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France Approves Preliminary Works for EPR2 Project at Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant

The French government issued a decree on August 22, local time, approving French utility EDF to launch preliminary preparation works for two EPR2 pressurized water reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant, and granting it related environmental permits for site development. The plant currently operates six 900 MW units and is the largest nuclear power station in Western Europe by installed capacity. According to the decree, the approved works include construction of construction platforms and site facilities, relocation of the existing rail terminal, earthworks, foundation reinforcement, construction of waterproof containment structures, and construction access roads. The work also involves relocation of protected flora and fauna, construction of a public information center, and construction of some ancillary parking facilities. EDF said...

2026-08-25

Vietnam's National Assembly Approves Agreement for Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Project

Vietnam's National Assembly on August 24 approved agreements related to the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant project at the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly, advancing the country's first commercial nuclear power project into a new preparatory phase. The project plans to build two Russian-designed VVER-1200 pressurized water reactor units with a total installed capacity of approximately 2,400 MW. The Vietnamese government news website reported that Vietnam and Russia signed an intergovernmental agreement in Moscow in March this year, establishing a framework for cooperation on the construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant. Under the current plan, Russia will participate in the supply and construction of the project. On the same day, the National Assembly also voted to pass a resolution to split the original Ninh Thuan nuclear power project into three independent projects, namely Ninh Thuan 1...

2026-08-25

Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom Says the Era of "Cheap Uranium" Is Fading

Meirzhan Yussupov, CEO of Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom, said during a semi-annual financial results conference call that the global uranium market is entering a new supply-demand phase and the era of cheap uranium is fading. The company also disclosed arrangements for natural uranium concentrate trading and the latest updates on the delay of the TQZ sulfuric acid plant project. Yussupov said that 38 countries worldwide have signed commitments to support tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050, with these countries collectively accounting for more than 70% of global GDP. In his view, nuclear energy development has moved beyond policy discussions and entered the stage of actual deployment...

2026-08-25

Russia to Expand Nuclear Energy Cooperation with India

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said on August 24 that the cooperation experience of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) in participating in the construction of India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has laid the foundation for further deepening cooperation between Russia and India in the nuclear energy sector. Manturov stated at a meeting of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation that the successful cooperation on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project has created conditions for expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation. Future cooperation directions may include the construction of new power generation facilities in India, including small nuclear power facilities, as well as promoting the localization of equipment and nuclear fuel production in India. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project...

2026-08-25

Bulgaria to Build Danube Weir to Secure Cooling at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant

Bulgaria plans to construct a weir approximately 250 to 300 meters long on the Danube River near the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to ensure the stable operation of the plant's cooling system. Bulgarian Energy Minister Eva Petrova stated that the construction work is expected to take 10 to 15 days, with preliminary preparations already completed. Petrova noted that, due to the persistently low water level of the Danube, the Bulgarian side made this decision after analyzing hydrological conditions and conducting hydraulic model simulations. The weir will be used to improve water intake conditions for the nuclear power plant, ensuring the water supply required for the cooling system. Previously, due to the declining water level of the Danube, Unit 5 of the Kozloduy plant had its power output reduced by 120 megawatts to avoid potential operational risks...

2026-08-25

Three units at Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant return to full-capacity operation

Of the four units at Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant, three have returned to full-capacity operation, and grid connection work for Unit 4 is also progressing as planned. Hungarian authorities stated that all eight pumping systems at the plant are now in operation, with total generating capacity expected to approach 2,000 megawatts within two days. Previously, three units at the Paks plant were temporarily shut down due to declining water levels in the Danube River, which serves as a vital water source for the plant's cooling system. To improve water intake conditions, Hungary constructed a temporary weir in the river section near the Paks plant, using thousands of tons of rock and crushed stone during construction, with military engineering units also participating in the operations. The Paks Nuclear Power Plant is located approximately 100 kilometers south of Budapest on the banks of the Danube...

2026-08-25

South Korea Reviews Plans for New Nuclear Units and 20-Year License Extensions

The South Korean government is reviewing plans to build new nuclear power units and extend the operating license periods of existing nuclear plants to address mid- to long-term electricity demand growth driven by semiconductor industry clusters in Yongin and the Honam region. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment submitted a written response to the National Assembly on the 24th, stating that during the revision of the 12th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand, it will review whether to include new nuclear power plants in the plan, taking into account factors such as electricity supply-demand necessity, construction schedules, regional acceptance, and suitability of nuclear plant sites. The ministry stated that after the draft of the relevant work is published, it will also undergo procedures including National Assembly deliberation, public hearings, strategic environmental impact assessment, and climate change impact assessment.

2026-08-25

South Korea denies rumors of joint investment with U.S. in Westinghouse Electric

In response to external claims that the United States proposed South Korea jointly invest in Westinghouse Electric Company, the South Korean government recently responded, stating that such claims are not true. According to a South Korean government source revealed on August 24, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) were reportedly evaluating a plan to jointly acquire a partial stake in Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) with the U.S. government. The related claims stated that the investment scale and shareholding ratio had not yet been determined, and the plan might involve establishing a special purpose vehicle through joint South Korea-U.S. funding to acquire shares and participate in subsequent U.S. nuclear power plant construction projects.

2026-08-25

US TRISO-X TX-1 Advanced Nuclear Fuel Facility Enters Next Construction Phase

TRISO-X, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy, announced on August 24 that its TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has entered the next construction phase. With the vertical structure of the facility nearing completion, the project will transition to auxiliary building construction, interior finishing, and equipment installation. The facility is positioned as the first commercial facility in the United States dedicated to producing tristructural isotropic fuel for advanced reactors, and will provide fuel support for X-energy's Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in the future. X-energy is collaborating with Dow to advance the first deployment of the Xe-100 reactor...

2026-08-25

U.S. NANO Nuclear Plans to Deploy Advanced Nuclear Energy for AI Industrial Parks

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. recently announced that it has signed a non-binding strategic commercial framework agreement with Tillman Global Holdings and its global data center platform Tillman Digital Gateway, aiming to promote the future use of its KRONOS MMR energy system in artificial intelligence industrial parks that Tillman plans to build in the United States. Figure 1 - NANO Nuclear and Tillman Digital Gateway sign strategic commercial framework to advance nuclear power for gigawatt-scale AI industrial parks in the U.S. Under the agreement, NANO Nuclear will become...

2026-08-25

American Fusion's Fusion Platform Patent Applications Reach 100

American Fusion announced on August 24 that the total number of patent applications it has filed around its Texatron Fusion Engine platform has reached 100, including 17 newly filed U.S. patent applications. The company stated that these applications primarily cover the structural design, fuel injection, electromagnetic configuration, and system architecture of the Texatron platform. According to the company's disclosure, the 17 newly filed applications were submitted between August 16 and 22, 2026, covering aluminum fusion confinement structures, clamshell and monobloc housings, hollow annular inner cavities, rifled inner wall geometries, electromagnetic field structures, helium-3 and deuterium...

2026-08-25

Expansion Project Advances at Centrus Energy's Uranium Enrichment Facility in Piketon, Ohio

Centrus Energy said on August 24 that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel, JobsOhio CEO J.P. Nauseef, along with state, federal, and local stakeholders, visited the company's uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, to discuss the development of the U.S. domestic nuclear fuel supply chain and Ohio's role in it. In September 2025, Centrus Energy announced a multi-billion-dollar expansion of the Piketon uranium enrichment plant. Currently, the expansion...

2026-08-25

Fukui Prefecture in Japan Likely to Approve KEPCO's Dry Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel

According to multiple officials of Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Governor Takato Ishida of Fukui Prefecture is expected to approve Kansai Electric Power Company's (KEPCO) construction of a dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at its nuclear power plants within the prefecture. If completed, this would mark the first adoption of such an on-site interim storage facility at KEPCO's nuclear power plants. A dry storage facility is used to store spent nuclear fuel discharged from reactors. The basic approach involves placing spent fuel into dedicated metal containers and cooling them naturally through air circulation, without relying on electrical systems. Since the containers themselves can be transported by ship or trailer, subsequent off-site transfer is relatively convenient; even in the event of a power outage, the associated accident risk is considered low. Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) and Shikoku Electric Power Company operate nuclear power plants that have already adopted this storage method.

2026-08-25

Belarus and Russia Approve Program to Address Chernobyl Accident Consequences

The Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia recently approved a new Union State program to jointly carry out work from 2026 to 2030 to address the long-term negative consequences of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. According to the resolution published on the website of the Permanent Committee of the Union State, the total funding for the program is set at 1,998.321 million Russian rubles, with funds sourced from the Union State budget. Of this amount, Russia's maximum contribution is 1,297.9904 million Russian rubles, while Belarus's maximum contribution is 700.3306 million Russian rubles. The program will support joint actions by the two countries in managing the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident...

2026-08-25

Australia Plans Nuclear Submarine Maintenance Dockyard in Western Australia

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia plans to build a dockyard in Western Australia by the early 2030s to maintain U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines. Marles said at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that Australia needs to complete a backup dockyard by the early 2030s to commence maintenance work on Virginia-class submarines. The Australian government confirmed on August 24 that the new defence complex will be located in Henderson, Western Australia. Under the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...

2026-08-25