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Tomari 3 meets safety requirements, regulator concludes
Tomari 3 meets safety requirements, regulator concludes
Unit 3 of Hokkaido Electric Power Company's Tomari nuclear power plant - Japan's newest power reactor - has moved a step closer to restarting after the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority concluded the unit meets revised safety standards.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Regulatory approvals pave way for Palisades restart
Regulatory approvals pave way for Palisades restart

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a series of licensing and regulatory actions that will allow fuel loading at Holtec's plant.

Regulation & Safety · Friday, 25 July 2025
Palisades training centre gains INPO accreditation
Palisades training centre gains INPO accreditation
The Palisades on-site training department has achieved full accreditation from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations - a prerequisite for the planned restart of the nuclear power plant by the end of this year.
Corporate · Thursday, 24 July 2025
Westinghouse, Google aim to speed up reactor construction with AI
Westinghouse, Google aim to speed up reactor construction with AI
Westinghouse has announced it is to collaborate with Google Cloud to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline construction of new nuclear plants and enhance the operations of existing nuclear power plants.
Corporate · Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Hitachi platform aims to enhance nuclear plant operations
Hitachi platform aims to enhance nuclear plant operations
Japan's Hitachi Ltd has developed a new Metaverse Platform for Nuclear Power Plants that leverages a metaverse and AI technology which it claims streamlines operations, including nuclear power plants' safety enhancement, new plant construction, maintenance, and decommissioning.
Corporate · Monday, 14 July 2025
Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode
Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode
Holtec has submitted a letter to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission indicating it has completed the necessary licensing activities to transition the Palisades nuclear power plant from decommissioning to operational status. Holtec is proposing the transition happens on 25 August.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 11 July 2025
Framatome takes full control of Reaktortest joint venture
Framatome takes full control of Reaktortest joint venture
France's Framatome has acquired the remaining stake in the non-destructive examination specialist Reaktortest, created in 1991 as a joint venture with Slovenské Elektrárne.
Corporate · Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Restart and extended operation of Belgian reactor approved
Restart and extended operation of Belgian reactor approved
Belgium's Federal Agency for Nuclear Control has given the go-ahead for the restart of unit 3 at the Tihange nuclear power plant following a maintenance outage in preparation for the unit's operation for a further ten years.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 7 July 2025
French regulator says 1300 MW units can operate beyond 40 years
French regulator says 1300 MW units can operate beyond 40 years
EDF can operate its 1300 MWe capacity reactors beyond their original 40-year lifespan provided that necessary upgrades are carried out, the French Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority has decided.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 4 July 2025
NRC issues subsequent licence renewal for VC Summer
NRC issues subsequent licence renewal for VC Summer

The US regulator has renewed the operating licence for VC Summer unit 1 for a second time, clearing the pressurised water reactor to operate until August 2062.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Kalinin's first unit gets 19-year life extension
Kalinin's first unit gets 19-year life extension

Russia's nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued an operating licence to the Kalinin nuclear power plant's unit 1 to June 2044.

New Nuclear · Monday, 30 June 2025
Crane Clean 抖阴传媒在线 Centre on track for ahead-of-schedule restart
Crane Clean 抖阴传媒在线 Centre on track for ahead-of-schedule restart

Unit 1 at the plant could restart as early as 2027 with the approval of an early interconnection request by grid operator PJM, Constellation said as it held a celebration of progress at the plant in Pennsylvania.

Corporate · Thursday, 26 June 2025
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