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European response to the AI race: the nuclear giant EDF joins a consortium to build the first "AI Gigafactory" in France.

France's state-owned energy company EDF officially joined the powerful technology and investment consortium AION, with the common goal of supporting F...

Microreactor application accepted for review by US regulator

Microreactor application accepted for review by US regulator

The Construction Permit Application was submitted on 31 March by The Grainger Co...

21.05.2026
Rosatom announces nine fast reactors for closing the fuel cycle.

Rosatom announces nine fast reactors for closing the fuel cycle.

The Russian state corporation Rosatom plans to build nine nuclear energy blocks...

21.05.2026
Risks of novel Sizewell C financing model must be monitored, says public auditor

Risks of novel Sizewell C financing model must be monitored, says public auditor

The plan is for the estimated GBP38 billion Sizewell C plant to feature two EPR...

20.05.2026
Concrete poured for BREST-OD-300 turbine foundation

Concrete poured for BREST-OD-300 turbine foundation

The foundation will be constructed using 36 spring elements, which will reduce t...

19.05.2026
Concrete pouring completed for first part of Cernavoda refurb project

Concrete pouring completed for first part of Cernavoda refurb project

About 3470 cubic metres of concrete was used for the foundation, which the compa...

18.05.2026
US federal funds awarded to spur SMR deployment

US federal funds awarded to spur SMR deployment

In October 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) - under the Joe Biden adminis...

15.05.2026
Contest launched to name UK's first SMR plant

Contest launched to name UK's first SMR plant

Great British Energy - Nuclear says the other qualities they are looking for in...

15.05.2026
First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for Leningrad nuclear icebreaker

First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for Leningrad nuclear icebreaker

Each of the Project 22220 nuclear icebreakers has two RITM-200s - pressurised wa...

14.05.2026

Croatia: Nuclear Power to Meet 30% of Electricity Demand by 2040

Croatia’s Minister of Economy, Ante Šušnjar, presented the final draft of the Act on the Development of Nuclear Energy for Civil Purposes to the Croat...

Swiss study: nuclear power plants can safely operate for 80 years.

Swiss study: nuclear power plants can safely operate for 80 years.

The Swiss Federal Council adopted a report concluding that operating the Gösgen...

15.05.2026
Italy on a nuclear path: by summer a legal framework for the return to nuclear energy is being adopted.

Italy on a nuclear path: by summer a legal framework for the return to nuclear energy is being adopted.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed in the Senate that her governmen...

15.05.2026
Indonesia and Russia discuss nuclear energy cooperation

Indonesia and Russia discuss nuclear energy cooperation

His comments came after meeting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (pictured...

13.05.2026
The end of the Russian era: Visegrad Group nations forge a new nuclear future

The end of the Russian era: Visegrad Group nations forge a new nuclear future

14.05.2026