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IHI has been awarded a contract to supply the containment vessel and CA01 super module for Poland's first AP1000 reactor, while Westinghouse has placed conditional purchase orders with four Polish manufacturers for additional structural modules at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site.
Finnish energy company Helen has opened its Environmental Impact Assessment Programme for public consultation, formally initiating the regulatory review of a planned small modular reactor facility in Helsinki, with a site decision targeted for 2028.
China General Nuclear has finished loading 177 fuel assemblies into the San'ao unit 2 reactor core, marking a key commissioning milestone for the Hualong One plant in China's Yangtze River Delta region.
Kazakhstan's president has directed development of a century-long strategic uranium reserve, while the country's nuclear power plant pipeline expands with contracts signed and a second plant confirmed for China National Nuclear Corporation.
Thailand’s Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT) has accelerated its nuclear energy study, targeting commercial operation of the country’s first 300 MW small modular reactor (SMR) by 2037. The project forms part of the 2026 Power Development Plan and is intended to strengthen energy security, provide low-carbon electricity and reduce exposure to...
India's largest power generator has outlined an approximately 30 GW nuclear capacity goal within a broader 250 GW expansion plan, with site feasibility work already completed in three states.
Ankara and Seoul have formalised two memoranda of understanding covering nuclear power plant financing and broader energy cooperation, with the Sinop project and a dedicated TÜNAŞ–KEXIM working group among the concrete outcomes.
Polish nuclear developer PEJ has submitted a permit application to begin early civil works at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site, marking a concrete regulatory step toward construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.
China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction Co Ltd completed the first nuclear island concrete pour for Haiyang unit 5 on 31 October, marking the start of main construction for the CAP1000 reactor and signalling full-scale progress on Phase III of the Shandong plant.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its Final Safety Evaluation Report for the Long Mott Generating Station, completing both primary reviews required before a construction permit can be granted for the four-unit Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor project.
A new agreement signed at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow establishes a joint working group to assess Uganda's nuclear infrastructure and progress site-selection engineering surveys for the planned Nakasongola Nuclear Power Plant.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has ended construction contract negotiations with a Daewoo Engineering & Construction-led consortium for the $18.6 billion Dukovany two-unit APR1000 project, prompting Czech utility CEZ to terminate its cooperation agreement and open a fresh bidding process.