World Nuclear News
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Slovenian used fuel storage facility commissioned
The first HI-STORM FW cask has been placed into the used fuel dry storage facility at the Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia, officially marking...
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Act aims to accelerate US deployment of new nuclear
The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, introduced to the US Senate by a bipartisan...
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Two more Natrium units for coal-to-nuclear switching
US utility PacifiCorp has increased its ambition for using Natrium advanced reactors in the 2030s, adding two further units to its plans in...
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Red Book provides 'snapshot' of uranium situation
The 29th edition of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency's jointly produced reference work on uranium provides...
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Excavation of Chinese underground lab reaches milestone
Tunnelling at the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory near Jiuquan City in China's Gansu province has reached a depth of 280 metres, the...
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Application submitted to extend Swedish repository
Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB has submitted an application to the Radiation Safety Authority,...
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UK assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR design progresses
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor design has successfully completed Step 1 of the UK's Generic Design Assessment...
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Grid connection for Vogtle unit 3
Vogtle unit 3 began supplying its first electricity to the grid on 1 April, Georgia Power announced. The AP1000 reactor - the first new reactor to...
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Podcast: Gender balance in nuclear, and the EU's Net Zero Industry Act
An international survey has highlighted the need for a better gender balance in the nuclear sector, but how to achieve it? That's one of the...
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CNL, Kyoto Fusioneering join forces for fusion tech development
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese company Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd to partner on the delivery of...