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China's largest uranium mining project enters production

2025-07-15 13:23:13

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#^China's largest uranium mining project enters production

Exactly one year after construction began, China has produced its first barrel of natural uranium from its largest domestic project - the National Uranium No.1 demonstration project - in Ordos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In pictures: Second Hinkley Point C unit gets its polar crane

2025-07-14 15:41:54

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#^In pictures: Second Hinkley Point C unit gets its polar crane

The polar crane has been installed within the reactor building of the second reactor under construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in southwest England. It comes days before the unit's dome is due to be lifted into place.

PEJ seeks European Commission approval for nuclear project

2025-07-14 12:54:25

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#^PEJ seeks European Commission approval for nuclear project

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has officially notified the European Commission about its investment project involving Poland's first nuclear power plant, in accordance with its obligations under the Euratom Treaty.

Chinese regulator must keep up with nuclear expansion, says IAEA

2025-07-14 11:00:48

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#^Chinese regulator must keep up with nuclear expansion, says IAEA

Although China has made significant progress in further strengthening its regulation of nuclear safety, the staffing levels of the country's regulatory body must keep up with China's fast-growing nuclear industry, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts said.

Hitachi platform aims to enhance nuclear plant operations

2025-07-14 10:55:01

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#^Hitachi platform aims to enhance nuclear plant operations

Japan's Hitachi Ltd has developed a new Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants that leverages a metaverse and AI technology which it claims streamlines operations, including nuclear power plants' safety enhancement, new plant construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.

Modernisation of Zelenogorsk uranium enrichment production completed

2025-07-14 10:10:16

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#^Modernisation of Zelenogorsk uranium enrichment production completed

The six-year modernisation project at the Electrochemcial Plant in Zelenogorsk involved installing new generation gas centrifuges.

IAEA warning after gunfire near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

2025-07-14 10:03:58

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#^IAEA warning after gunfire near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has reported that the agency's experts at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant heard "hundreds of rounds of small arms fire" for about an hour on Saturday evening.

Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode

2025-07-11 14:20:26

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#^Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode

Holtec has submitted a letter to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating it has completed the necessary licensing activities to transition the Palisades nuclear power plant from decommissioning to operational status. Holtec is proposing the transition happens on 25 August.

Energoatom signs Westinghouse and Holtec agreements

2025-07-11 14:17:41

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#^Energoatom signs Westinghouse and Holtec agreements

Energoatom is pushing ahead with plans with Westinghouse to create a plant for the production of fuel assemblies in Ukraine, and with Holtec for manufacturing plants for small modular reactors and for storage containers for used nuclear fuel.

Clinch River application accepted for review

2025-07-11 12:47:33

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#^Clinch River application accepted for review

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review the construction permit application from Tennessee Valley Authority for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at the Clinch River site in Tennessee. The regulator said it expects to complete its review within 17 months.