World Nuclear News
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EU energy ministers call for greater cooperation on nuclear
Energy ministers from 11 EU member states have called for a strengthening of European cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. The call came...
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Contracts awarded to accelerate UK's fusion industry
The UK Atomic Energy Authority has awarded contracts worth a total GBP3.1 million (USD3.8 million) to 18 organisations to focus on overcoming...
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Major component manufacture is eVinci milestone
The 12-foot (3.7 metre) long heat pipe manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Company in a project supported by the US Department of Energy's...
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In Pictures: Hinkley Point C's first reactor arrives
The first new nuclear reactor for a UK power station in more than three decades has finished its journey - by barge and then road - at the site in...
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Canadian government launches SMR support programme
The Canadian government has launched a programme to support the commercial development of small modular reactors, providing CAD29.6 million...
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Third Barakah unit begins commercial operation
The third unit at the UAE's nuclear power plant has been declared in commercial operation, less than a year after Barakah 2 reached the same...
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Canadian university launches subcritical assembly project
Ontario Tech University has begun pre-licensing activities for a new facility to support its undergraduate nuclear engineering programmes and for...
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Posiva crew gets to grips with drilling machine
Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has completed the drilling of the first two deposition holes at the Onkalo underground used...
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Reprieved Illinois plants to be uprated
US utility Constellation has announced it will invest USD800 million in new equipment to increase the output of its Braidwood and Byron nuclear...
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Contract signed for pre-design work for first Polish plant
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and Westinghouse have signed a contract commencing joint activities that will lead to the preparation of the design of...