Hydraulic tests to check the primary circuit systems and equipment at unit 1 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant have been successfully completed, paving the way for hot functional tests to begin.
 

More than 1,300 people from 65 countries gathered in London in September for the 2026 World Nuclear Symposium. The World Nuclear News team was there and bring you reports from a range of the discussions and speeches which took place.
 

Approval of the Thermal and Electric Facility Topical Report submitted by the company to US regulators would mean that part of the Integrated Molten Salt Reactor plant would be classed as a conventional industrial, rather than nuclear, project, allowing it to be built and operated ahead of nuclear licensing.
 

The economic impact generated over the lifecycle of a single 1,200 MWe nuclear power plant is about JPY4.3 trillion (USD27.2 billion), according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum.
 

Framatome and EDF have renewed their long-term service agreement covering a comprehensive range of maintenance and outage services to support the long-term operation strategy of the Sizewell B nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England.
 

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has commissioned Westinghouse to begin ordering long-lead items for the first unit of Poland's planned first nuclear power plant, which will comprise three AP1000 reactors.
 

Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant's unit 7 has been successfully connected to the grid, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.