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IAEA Review Says Rwanda Making Progress Towards Nuclear Power Programme

NucNet — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:24:19 GMT

Rwanda has made progress in developing the infrastructure needed for a nuclear power programme, including plans to deploy a small modular reactor in the early 2030s, according to a review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). An integrated ...read more

EDF Launches Advisory Board To Support Financing Of New Nuclear Projects

NucNet — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:59:39 GMT

France’s state-owned utility EDF has launched a new advisory board aimed at improving financing frameworks for nuclear power projects worldwide. A statement said the FINABe* board will bring together major financial institutions and energy sector experts ...read more

Von Der Leyen Sets Out EU SMR Strategy With €200M Guarantee At Paris Nuclear Summit

NucNet — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:59:31 GMT

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen used a speech at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris to announce a new European strategy for small modular reactors (SMRs), backed by a €200m ($232m) investment guarantee funded through the European Unions ...read more

Sweden’s Studsvik Acquires Small Modular Reactor Startup Kärnfull Next

NucNet — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:27:40 GMT

Swedish nuclear technology company Studsvik aims to boost its development in new nuclear projects through the acquisition for €6.5m ($7.5m) of small modular reactor (SMR) project company Kärnfull Next. In a statement, Studsvik said that it expected ...read more

Swedish Government Proposes Legislation To Ease Rules For Building New Nuclear Plants

NucNet — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:59:44 GMT

The Swedish government has approved three draft laws aimed at making it easier to build new nuclear power plants and expand nuclear generation in the country, a statement said. The proposals, which will now be submitted to parliament for approval, ...read more

US Regulator Clears Construction Permit For TerraPower Advanced Reactor In Wyoming

NucNet — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:23:15 GMT

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has authorised its staff to issue a construction permit for TerraPower advanced nuclear reactor plant near Kemmerer in the state of Wyoming. The NRC said in a statement that the permit will allow TerraPower ...read more

IAEA Says Recent Damage Seen To Natanz Entrance Buildings, No Radiological Impact

NucNet — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:53:43 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said satellite imagery shows recent damage to the entrance buildings of Iran’s underground Natanz fuel enrichment plant, but it expects no radiological consequences and detected no additional impact to the ...read more

EU Industry Group Urges Stable Market Rules To Cut Energy System Costs

NucNet — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:24:59 GMT

Brussels-based industry association nucleareurope has called for a pragmatic approach to reducing energy costs in the European Union while maintaining support for clean energy investment, including nuclear power. In a position statement, the group ...read more

IAEA Reports No Radiation Increase After Strikes In Iran

NucNet — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:27:06 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has detected no increase in radiation levels in countries bordering Iran following recent military attacks in the Islamic Republic and the wider Middle East. Director-general Rafael Grossi said the agency ...read more

Cameco And India Sign Nine-Year Deal For Uranium Supply

NucNet — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:18:09 GMT

India has signed a nine-year supply agreement with Canadian uranium supplier Cameco worth around CAD$2.6 billion ($1.9bn, €1.6bn) to supply the country’s nuclear fleet with ranium ore concentrate (U3O8). The agreement will see the Canadian company ...read more

Proxima Fusion Signs MoU With RWE And Bavaria To Develop Fusion Power

NucNet — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:07:48 GMT

German company Proxima Fusion has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with utility major RWE, the region of Bavaria, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) as it delivers a roadmap to build a nuclear fusion plant. In January, ...read more

Ukraine Allocates €31M For Repairs At Chernobyl Confinement Following 2025 Drone Hit

NucNet — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:50:43 GMT

Ukraine’s government has allocated more than UAH 1.6bn ($37m, €31.4m) from the state budget for work to improve safety at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s new confinement structure, the energy ministry said. The funding will be directed to works ...read more

Refurbishment Construction Phase Completed At Canada’s Bruce-3 Nuclear Power Plant

NucNet — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:17:45 GMT

Canada’s Bruce Power has completed the construction phase of the major component replacement project at Unit 3 of its Bruce nuclear power station in Ontario, the company said. Bruce Power said the refurbishment of the Candu heavy water reactor unit ...read more

Europe Needs To End ‘Energy Dogmas’ And Back Nuclear, Says EESC Vice-President

NucNet — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:15:34 GMT

The European Union can no longer afford “energy dogmas” and needs to back nuclear with streamlined state aid procedures, faster licensing, access to EU funding, and a financing framework that treats nuclear and renewables equally, said Alena Mastantuono ...read more

GE Vernova And OSGE Sign Polish Generic Design Agreement For BWRX-300

NucNet — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:47:57 GMT

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed an agreement to advance the Polish generic design of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor, a statement said. The Poland Generic Design Agreement was signed during a ceremony ...read more