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Italy prepares for return of nuclear power
Italy prepares for return of nuclear power
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said her government is preparing to launch a new framework in the coming months aimed at reintroducing nuclear energy into the country's energy mix.
 
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 14 May 2026
Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation
Belgium and the Netherlands to enhance nuclear cooperation
The Netherlands and Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their cooperation on nuclear energy. The collaboration is intended to contribute to better knowledge exchange and a stronger supply chain.
 
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors
Tata Power CEO confirms interest in small modular reactors

The CEO of Indian company Tata Power has told shareholders it is advancing its plans for small modular reactors.

Corporate · Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Nuclear fuel loading completed at Rooppur 1
Nuclear fuel loading completed at Rooppur 1
The process of loading 163 nuclear fuel assemblies into Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant reactor has been completed.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit
Construction begins on fourth Taipingling unit
The first nuclear safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 4 at the Taipingling nuclear power plant in Huizhou in south China's Guangdong province. It is the fourth of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 11 May 2026
TerraPower starts work on flagship Ac-225 facility
TerraPower starts work on flagship Ac-225 facility
TerraPower Isotopes announced it has broken ground in the Bellwether District of Philadelphia on what it claims will be the world's largest actinium-225 manufacturing facility.
 
Corporate · Monday, 11 May 2026
Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3
Rosatom continuing work for Iran’s Bushehr units 2 and 3
The reactor for Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 2 is more than 60% complete and the steam generators 50% complete, and "we plan to begin shipping the key equipment next year", Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev has said.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 11 May 2026
Concreting completed of Kursk II's third reactor building foundation
Concreting completed of Kursk II's third reactor building foundation
Rosatom says that the pouring of concrete for the foundation of the third unit at Kursk II nuclear power plant has been completed ahead of schedule.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 8 May 2026
Site of Polish plant deemed suitable
Site of Polish plant deemed suitable
The Lubiatowo-Kopalino site is a suitable location for Poland's first nuclear power plant, the president of the National Atomic Energy Agency has determined after examining the Preliminary Site Report for the facility.
 
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 8 May 2026
Funding boost for Bruce C pre-development work
Funding boost for Bruce C pre-development work
Ontario's government has announced a cost-sharing and recovery agreement enabling Bruce Power to move ahead with an estimated CAD300 million (USD220 million) of pre-development work for the Bruce C new nuclear project.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 8 May 2026
Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances
Licensing of US pilot SMRs advances
The US Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office has approved the Documented Safety Analysis for Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X experimental reactor. Meanwhile, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the Principal Design Criteria topical report for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse.
 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 7 May 2026
Permission granted for commissioning work on Akkuyu 2
Permission granted for commissioning work on Akkuyu 2
Turkey's nuclear regulator has granted a permit for commissioning work to take place on the second unit at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 7 May 2026
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