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Slovakia looking at US tech for new nuclear capacity

2025-08-06 12:27:12

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#^Slovakia looking at US tech for new nuclear capacity

Slovenské elektrárne and Synthos Green Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the possible deployment of GE Vernove Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactors - and Prime Minister Robert Fico has suggested a 1250 GW Westinghouse unit is planned for the Bohunice site.

NextEra seeks to reconnect Duane Arnold to the grid

2025-08-06 10:24:12

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#^NextEra seeks to reconnect Duane Arnold to the grid

NextEra Energy has filed a request with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to reclaim interconnection rights that were previously transferred from the shut down Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa to a solar energy project.

CEZ completing Temelin SMR boreholes survey

2025-08-06 09:16:06

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#^CEZ completing Temelin SMR boreholes survey

The Czech Republic's CEZ is completing a round of geological boreholes, with the results to be used in its site application for a small modular reactor at the Temelin nuclear power plant which it hopes to submit during 2026.

Regulatory approval for Indonesian site survey

2025-08-05 18:44:24

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#^Regulatory approval for Indonesian site survey

Indonesia's nuclear regulator has approved Thorcon's site evaluation plan and the site evaluation management system plan for a proposed power plant based on its advanced molten salt reactor technology at a site on Kelasa Island in Bankga Belitung Province.

DOE makes first pick for advanced fuel pilot project

2025-08-05 17:06:19

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#^DOE makes first pick for advanced fuel pilot project

Standard Nuclear has been announced as the first US company to be conditionally accepted into the Department of Energy's programme to establish a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain for testing new reactors.

In pictures: Final module in place at Haiyang 3

2025-08-05 16:34:43

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#^In pictures: Final module in place at Haiyang 3

The final module - the containment water tank - has been installed at the first of two CAP1000 units under construction at the Haiyang nuclear power plant site in China's Shandong province. The CB-20 module is a major part of the reactor's advanced passive safety system.

PFBR's first-of-a-kind issues 'being solved systematically'

2025-08-05 15:04:24

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#^PFBR's first-of-a-kind issues 'being solved systematically'

Atomic Energy Minister Jitendra Singh told India's parliament that a "delay in completion of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor project is mainly due to first-of-a-kind technological issues being faced in the integrated commissioning phase of the project".

Rooppur unit 1 progressesing though commissioning tests

2025-08-05 10:02:07

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#^Rooppur unit 1 progressesing though commissioning tests

A blowdown of the fresh steam pipelines in the turbine compartment has been completed at the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built in Bangladesh.

Delay in Flamanville 3 attaining full power

2025-08-04 17:12:32

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#^Delay in Flamanville 3 attaining full power

The long-delayed Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in Normandy in northern France is now expected to reach full power for the first time "before the end of autumn 2025", EDF said. It had earlier been scheduled to reach full power in "summer 2025".

Polish research reactor permitted to continue operating

2025-08-04 16:08:45

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#^Polish research reactor permitted to continue operating

Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency has issued a new operating licence for the MARIA nuclear research reactor, operation of which was suspended after its previous licence expired at the end of March.