Kinectrics Inc will continue to support Bruce Power's reactor operations, life extension programme and radioisotope production activities under a CAD2.5 billion (USD3.2 billion), 10-year agreement. Meanwhile, a new process data reconciliation/data validation and reconciliation system is improving the output of the Bruce nuclear power plants.

The UK's Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor nuclear power plants will operate until March 2027, while the Heysham 2 and Torness AGR plants will operate until March 2030, EDF Energy has announced.

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety for the Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands.

Unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has been connected to the grid, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. The unit is the first of four Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors under construction at the site.

The Britain Remade campaign group has said hitting the UK's target for a clean energy grid by 2030 will be "almost impossible" without extending the operation of some of the country's nuclear power plants.

An International Atomic Energy Agency mission team said the operator of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant shows a commitment to safety, with areas of good practice to share with other operators globally, as well as providing some suggestions to further improve safety.

Eletronuclear's Angra 1 nuclear power unit has been authorised by Brazil's National Nuclear Energy Commission to operate to 2044 - extending its life to 60 years.

Refurbishment activities have been completed five months ahead of schedule at the third of four nuclear units to undergo the process at the Ontario Power Generation plant, which will soon be reconnected to the grid.

The commercial installation of Atomic Canyon's Neutron Enterprise solution is said to be the first on-site deployment of a generative AI (artificial intelligence) solution at a US nuclear power plant, bringing a new approach to managing vast datasets associated with PG&E's plant operations.