of Korea Institute of Fusion Energy) The South Korean government will invest KRW1,200bn ($866m) to develop fusion reactors and related infrastructure, ...