The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Energy, enabling the company to restart the 601 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA.
Sweden has announced that it will use SMRs from either Rolls-Royce or GE Vernova for its first nuclear expansion in 50 years.
South Korea’s power output is rising sharply ahead of official targets due to fewer maintenance outages, a new power plant coming online, pushing down the usage of coal-fired power plants.
A swarm of jellyfish caused four reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in Nord, France to close, according to an announcement by the operator EDF.
Kazakhstan has officially launched construction of its first nuclear power plant. The ceremony was held in the Almaty region and included the symbolic laying of a capsule and the start of engineering surveys.
The UK government has signed an agreement worth over £38 billion with a number of backers, including EDF and Centrica, for construction of the 3.2 GW Sizewell C nuclear power project on the Suffolk coast.
South Africa’s Eskom has announced that Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station, South Africa’s only nuclear facility, has had its operational maintenance period extended for an additional month.
The US nuclear regulator has approved Dominion Energy’s application to extend the operating licence of its 973 MW V.C. Summer nuclear power station in South Carolina until 2062.
Constellation Energy’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is expected to restart a year sooner than originally planned.
Bahlil Lahadalia, Indonesia’s Energy and Resources Minister, has said that Indonesia plans to build its first nuclear power plant by 2034 to secure its energy future and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.