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The Zhangzhou-1 nuclear power plant in Fujian province, eastern China, has begun commercial operation, bringing the number of nuclear plants online in the country to 57 – the second highest number in the world. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC ...read more

Sweden should end its ban on uranium mining to allow it to be exploited like other natural resources, a government inquiry has concluded. The inquiry has recommended that uranium be regulated as a “concession mineral” under the country’s Minerals Act ...read more

South Africa’s state power company Eskom has Eskom successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town to the national grid on 30 December following an extensive long-term operation programme designed to extend the plant ...read more

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has granted a licence to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for construction of Unit 5 of the Chasnupp nuclear power station in Punjab province, central Pakistan, several news outlets said. PAEC said ...read more

Mongolia has reached a preliminary agreement with France’s Orano to develop a long-expected uranium mining project worth $1.6bn (€1.5bn). A draft agreement for the deal was submitted to the Mongolian parliament for preliminary discussion, the Mongolian ...read more

US-based Westinghouse has signed a contract with the Kozloduy nuclear power station in Bulgaria to carry out a safety analysis for the licensing a new nuclear fuel assembly design for Kozloduy-6. The agreement follows the first load of Westinghouse ...read more

Support for the development of nuclear energy in the Czech Republic is nearing historic highs, with 71% of adults in favour, according to a public opinion survey by research agency IBRS for Czech utility ČEZ. The findings mark an increase compared ...read more

France’s flagship nuclear power plant at Flamanville in Normandy has been connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay, state nuclear operator EDF said. The company said the 1,630 MW EPR plant was connected to the grid on 21 December ...read more

Italian engineering group Maire and European advanced reactor developer Newcleo have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture aimed at building power plants based on the Newcleo’s technology for advanced modular reactors, the two companies said. ...read more

Maryland-based advanced reactor developer X-energy and its wholly-owned subsidiary Triso-X have chosen Ohio-based construction and engineering company Geiger Brothers to develop the site of a first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility ...read more

Tata Chemicals North America’s soda ash subsidiary signed a letter of intent with BWXT Advanced Technologies to explore the deployment of up to eight microreactor units at its Green River mining site, the company said. Under the agreement, Tata Chemicals ...read more

Romanian state-owned nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica has signed the main engineering, construction and procurement contract to extend the life of Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear power station at a cost of about €1.9bn ($1.98bn), the company ...read more

Australia’s Paladin Energy has received the final green light it needed from Canadian authorities to buy Canada-based Fission Uranium in a CAD1.14bn (€757m, $789m) deal that cements its position as a major global producer, it said on 19 December. Paladin ...read more

The European Commission (EC) announced an investigation into whether Poland's proposed plan to support its €45bn ($47bn) first nuclear power station project falls in line with the European Union’s competition rules. Warsaw wants to build its first ...read more

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has announced that it will build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion power plant in the US state of Virginia. As part of the plans, the US-based privately owned developer of fusion energy systems has reached ...read more

Nuclear startup Oklo aims to deploy 12 GW of power over the next two decades through a framework agreement with data centre operator Switch, the companies announced on 18 December. California-based Oklo would deploy what amounts to a fleet of small ...read more

Kazakhstan’s state-controlled nuclear resources company said on 17 December that Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will be selling its stakes in several jointly developed uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. Kazatomprom said that Rosatom ...read more

The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed for Unit 4 of the Xudapu* nuclear power station being built in Liaoning province in northeast China, Russian contractor Atomstroyexport said. Xudapu-4 will be a pressurised water reactor unit using ...read more

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with the Bulgarian government and its state-owned energy holding to support nuclear energy and safety projects in the Balkan country. The agreement, signed by USTDA director Enoh ...read more

Australia’s main opposition group has laid out a $331bn ($211bn, €200bn) plan to create a taxpayer-funded nuclear power industry that it said will underpin the economic success of the country for the next century The centre-right Liberal Party leader ...read more

More than 92% of Poles support the construction of nuclear power plants in the country, according to a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Industry. The survey also showed that 79.6% of respondents would agree to a nuclear power plant being built ...read more

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has allowed Urenco’s US-based subsidiary (UUSA) to take a step closer towards increasing enrichment levels up to 10% uranium-235 at its New Mexico manufacturing facility, a statement by the company said. According ...read more

GE Hitachi’s (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor has completed Step 1 of the UK regulator’s generic design assessment process The US-based company said in a statement on 12 December that the approval for the advanced boiling water reactor unit marks ...read more

Poland’s first commercial nuclear power plant is scheduled for commercial operation in 2036 with first concrete in 2028 under an expected update of country’s nuclear power programme, undersecretary of state for strategic energy infrastructure Wojciech ...read more

A clear regulatory framework and appropriate funding mechanisms that extend beyond a reliance on free market dynamics could be crucial for supporting nuclear power to meet Belgium’s energy needs, an event in Brussels heard. Strong collaboration between ...read more