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Rooppur 1 boron flushes completed, ahead of fuel loading

The work, described as one of the key stages of preparation for the first criticality test at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 1, was completed in w...

Containment tests completed at Sanmen 3

Containment tests completed at Sanmen 3

The two-part tests confirm that the containment vessel meets design and construc...

30.03.2026
Finnish study: large nuclear power plants are not profitable without the state; SMR is a solution for heating.

Finnish study: large nuclear power plants are not profitable without the state; SMR is a solution for heating.

The Finnish Ministry of Climate and Environment has received a comprehensive stu...

31.03.2026
Nuclear program in Serbia

Nuclear program in Serbia

We are reprinting the author’s text by Miodrag Krmar from the Department of Nucl...

31.03.2026
In Pictures: Akkuyu 2's polar crane installed

In Pictures: Akkuyu 2's polar crane installed

The 282-tonne bridge is part of the polar crane, a circular overhead crane which...

30.03.2026
Statement by Aleksei Likhachev regarding the attack on the NE zone 'Busher' and the evacuation of Russian personnel.

Statement by Aleksei Likhachev regarding the attack on the NE zone 'Busher' and the evacuation of Russian personnel.

The General Director of the Russian state corporation "Rosatom", Aleksej Lihačov...

27.03.2026
Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant

Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant

The signing of the agreement took place on Monday during the official visit of V...

23.03.2026
Russia and Uzbekistan signed a 'roadmap'; the works have already begun.

Russia and Uzbekistan signed a 'roadmap'; the works have already begun.

Today, in the capital of Uzbekistan, a new era of energy cooperation between Rus...

24.03.2026
Russia and Vietnam signed an agreement: the return of the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant with great fanfare.

Russia and Vietnam signed an agreement: the return of the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant with great fanfare.

During the official visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Mo...

24.03.2026

Application submitted for Swedish SMR plant

The application - submitted by project company ReFirm Målma AB - covers a planned small modular reactor (SMR) campus in Valdemarsvik, and was formally...

People’s Republic of Bangladesh Signs its Fifth Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2026-2032

People’s Republic of Bangladesh Signs its Fifth Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2026-2032

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18.03.2026
How Is Radioactive Material Transported Safely and Securely?

How Is Radioactive Material Transported Safely and Securely?

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18.03.2026
Italy on the road to nuclear power: a forty-year-old taboo is breaking down due to electricity prices.

Italy on the road to nuclear power: a forty-year-old taboo is breaking down due to electricity prices.

Italy, the country that sealed its last reactors almost four decades ago, is on...

18.03.2026
IAEA Mission Finds Poland Committed to Safe Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel, in Line with Plans for Nuclear Power Development

IAEA Mission Finds Poland Committed to Safe Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel, in Line with Plans for Nuclear Power Development

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17.03.2026