Nuclear Energy News
Nuclear energy news: new reactor builds, small modular reactors (SMRs), uranium and fuel supply, IAEA regulation and plant lifetime extensions.
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39 Countries Now Back Plan to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050, WNA Says at COP31
Support for a pledge to triple global nuclear generating capacity by 2050 has grown to 39 countries, after Togo signed on at the World Nuclear...
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OPG Says Canada’s First Small Modular Reactor Will Miss 2030 Target, Launches Cost Review
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has confirmed that the first of four small modular reactors (SMRs) planned for its Darlington site will not meet the October...
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China Pours First Concrete for Fourth Hualong One Reactor at San’ao
China General Nuclear (CGN) poured first concrete for the nuclear island of San'ao unit 4 on November 10, a step the company says “marks the...
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Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the World
The largest nuclear power plants in the world are measured by net electrical capacity, and the list is led by Japan's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, followed by Bruce...
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Uzbekistan Targets Doubling of Uranium Output to 15,000 Tonnes by 2030
Uzbekistan's state uranium producer, Navoiyuran, is targeting a near-doubling of annual uranium output by the end of the decade, according to presidential press materials reviewed...
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NRC Approves Construction of Dow’s Four-Unit Xe-100 Reactor Plant in Texas
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of a four-unit small modular reactor plant at Dow's Seadrift, Texas, chemical complex, clearing the first American...
