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Finland's Posiva Authorized to Operate the World's First Deep Geological Repository for Spent Fuel

Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva has officially received an operating license from the Finnish government to operate the spent fuel encapsulation and final disposal facility at Olkiluoto. The facility thus becomes the world's first spent nuclear fuel repository to receive such an operating license. On December 30, 2021, Posiva submitted an operating license application to the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for the spent fuel encapsulation plant and the Onkalo final disposal facility, with the requested operating period running from March 2024 through the end of 2070. The encapsulation plant and final disposal facility...

2026-10-24

Nano Nuclear Signs Engineering Agreement with Argentina's IMPSA to Advance Manufacturability Assessment of Key Components for Kronos Microreactor

U.S. advanced reactor developer Nano Nuclear Energy announced on October 23 that it has signed a three-year engineering technical services agreement with the U.S. subsidiary of Argentine metal-mechanical manufacturing giant IMPSA. The two parties will jointly conduct engineering design and manufacturing feasibility assessments for core components of Nano Nuclear's independently developed Kronos microreactor, aiming to accelerate the microreactor's transition from physical concept drawings to the industrial manufacturing stage. According to the work plan disclosed in the official statement, the initial priority is an approximately six-month design review and manufacturing feasibility study, in which the Reactor P...

2026-10-24

South Africa's Nuclear Power Project Achieves Substantive Progress: 5,200 MW Nuclear Power Project Enters Full EIA Phase

Babalwa Lobishe, Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, publicly stated on October 23 that she highly welcomes the approval of the final scoping report for Eskom's proposed 5,200 MW Thyspunt large-scale nuclear power project. The project site is located in Kouga Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, and the approval of the report by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) marks that this major clean baseload project has officially been approved to enter the comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase, taking a key step toward final statutory approval.

2026-10-24

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Conducts Comprehensive Assessment of Preparations and Progress of the National Nuclear Energy Program

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission on October 22 for an on-site inspection to comprehensively assess the preparations and progress of the country's national nuclear energy program. During the inspection, Abiy explicitly stated that the research, development, and introduction of cutting-edge technologies play a pivotal supporting role in Ethiopia's long-term economic transformation process, and the country must examine the strategic value of scientific and technological innovation from a higher perspective. In remarks delivered during the inspection, Abiy said that Ethiopia must not limit itself to addressing immediate short-term economic demands, but must also look to the future and invest heavily in...

2026-10-23

Ontario Power Generation Subsidiary Joins UK SMR Project to Partner with SGE in Operating and Maintaining 14 BWRX-300 Reactors

SGE SMR UK, the UK project entity under SGE (formerly Synthos Green Energy), a European small modular reactor (SMR) development and investment organization, and Origin Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada's Ontario Power Generation (OPG), formally signed a letter of intent on October 22 to establish a joint venture operating company that will be responsible for the operation and technical support of 14 planned BWRX-300 small modular reactor units in the UK. According to SGE's earlier 2026...

2026-10-23

China Institute of Atomic Energy Successfully Completes Full-Process Experimental Verification of Post-Irradiation Fuel Assembly Reassembly Technology for Integrated Fast Reactor

Recently, the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) under China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) successfully completed the full-process experimental verification of post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly technology for the integrated closed fuel cycle fast reactor nuclear energy system (referred to as the integrated fast reactor), and successfully developed a reassembly prototype, comprehensively verifying the technical feasibility. This achievement marks that CIAE has independently mastered the core technology of post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly for fast reactors, laying a solid foundation for subsequent engineering applications and material and fuel research under higher irradiation dose conditions, and is of great significance for enhancing China's advanced nuclear fuel R&D level and promoting the development of the closed fuel cycle. The full-process experimental verification platform for post-irradiation fuel assembly reassembly technology...

2026-10-23

CNNC Qintong Innovatively Builds a Digital-Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Management System for Its Isotope Base

Recently, Chinatom Qinshan Isotope Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CNNC Qintong"), centering on the isotope production base construction project, successfully built a digital-intelligent operation and maintenance (O&M) management system with the Integrated Intelligent Production Information Management Platform (IMS) as its core. By empowering full-lifecycle equipment control and intelligent decision-making, the system effectively addresses O&M management pain points in nuclear technology application scenarios with high safety requirements and high complexity. It is understood that the system, with the Integrated Intelligent Production Information Management Platform (IMS) as its management hub, has achieved unified coding and labeling of 6,799 pieces of equipment across the entire plant and "one file per unit" full-lifecycle traceability. By deeply linking equipment ledgers with maintenance plans, repair work orders and spare parts management, CNNC Qintong has not only driven the upgrade of its maintenance model toward condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, but also achieved significant cost reduction, efficiency improvement and energy consumption optimization through HVAC variable-frequency renovation and self-developed automatic calibration platforms.

2026-10-22

ASEAN countries are comprehensively assessing nuclear energy development and deployment options

On October 21, 2026, at the World Nuclear Supply Chain Conference held in Manila, participating delegates pointed out that with the substantial growth in electricity demand and deepening energy security considerations, Southeast Asian countries are assessing nuclear energy options with a pragmatic attitude to diversify their power generation mix and safeguard regional energy supply. It is understood that data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that since 2015, Southeast Asia's electricity demand has grown at an average annual rate of about 6%, and this trend is expected to continue until 2035. Rajib Dawood, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), stated that the geopolitical situation...

2026-10-22

Sichuan Establishes Nuclear Industry Platform, Advanced Microreactor Enters Engineering Phase

Recently, the Microreactor Industry Co-construction Conference and the unveiling ceremony of Sichuan Energy Nuclear Industry Co., Ltd. were held in Chengdu, marking that China's independently developed advanced microreactor technology has officially moved from the laboratory R&D stage into a critical period of engineering demonstration and industrialization. As an important vehicle for the central-local coordinated deployment of advanced nuclear energy, the platform will connect technology, capital, and application scenarios, and shore up shortcomings in the development of distributed nuclear energy. It is reported that Sichuan Energy Nuclear Industry Co., Ltd. was jointly initiated and established by Sichuan Energy Development Group and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC), while simultaneously introducing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Venture Capital Guidance Fund, Chengdu Future Industry Venture Capital Fund, and other multi-level capital empowerment, with initial registered capital of 1 billion yuan.

2026-10-22

Canada's Terrestrial Energy Plans to Split IMSR Licensing to Accelerate Conventional Facility Construction and Financing

Recently, Canadian nuclear innovation company Terrestrial Energy announced that it has submitted a key topical report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The company plans to license its Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) power plant as two separate parts—the nuclear facility and the Thermal and Electric Facility (TEF)—allowing the non-nuclear portion to be built and operated as a conventional industrial project before obtaining nuclear licensing. It is understood that the IMSR, as a Generation IV small modular reactor, uses molten salt as both fuel and coolant, and can directly supply heat to industrial facilities or be used for power generation. If the topical report is approved, the site-customizable TEF facilities will not be classified as nuclear facilities, thereby allowing developers to...

2026-10-22

Australian company Aura plans to make final investment decision on Mauritania's Tiris uranium mine by year-end

Recently, Australian-listed company Aura Energy announced that its newly released feasibility study has confirmed the technical and economic viability of the Tiris uranium project in Mauritania, and the company plans to make a final investment decision (FID) by the end of 2026. The project is expected to require US$349.8 million in development capital, with annual uranium production of 1.8 million pounds after commissioning and a mine life of 26 years. It is understood that the Tiris uranium project is Mauritania's first uranium mine, with major approval procedures already completed, and the pilot plant at Bir Moghrein will begin processing ore in November to verify the process flow. Mauritania's Minister of Mines and Industry Eddy Ould Zeine stated that the government firmly supports the project's development, the state will hold a 15% interest and derive tax and employment benefits from it, regarding it as a cornerstone of the emerging national industry.

2026-10-21

Three Top U.S. Universities Form Academic Consortium to Bridge Nuclear Workforce Gap

Recently, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Arizona State University, and Purdue University jointly established the New Nuclear Academic Consortium (NNAC), aiming to build a national collaborative network to address the growing workforce shortage in the U.S. nuclear energy sector. With surging U.S. electricity demand and the accelerated deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors, the industry's demand for interdisciplinary talent with backgrounds in systems engineering, supply chain management, thermodynamics, and nuclear safety regulation...

2026-10-20

Princeton team launches Borealis Fusion, focusing on the magnetic mirror pB11 pathway

Recently, Borealis Fusion, a startup co-founded with the participation of the research team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in the United States, announced its establishment. The company has chosen the magnetic mirror pathway, focusing on proton-boron-11 (pB11) neutron-free nuclear fusion technology, aiming to provide cost-competitive clean electricity. It is understood that Borealis Fusion was jointly founded by five doctoral scholars with backgrounds in physics and engineering from Princeton University: Damien Scott, Ian Ochs, Elijah Kolmes, Tal Rubin, and Alex Glasser. Its core technology originates from the pB11 frontier research led by Princeton University professor Nat Fisch, and the technology...

2026-10-20

South Africa Advances High-Purity Low-Enriched Uranium Cooperation as Quantum Leap Energy Partners with Necsa to Build Facility

On October 19, 2026, Quantum Leap Energy, a subsidiary of U.S. advanced isotope technology company ASP Isotopes, and South Africa's state-owned nuclear energy company (Necsa) formally signed a binding letter of intent to establish a joint venture at the Pelindaba site in South Africa to jointly develop, finance, build and operate a test bench and commercial facility for high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). It is understood that in the joint venture, Quantum Leap Energy will hold approximately 80% equity and be responsible for overall operations and fundraising, while Necsa will hold approximately 20% equity and provide site access, nuclear safety and regulatory support. The two parties also plan to sign an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...

2026-10-20

NASA's SR-1 Freedom deep-space nuclear reactor progresses smoothly, planned to set sail in 2028

Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that its Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom has achieved a key breakthrough in the development of nuclear power modules and has reached an important contract consensus with partners. The reactor will become the first spacecraft to demonstrate nuclear fission power beyond Earth orbit, with launch planned for late 2028 en route to Mars. It is understood that Sierra Lobo will provide the closed Brayton cycle power conversion system for SR-1 Freedom, responsible for converting the thermal energy generated by the fission reactor into electricity to drive the nuclear electric propulsion system. The power conversion system will be deeply integrated with the fission reactor designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho National Lab...

2026-10-21