The initial loading of fuel assemblies into the core of unit 3 at the Changjiang nuclear power plant is under way. It is the first of two Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors under construction as the second phase of the site in China's Hainan province.
 

A ceremony has been held in Bangladesh to mark the start of the loading of 163 nuclear fuel assemblies into Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s first unit.
 

The flushing of safety systems at unit 3 of India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is described as a key moment, signifying the beginning of the active commissioning phase.
 

US ITER has completed final deliveries for the central solenoid magnet for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor under construction in Cadarache, southern France.
 

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been completed at unit 2 of the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The unit is the second of six HPR1000s (Hualong Ones) planned at the site.
 

The inner safety dome has been installed on the containment building of unit 1 of the Shidaowan nuclear power plant site, China Huaneng announced. Shidaowan 1 is the first of four HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site in China's Shandong Province.
 

TerraPower has announced the official start of construction on its first Natrium plant, Kemmerer unit 1 in Wyoming. The Bill Gates-chaired company says the unit will be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States.
 

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 3 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. Zhangzhou 3 is the third of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site.
 

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Kairos Power's request that the completion date specified in the construction permit for its Hermes 1 demonstration reactor be extended by 28 months.