Operations and maintenance

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has licensed a new on-site facility at Bruce Power to handle irradiated materials in lutetium-177 production, marking an expansion of the operator's medical isotope capabilities.

Urenco is constructing a major new enrichment plant in New Mexico, adding 2.1 million separative work units of capacity by 2036 to address growing nuclear fuel demand and the US ban on Russian-enriched uranium imports.

A new collaboration hub in Cumbria combines 360-degree visualisation, remotely operated robotics and live data streaming to enable safer, more efficient planning of complex nuclear facility decommissioning work.

Advanced automation tools are helping utilities optimize complex fuel-handling workflows while managing operational risk in an increasingly demanding energy landscape.

The CAP1000 reactor unit in China has successfully completed comprehensive thermal testing, clearing the way for fuel loading and grid connection within 2026.

Fortum has started a staged modernisation of the turbine island at Loviisa, covering low-pressure turbine renewals, turbine automation upgrades and replacement of main seawater pumps as the site moves through its lifetime-extension period.

China National Nuclear Corporation says the Unit 4 main control room has begun duty shifts following a 31 July ceremony, as Changjiang Phase II continues toward full operation in early 2027.