Operations and maintenance
PSEG executives confirmed a planned 200-MW uprate at the two-unit Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey during the utility's third quarter earnings call, with PSEG Nuclear set to receive approximately 112 MW of the additional capacity.
Negotiations over the Belgian state's acquisition of the country's full nuclear fleet have been pushed back a further month, with valuation differences cited as the principal sticking point.
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.
Urenco USA has begun commercial production of low-enriched uranium-plus at its National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico, following regulatory authorisation granted in September 2025 to enrich uranium up to 10% U-235.
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 Michigan nuclear plant has won the USA Optimizer Award for the second consecutive year, reflecting a deliberate overhaul of its supply chain culture and supplier engagement model.
Nuclear fuel assemblies manufactured at Russia's Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant have been delivered to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant's second unit and placed in specialised storage, marking a new supply-chain milestone for Bangladesh's first nuclear power project.
The US Department of Energy has extended a conditional loan commitment to Constellation under its new UPRISE initiative, potentially financing up to 80% of eligible uprate costs at nine facilities totalling nearly 1.1 GWe of additional capacity.
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South Korea's nuclear regulator has granted operating licence extensions to Kori units 3 and 4, clearing the way for Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to restart both Westinghouse pressurised water reactors in the first half of 2027 following a four-year safety review.
Transformers have always been central to reliable electricity delivery. With India’s power system now being reshaped by rising demand and intermittent renewable energy, its operations and maintenance (O&M) role has become more strategic than ever before. The country has continued to push network expansion in line with the National Electricity Plan’s...
The United States is attempting to restart three closed nuclear plants to address increasing energy demands, particularly from data centers. The Department of Energy is providing up to $4.4 billion to revive the Palisades Power Plant, the Crane Clean Energy Centre, and the Duane Arnold Energy Centre, aiming to restore 2.25 gigawatts of electricity.