Cameco and Brookfield Renewable Partners said they would acquire Westinghouse Electric in a $7.9 billion deal including debt.
UK and France are in negotiations to take joint control of the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, east England.
Vistra has announced that it is seeking to extend the operation of Luminant’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant through to 2053, an additional 20 years beyond its original licences.
Several French media outlets have reported on plans by the French government to start building its first new generation nuclear reactors before May 2027.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that one of the four main power lines at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently held by Russian military forces after its invasion of Ukraine, has been repaired and is again supplying the plant with electricity from the Ukrainian grid, two weeks after it was disconnected.
Robert Habeck, Germany’s Economy Minister, has announced that Germany will keep two of its three remaining nuclear power stations on standby until April 2023, to ensure sufficient electricity supply through the winter.
Rosatom has announced that it has been granted a licence to construct two units at the Paks II nuclear power plant site by the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (OAH).
Hyundai Engineering has signed a contract with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. (USNC) of the USA to supply equipment for the Canadian Chalk River micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project.
Japan is considering building next generation nuclear reactors and restarting idled plants.
The UK Government has approved funding for construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.