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Vattenfall to select between BWRX-300 and Rolls-Royce SMR
Vattenfall to select between BWRX-300 and Rolls-Royce SMR

Sweden's Vattenfall says it has decided to choose small modular reactors for new nuclear capacity, with a shortlist of two: GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 and the Rolls-Royce SMR.
 

New Nuclear · Thursday, 21 August 2025
Steam generator marks milestone for Indian fleet construction
Steam generator marks milestone for Indian fleet construction

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and L&T Heavy Engineering have held a "flagging off" ceremony to mark the completion and dispatch of the steam generator for the second phase of the Gorakhpur nuclear power plant.
 

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Steam generator installation begins at Haiyang 4
Steam generator installation begins at Haiyang 4
The first of two steam generators has been hoisted into place at unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province.
New Nuclear · Monday, 18 August 2025
Legislative changes proposed to remove Swiss new reactor ban
Legislative changes proposed to remove Swiss new reactor ban
Switzerland's Federal Council has presented draft legislation that would remove the country's ban on the construction of new nuclear power, which has been in place since 1 January 2018.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 15 August 2025
Plans for SMR plant on Svalbard progress
Plans for SMR plant on Svalbard progress
An assessment programme has been submitted to the Governor of Svalbard for the construction of a small modular reactor power plant on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago, marking the first formal step towards building the facility.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 14 August 2025
DOE announces first selections for pilot reactor programme
DOE announces first selections for pilot reactor programme
The US Department of 抖阴传媒在线 has announced its initial selection of 11 advanced reactor projects for the Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to see at least three of them achieve criticality in less than one year from now.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Norwegian collaboration on floating nuclear power plants
Norwegian collaboration on floating nuclear power plants
Norwegian nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft and energy developer Ocean-Power are to cooperate on the development of concepts of floating nuclear power plants based on small modular reactors.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 13 August 2025
UK project aims to boost domestic supply of nuclear graphite
UK project aims to boost domestic supply of nuclear graphite
Four British universities have been awarded funding to collaborate on research on securing a domestic supply of nuclear graphite and finding solutions to managing the country's stockpile of irradiated graphite waste.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Construction gets under way of first unit at Jinqimen plant
Construction gets under way of first unit at Jinqimen plant
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 1 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced. It is the first of six Hualong One units planned for the plant.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 11 August 2025
Minister confirms environmental authorisation for South African new build
Minister confirms environmental authorisation for South African new build

South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has upheld a 2017 decision to grant Eskom environmental authorisation to construct and operate a new nuclear power station in Duynefontein, in the Western Cape.
 

New Nuclear · Monday, 11 August 2025
Detailed site survey begins at Dukovany
Detailed site survey begins at Dukovany
A ceremony has been held at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic to mark the start of a detailed site survey in preparation for the construction of two Korean-supplied APR1000s there.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 11 August 2025
Construction permit granted for new Chinese plant
Construction permit granted for new Chinese plant
China's National Nuclear Safety Administration has issued a construction licence for units 1 and 2 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, clearing the way for first concrete to be poured for the foundation of the reactor building of the first unit.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 8 August 2025
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