Search Results

Armenia and Rosatom Coordinate the Second Life Extension of Metsamor NPP Unit 2: Reviewing Phase Results and Locking In Key Tasks for 2027–2030

On October 7, 2026, the fifth working meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee of the Republic of Armenia and Rosatom was held in Yerevan, comprehensively reviewing the phased implementation results of the major project for the second life extension (LTO-2) of Unit 2 of the Armenian NPP (ANPP, located in Metsamor), and formally countersigned the execution agreement for advancing engineering tasks from 2027 to 2030. Kirill Komarov, First Deputy Director General and Director for International Business Development of Rosatom, led the Russian delegation, while Narek Apitonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, led the Armenian delegation.

2026-10-08

US PPPL Reconstructs 70-Year-Old Lawson Criterion, Proposes New Fusion Ignition Pathway of "Heat First, Fuel Later"

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), released its latest findings on October 5. Laboratory physicists have reconstructed the classic Lawson criterion that has been in use for over 70 years and published the results in Physical Review Letters. The research team integrated four real-world physics effects that were previously treated separately into a unified model, mapping out an entirely new fusion ignition topography. The study shows that adopting a pathway of first heating the plasma and then increasing fuel density can achieve the ignition conditions for self-sustaining burn with far less energy consumption than traditional pathways. For over 70 years, the nuclear fusion field has relied on...

2026-10-07

Russia's Kurchatov Institute to Receive 5.7 Billion Rubles in Fiscal Budget Support: Focusing on Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion and Advanced Plasma Technology R&D

The National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" will receive approximately 5.7 billion Rubles in dedicated funding support from the Russian federal budget during the period from 2027 to 2029. This fiscal allocation will be specifically used to advance key technology breakthroughs in Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion, as well as the R&D and experimental validation of innovative Plasma Technologies. The above funding plan is explicitly stated in the draft explanatory document of the 2027–2029 federal budget bill published in the electronic database of the Russian State Duma...

2026-10-03

Deployable Energy 1MW Microreactor UNB Achieves Initial Criticality: Scheduled to Enter INL DOME Test Bed in 2027 for Full-Power Testing

Houston-based nuclear energy startup Deployable Energy recently announced that its independently developed Microreactor, the Unity Nuclear Battery (UNB), has successfully completed its Initial Criticality Test. According to the established deployment plan, the system will officially arrive at the Demonstration and Operation of Microreactor Experiments (DOME), the dedicated microreactor test bed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), in 2027 to conduct full-power comprehensive performance testing. Although branded as a Nuclear...

2026-10-02

Indonesia Plans to Finalize the Site of Its First Nuclear Power Plant by 2027 at the Latest: Technologies from the United States, South Korea, Japan, and Russia Shortlisted for Cooperation Consideration

Elen Setiadi, Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Coordination at Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, stated on September 30 in Jakarta that the Indonesian government is comprehensively advancing the construction project of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and plans to officially finalize the construction site in 2026, or by 2027 at the latest. Indonesia aims to fully integrate advanced nuclear power into its national medium- and long-term energy supply strategy, using stable and abundant baseload electricity to support sustained domestic economic growth and industrialization transformation. At the World Resources Institute Indonesia (W...

2026-10-02

Netherlands to Acquire 70% Stake in Borssele Nuclear Power Plant

The Dutch government has reached an agreement to acquire a 70% stake in EPZ, the operator of the Borssele NPP. These shares will be purchased from the Province of Zeeland and its subordinate municipalities. The acquisition aims to ensure the long-term continued operation of the existing nuclear power plant. It is understood that the Borssele Nuclear Power Station (Dutch: Kerncentrale Borssele) is the only commercial nuclear power plant still in operation in the Netherlands. It is located near the town of Borssele in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands and is operated by the Dutch utility EPZ. The Borssele Nuclear Power Plant has a net electrical output of 485 megawatts (MWe), uses pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology...

2026-09-30

Bechtel and Westinghouse Consortium Formally Signs EPC Turnkey Contract for Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant, Construction Scheduled to Begin in 2027

A consortium comprising U.S. engineering giant Bechtel and nuclear technology supplier Westinghouse Electric Company has formally signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Poland's state-owned nuclear power company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) to advance the construction of Poland's first-ever commercial nuclear power plant. The nuclear project is located in Choczewo on the Baltic Sea coast in the Pomerania province of northern Poland. PEJ officially stated that the site is planned to host 3 Westinghouse AP1000 Generation III+ advanced pressurized water reactor units, with a designed total installed capacity of 3750 megawatts (3750 MWe), and the first unit is expected...

2026-09-30

Unit 7 reactor at China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant reaches Minimum Controlled Power Level

According to reports, the reactor of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, built through China-Russia cooperation and using a Russian design, has reached the Minimum Controlled Power Level (MCP). This marks the first time the reactor has entered a self-sustaining controlled chain nuclear reaction state in the core. All technical operations were carried out in accordance with design requirements and the startup plan, under the joint supervision of experts from Russian and Chinese operating, design, and regulatory organizations. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is a model project of Russia-China cooperation. Units 1 and 2, built according to the Russian scheme...

2026-09-29

US Company DTE Advances 177 MW Power Uprate at Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant

DTE Electric, a subsidiary of Michigan utility giant DTE Energy, has formally submitted a 20-year long-term Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). In the clean power restructuring layout of the plan, DTE explicitly establishes nuclear power as an indispensable zero-carbon baseload hub, and plans to carry out a deep modernization and technical upgrade of the Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Monroe County in 2036, achieving an additional 177 megawatts (MW) of clean carbon-free power output. As Michigan's core operating nuclear power infrastructure, Fermi 2 is equipped with a single...

2026-09-28

Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 in Pakistan Sets a New Record of 427 Consecutive Days of Trouble-Free Operation

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced that Chashma Unit-1 (C-1) at the Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station (CNPGS) near Mianwali in Punjab Province achieved 427 days of safe and uninterrupted continuous operation during its 18th fuel cycle. This achievement broke the previous record held by C-2 and C-4 units, setting a new historic high for the longest continuous safe operation period of a single unit in the history of Pakistan's nuclear power development. During this extended operating cycle, this 325-megawatt (MW) pressurized water reactor unit demonstrated...

2026-09-27

AtkinsRéalis Joint Venture Wins $1.7 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Refurbishment Contract

The joint venture formed by Candu Energy, a subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis, and Aecon Group has signed a three-year, $1.7 billion contract with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to officially launch the refurbishment of Unit 5 at the Pickering CANDU nuclear power plant. The scope of work includes retubing, feeder replacement, and steam generator replacement (RFBR). It is understood that the project is part of Ontario's larger nuclear expansion and life extension program. The program also includes the Bruce and Darlington nuclear...

2026-09-23

Unit 2 of Japan's Shimane Nuclear Power Plant Completes Periodic Inspection and Resumes Commercial Operation After About 7 Months

The Chugoku Electric Power Company (Japanese: 中国電力株式会社), a large integrated electric power company responsible for supplying electricity to 5 prefectures in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, Japan, announced on September 16 that Unit 2 of the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant has successfully completed the periodic inspection that began in February this year and officially resumed commercial operation on the 16th, returning to power supply after about 7 months. According to Chugoku Electric Power's estimate, in the overall power source mix, nuclear power generation will account for about 15% of the company's total power generation for this fiscal year, and this level of generation is expected to meet about 60% of the electricity demand of the two San'in prefectures. In addition, since Unit 2 of the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant has reached 37 years since it began commercial operation, Chugoku Electric Power also collected, during this periodic inspection, data used as the basis for assessing the "special inspection" required for future extended operation beyond the standard service period (exceeding the 40-year operating limit).

2026-09-17

Curium's Lutetium-177 Injection Approved by FDA for Treatment of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Radiopharmaceutical company Curium recently announced that its developed lutetium-177 (Lu-177) dotatate injection (trade name: Bexlutry) has received formal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is indicated for the treatment of somatostatin receptor-positive adult gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). The specific indication scope includes various neuroendocrine tumors occurring in the adult foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Bexlutry is an advanced radioligand therapy whose mechanism of action lies in its ability to specifically bind to somatostatin receptors highly expressed on the surface of such tumors. Through this precise binding, the drug can deliver...

2026-09-16

Kazakhstan Delivers National Statement at the 70th IAEA General Conference, Outlining Nuclear Energy Development Strategy

On September 15, 2026, during the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna, Gumar Sergazin, Head of the Kazakh Delegation and Vice Chairman of the Atomic Energy Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered an official national statement on behalf of the country. In his remarks, Gumar Sergazin highlighted Kazakhstan's core priorities in the nuclear industry, including advancing nuclear energy and nuclear industry development, promoting nuclear science and nuclear medicine research, and deepening international cooperation, among other key topics. The statement particularly emphasized the important historical significance of the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. Kazakhstan reaffirmed its commitment to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation...

2026-09-16

Syria Places 73 Tonnes of Uranium Under IAEA Safeguards

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani recently announced that Damascus has placed 73 tonnes of natural uranium under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supervision, marking the closure of Syria's 15-year nuclear non-compliance file and the beginning of renewed cooperation with the watchdog. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, al-Shaibani told the IAEA General Conference via video that the Board of Governors unanimously decided on September 9 to close Syria's nuclear file. The file had remained open since 2011. He noted that Damascus sent an official letter to the IAEA on July 17 disclosing that it possessed nuclear material at an undeclared location, and subsequently on July...

2026-09-16