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Akkuyu’s First Reactor Clears Containment Test, Nears 2026 Startup

Akkuyu’s First Reactor Clears Containment Test, Nears 2026 Startup

Turkey's first nuclear power plant has cleared one of the final engineering hurdles before fuel loading, as the operator of the Akkuyu plant confirmed that...

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What Is Rosatom? Russia’s Nuclear Giant Explained

What Is Rosatom? Russia’s Nuclear Giant Explained

Last updated: November 13, 2026 Rosatom is Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation. It is the world's largest exporter of nuclear reactors, one of the largest suppliers...

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39 Countries Now Back Plan to Triple Nuclear Capacity by 2050, WNA Says at COP31

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

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 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

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 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

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...