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Impact assessment process begins for Canadian new-build
Impact assessment process begins for Canadian new-build

Ontario Power Generation has submitted the Initial Project Description for a new nuclear plant at Wesleyville near Port Hope, a regulatory milestone marking the first step in the impact assessment process.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Argentina and Brazil MoU on maritime nuclear regulation
Argentina and Brazil MoU on maritime nuclear regulation
Argentina's Nuclear Regulatory Authority and Brazil's Naval Secretariat for Nuclear Safety and Quality aim to develop regulation relating to the use of nuclear reactors on ships.
 
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 12 January 2026
Upgrade works for Armenian NPP life extension
Upgrade works for Armenian NPP life extension
Russia’s Rosatom has outlined progress on "further enhancing the plant's safety and reliability, as well as confirming the feasibility of operating" the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant for an extended period.
 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 8 January 2026
Decommissioning licence to 2055 issued for Leningrad 1
Decommissioning licence to 2055 issued for Leningrad 1
Russia's nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued a licence valid to 2055 for the decommissioning of Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant's first unit, which aims to set a template for such work on an RBMK-1000 reactor.
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Duke Energy submits early site permit application for nuclear project
Duke Energy submits early site permit application for nuclear project
Duke Energy has submitted a technology-neutral application to the US nuclear regulator for an early site permit for potential small modular reactors at a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in North Carolina.
 
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 2 January 2026
Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors approved by regional assembly
Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors approved by regional assembly
The Niigata Prefectural Assembly has backed Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi's decision to approve the restart of units 6 and 7 at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.
 
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 22 December 2025
Newcleo submits SMR design for Euratom safeguards review
Newcleo submits SMR design for Euratom safeguards review
France-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo has officially initiated its safeguards-by-design engagement with Euratom, the regulatory body overseeing nuclear safeguards within the European Union, for its lead-cooled fast reactor.
 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 18 December 2025
Three Illinois reactors receive licence extensions
Three Illinois reactors receive licence extensions
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted a 20-year initial licence renewal for Constellation's Clinton unit 1 and a 20-year subsequent licence renewal for Dresden units 2 and 3.
 
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Browns Ferry licensed for operation to mid-2050s
Browns Ferry licensed for operation to mid-2050s
This is Browns Ferry's second licence renewal, clearing the three boiling water reactors in Athens, Alabama, to operate for a further 20 years - a total operating life of up to 80 years for each unit.
 
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 15 December 2025
GE Vernova Hitachi SMR design clears key UK regulatory stage
GE Vernova Hitachi SMR design clears key UK regulatory stage
GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor design appears suitable for construction in the UK, regulators have concluded following Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment. The regulators said there are "no fundamental safety, security, safeguards or environmental protection shortfalls with the design that could prevent its deployment in Great Britain".

 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 11 December 2025
Second phase of Nuward review completed
Second phase of Nuward review completed
Six European nuclear regulators have completed the second phase of a joint early review of France's Nuward small modular reactor design.
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor

The US regulator has completed its final safety evaluation for TerraPower's application to build Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, one month ahead of its already accelerated schedule.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 2 December 2025
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