New build
The South Korean supplier will deliver eight large forged components for two additional units at the Laiyang nuclear power project in Shandong province by 2029.
The CAP1000 reactor unit in China has successfully completed comprehensive thermal testing, clearing the way for fuel loading and grid connection within 2026.
India's new nuclear legislation consolidates regulatory oversight and opens the sector to private participation, with a 4 September deadline for stakeholder feedback on implementing rules.
A collaboration to deploy small modular reactors alongside gas turbines at a data centre site has progressed to detailed engineering and licensing phases, with a final investment decision targeted for 2027.
Draft licensing and safety rules enable private and foreign participation in nuclear energy development, with operators required to demonstrate financial and technical capabilities across the fuel cycle.
New draft regulations for India's nuclear sector introduce a unified licensing framework for private participation while restricting foreign reactor designs to self-reliant nations.
India aims to operationalize five new nuclear reactors by 2030 and reach 100 GW of capacity, supported by legislative framework and domestic technology development.
Construction has begun on the turbine/conventional island for unit 2 at the Bailong Nuclear Power Project, with first concrete for the basement raft foundation completed after a focused “skip-pour” pour. The milestone supports follow-on turbine foundation and basement sidewall works as SPIC develops the first CAP1000 phase and outlines overall project scale and investment.
Construction has continued at Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear power plant unit 1, with non-stop concreting and completion of the reactor building’s fourth-tier internal containment vessel installation, as the project moves toward fifth-tier work.
Westinghouse says a new collaboration with Amentum is intended to accelerate AP300 SMR licensing with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to strengthen engineering and execution capability for delivering 1 GW-class reactors at scale.
ARC Clean Technology has entered into a Strategic Partnership Project agreement with Battelle Energy Alliance, establishing a multiyear framework with Idaho National Laboratory for design, demonstration and first deployment of the ARC-100, a 100-MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor.
A ceremony marks the start of preparatory works for future Kola nuclear units, with survey, design, and site infrastructure planned ahead of the later construction start following licensing.