Its newly launched spider robot can carry out ultrasonic inspections of welds 30 centimetres thick three times faster than previous methods, Russia’s Rosatom has said.
 

The Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan has taken delivery of 68 new nuclear fuel assemblies as efforts to restart the plant later this year continue, Holtec International announced.
 

In a move to enable the continued operation of the Borssele nuclear power plant beyond 2033, the Dutch cabinet has submitted an amendment to the Nuclear Energy Act to the House of Representatives. The cabinet also announced plans to create a new state-owned company for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power plants.
 

Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc, has informed the Niigata Prefectural Assembly that the utility is considering decommissioning units 1 and 2 at its seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.
 

Canada's nuclear regulator has authorised Ontario Power Generation to begin operating a new building, which will store used steam generators, at its Western Waste Management Facility.
 

The operator of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant at Metsamor has made progress in taking measures to ensure safe long-term operation, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded.
 

Duke Energy has added large light-water reactor technology in an update to its long-range resource plan, targeting a potential 2037 in-service date for new nuclear generation either from small modular reactors at Belews Creek or a large reactor at the WS Lee site.
 

Unit 1 of the Tihange nuclear power plant has been taken offline for the final time after 50 years of operation and disconnected from the grid. Its closure is in line with Belgium's nuclear phase-out policy, under which three other reactors have already been shut down.
 

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed for a second time the operating licences of Point Beach units 1 and 2, clearing the way for an 80-year operating life for the two pressurised water reactors.