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Deep Fission receives prototype reactor canister

Deep Fission said the arrival of the canister "marks a key milestone in the company's proof-of-concept well programme and its Gravity Nuclear Reactor...

Agreement could see prototype microreactor built at Berkeley

Agreement could see prototype microreactor built at Berkeley

In September last year, a planning application was submitted for a new nuclear e...

07.07.2026
Ampera makes 3D-printed microreactor module

Ampera makes 3D-printed microreactor module

Ampera is developing subcritical thorium-based microreactor systems that are ene...

07.07.2026
Control room simulator launched for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 reactor

Control room simulator launched for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 reactor

The simulator - see picture above - is in the Educational, Training and Informat...

07.07.2026
USA: a third microreactor has also been launched before Trump's term.

USA: a third microreactor has also been launched before Trump's term.

The Unity demonstration reactor, from Deployable Energy, has successfully reache...

07.07.2026
Construction of Bushehr continues: Rosatom will bring back engineers in mid-July.

Construction of Bushehr continues: Rosatom will bring back engineers in mid-July.

Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom plans to bring back its employe...

07.07.2026
"Holtec" and "EDF" have submitted an application to construct four small SMR-300 reactors at the site of a former coal-fired power plant in the UK.

"Holtec" and "EDF" have submitted an application to construct four small SMR-300 reactors at the site of a former coal-fired power plant in the UK.

The American company Holtec International and the French EDF have submitted a jo...

05.07.2026
In pictures: Final module installed at Haiyang 4

In pictures: Final module installed at Haiyang 4

The CB-20 module will store more than 3,000 tonnes of water, which can be used t...

02.07.2026
Criticality for third US reactor ahead of 4 July deadline

Criticality for third US reactor ahead of 4 July deadline

Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 reactor became the first to do this, reaching initial c...

02.07.2026

State support needed to make new Swiss reactors viable, report says

The study investigated under which conditions the construction of new nuclear power plants may make financial sense for Switzerland's future energy sy...

Scottish sites suitable for nuclear new build, study says

Scottish sites suitable for nuclear new build, study says

The Energy Secretary commissioned Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) in late...

01.07.2026
Fuel loading begins at Slovakia's Mochovce 4

Fuel loading begins at Slovakia's Mochovce 4

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic issued notice of its com...

30.06.2026
First Nations group takes stake in Ontario nuclear plant

First Nations group takes stake in Ontario nuclear plant

The investment will provide the participating First Nations with a "meaningful o...

30.06.2026
In pictures: Akkuyu 2's inner dome lifted into place

In pictures: Akkuyu 2's inner dome lifted into place

A heavy duty crawler crane was used for the lift in an operation which took abou...

30.06.2026