US Nuclear Regulator Pursues ‘More Efficient’ Reactor Approvals
(Bloomberg) — The top US nuclear regulator is on a mission to streamline approvals for new reactors and…
BWXT to acquire Kinectrics for $525m to expand in nuclear market
US-based engineering services company BWXT Technologies has agreed to acquire Canadian nuclear services company Kinectrics for $525m. The…
Nuclear startup Deep Fission plans to bury micro-reactors to power data centers
Back in the 1950s, the U.S. started detonating nuclear bombs underground to limit the fallout, both radioactive and…
‘Historic Procurement’ Will See Constellation’s Nuclear Plants Provide Power For US Government Agencies
Power company Constellation, which operates the largest fleet of commercial nuclear power plants in the US, has been…
Excavation Work Begins For New Nuclear Power Plant In China
Unit is first at Guangxi Bailong, which could eventually have six reactors Courtesy BriYYZ/Flickr. Excavation work has begun…
US NRC Grants Second 20-Year Licence Renewal For Monticello Nuclear Plant
Boling water reactor in Minnesota to operate until 2050 The Monticello nuclear power station in the US state…
Biden team offers nuclear path to hydrogen tax credit
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Friday portions of nuclear power plants will be…
Canada / Pickering-4 Nuclear Plant In Ontario Permanently Shut Down
Four units at facility are scheduled for major refurbishment The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved plans to…
China / Hualong One Nuclear Plant At Zhangzhou Begins Commercial Operation
The Zhangzhou-1 nuclear power plant in Fujian province, eastern China, has begun commercial operation, bringing the number of…
India / NPCIL Request For Proposals Opens Nuclear Industry To Private Sector
New Delhi wants to deploy indigenous ‘Bharat’ small modular reactors File photo of construction at the Kudankulam nuclear…
China’s nuclear power drive gains steam as major new reactor comes online
China’s rapidly expanding nuclear power industry passed a major milestone on New Year’s Day, as the first reactor…
Sweden / As Country Looks To Nuclear, Inquiry Supports End To Uranium Ban
In August 2023 Sweden’s climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari announced plans to lift the country’s ban on uranium mining…