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Oklo named to supply microreactor for Alaska airbase

2025-06-13 13:48:01

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#^Oklo named to supply microreactor for Alaska airbase

The US Defense Logistics Agency Energy Office has issued Oklo Inc a new Notice of Intent to Award for the development and operation of a licensed microreactor facility at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, clearing the way for contract negotiations to begin.

Fortum, EDF deepen cooperation on new-build projects

2025-06-13 12:32:55

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#^Fortum, EDF deepen cooperation on new-build projects

French energy company EDF has signed an Early Work Agreement with Finnish utility Fortum as the partners continue their collaboration toward the potential development of new nuclear projects in Finland and Sweden.

Poll finds global public support for nuclear remains high

2025-06-13 12:17:27

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#^Poll finds global public support for nuclear remains high

Twice as many people support the use of nuclear energy than oppose it, according to the latest multinational public opinion poll conducted by market research firm Savanta on behalf of energy consultancy Radiant Energy Group.

IAEA's Grossi 'deeply concerned' after Israel attack on Iran nuclear facilities

2025-06-13 11:47:34

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#^IAEA's Grossi 'deeply concerned' after Israel attack on Iran nuclear facilities

The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has told the agency's board of governors "nuclear facilities must never be attacked, regardless of the context or circumstances, as it could harm both people and the environment".

TVONS expands consultancy services to include SMRs

2025-06-13 11:05:38

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#^TVONS expands consultancy services to include SMRs

Finnish consulting company TVO Nuclear Services says it has expanded its service portfolio to include the advisory and expert services required for the preparatory and planning stages of small modular reactor projects.

World Bank ends ban on funding nuclear energy

2025-06-12 17:38:09

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#^World Bank ends ban on funding nuclear energy

The World Bank is ending its long-standing ban on providing funding for nuclear energy projects - and will be open to supporting efforts to extend the life of existing reactors and accelerate the potential of small modular reactors in developing countries.

Utah to host NuCube test reactor

2025-06-12 16:58:19

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#^Utah to host NuCube test reactor

US innovative microreactor developer NuCube Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab to collaborate on the siting of a test reactor at the laboratory.

New supply agreement expands Talen-Amazon partnership

2025-06-12 16:48:03

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#^New supply agreement expands Talen-Amazon partnership

Talen Energy Corporation has entered into a new agreement for the long-term supply of 1,920 MWe of electricity from its Susquehanna nuclear power plant to support Amazon Web Services' data centres operations, as well as looking into building SMRs and capacity uprates.

SMR plant proposed for remote Norwegian region

2025-06-12 13:36:57

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#^SMR plant proposed for remote Norwegian region

Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor technology developer Blykalla and Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft are to launch a joint project company to develop an SMR power plant on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

Fuel loading under way at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit 6

2025-06-11 16:57:47

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#^Fuel loading under way at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit 6

Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that it has begun loading fuel assemblies into the core of unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant ahead of its restart. The unit looks likely to be restarted before unit 7, into which fuel was loaded last year.