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Rosatom Joins Forces with Prosoft-Systems and Reglab to Deepen Cooperation, Boosting Gen IV Nuclear Power and Industrial Autonomous Automation

During the Russian Energy Week international forum held in Moscow, JSC Rusatom Automated Control Systems (RASU), the core management entity of Rosatom's Automation Control Systems and Electrical Engineering Division, formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Prosoft-Systems LLC and its controlled subsidiary Reglab LLC. The parties will deeply integrate their technological expertise in industrial-grade hardware development, software development, and turnkey control system engineering deployment...

2026-10-18

NRC Approves Holtec's Alternative Plan to Remove Tilted Fuel Assembly at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant

About two weeks after the fuel loading incident at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Mich., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved Holtec International's emergency License Amendment Request (LAR), allowing the use of custom-designed specialized equipment to remove the tilted fuel assembly from the reactor pressure vessel. The NRC stated that because the incident has halted the plant's fuel loading operations and part of the restart work, this license amendment was reviewed and issued under emergency conditions...

2026-10-17

Unit 1 of Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is planned to start criticality before the end of the year

Recently, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, stated that the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey is expected to be officially loaded with fuel and achieve first criticality (i.e., the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction) in the second half of December this year, pushing the project to formally transition from the construction phase to the commissioning and startup phase. It is understood that the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The project plans to build 4 Russian VVER-1200 Generation III reactors, with a total investment exceeding US$20 billion, fully funded and constructed by Rosatom under the Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model....

2026-10-17

U.S. Plans Massive Funding to Restart Three Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plants to Meet AI Computing Demand

Recently, the United States is experiencing an unprecedented wave of nuclear power restarts, with plans to revive three commercial nuclear power plants that have been shut down, in order to meet surging electricity demand and the computing power needs of large data centers. The three nuclear power plants are the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, the Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, and the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $4.4 billion in loan guarantees to restore a total of 2.25...

2026-10-17

Exploring the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant: "Hualong One" Leads the Iterative Upgrade of China's Nuclear Power Technology

Recently, the "Nuclear Power Media Research Tour" organized by the National Energy Administration visited the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant of China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) in Huidong County, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. The plant is planned to house six "Hualong One" third-generation nuclear power technology units, with construction proceeding in phases: Units 1 and 2 of Phase I have been completed and put into operation; Units 3 and 4 of Phase II have entered the peak period of civil construction; and Units 5 and 6 of Phase III officially received approval from the State Council in July this year and are in full preparation for construction. In terms of responding to extreme weather, Units 1 and 2 of the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant withstood a direct hit from a severe typhoon this summer and maintained safe and stable operation, verifying the...

2026-10-17

Power Generation Exceeds 150 Billion kWh: Haiyang Nuclear Power Leads in Passive Technology and Comprehensive Nuclear Energy Utilization

Recently, the "Nuclear Power Media Research Tour" organized by the National Energy Administration visited the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant of Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd. The delegation conducted on-site research at Unit 3, which is currently receiving and commissioning its first core of new fuel, and held in-depth interviews on the base's innovative achievements in third-generation passive nuclear power technology and "nuclear energy + multi-energy" comprehensive utilization. As one of the world's first and China's self-reliance projects for third-generation nuclear power, Units 1 and 2 of Haiyang Nuclear Power have cumulatively generated more than 150 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity safely and stably since their successive commissioning from 2018 to 2019, making it the world's first third-generation nuclear power base to surpass the 100-billion-kWh milestone in power generation. It is understood that Haiyang Nuclear Power adopts advanced third-generation passive pressurized water reactor...

2026-10-17

Pre-Project Geotechnical Investigation Launched for Units 5 and 6 of Kakrapar Nuclear Power Station in India

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) announced that geotechnical investigations have officially commenced at the site of Units 5 and 6 of the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in Gujarat, marking a key early-stage development milestone for these two indigenously designed 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) projects. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Fuels Complex is manufacturing steam generator tubes to support the fleet construction programme, and India's indigenous Small Modular Reactor programme has also reached an important...

2026-10-17

Rosatom and Indonesia Reach Historic Agreement to Implement First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Power Supply Export Project

Rosatom State Corporation and Indonesian state-owned enterprise PT Pembangkit Listrik Nuklir have reached an agreement to supply electricity generated by floating nuclear power units to electricity customers in North Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia. The agreement was signed on October 16, 2026, in Moscow during Russian Energy Week (REW), marking an important milestone in bilateral energy cooperation between Russia and Indonesia. Under the project plan, Rosatom State Corporation will deploy two FPU-...

2026-10-17

Sanmen Nuclear Power's Multiple Management Innovation Achievements Recognized, Supporting High-Quality Development of Nuclear Power

Recently, Sanmen Nuclear Power proudly received multiple management innovation achievement awards. Among them, "Construction and Efficiency Enhancement of a Data-Driven Nuclear Power Thermal Performance Supervision System" won the Second Prize of CNNC, and "Data-Driven Predictive Maintenance Management for Nuclear Power Enterprises" won the Third Prize. In addition, "Full Life-Cycle Health Management of Equipment Based on Multi-Source Data and System Collaboration for Nuclear Power Enterprises" and "Construction of a Reliability-Centered Full-Process Quality Supervision System for Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing" also won the Third Prize of China Nuclear Power Management Innovation. These achievements fully demonstrate Sanmen Nuclear Power's innovation strength in relying on digital transformation, deepening nuclear power operations, and improving quality and efficiency, injecting strong momentum into the year-end sprint...

2026-10-16

EDF Strives to Complete EPR2 Nuclear Power Plant in 70 Months

Recently, Electricité de France (EDF) announced that the company is continuing to advance multiple optimization efforts, striving to significantly shorten the construction period of the next-generation EPR2 nuclear power plant to 70 months. According to the latest industry updates released by the Société Française d'Énergie Nucléaire (Sfen), EDF is currently concentrating resources on engineering and management optimization of key projects, aiming to comprehensively improve the construction efficiency of next-generation nuclear power projects through multiple dimensions including design standardization, supply chain coordination, and construction process restructuring. The setting of this acceleration target...

2026-10-16

Idaho State University to Build Microreactor, Empowering Nuclear Energy Talent Development

Recently, Idaho State University (ISU) announced that it will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and local nuclear technology company NuCube to jointly build a new microreactor to fully support the state's only undergraduate nuclear engineering program. It is understood that the project will carry out a major expansion and upgrade of the existing teaching and research reactor that has been in continuous operation since 1965, providing a cutting-edge technology operating platform for the next generation of nuclear engineers. This collaboration relies on the relevant advancement programs of the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), aiming to provide key resources and regulatory guidance for the research, development, and...

2026-10-16

Bluecore Energy Completes $50 Million Financing and Secures Nuclear Fuel Supply, Accelerating Its First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Project

Recently, Bluecore Energy, a nuclear energy startup headquartered in California, USA, completed a $50 million seed round of financing to advance its compact water-cooled nuclear reactor project designed specifically for marine environments. The company has procured Low-Enriched Uranium Hexafluoride from nuclear fuel trader WMC Group. The batch of raw material is currently stored at a facility in California and will subsequently be converted into Uranium Dioxide and fabricated into fuel pellets for future hardware and system testing. It is understood that Bluecore Energy is conducting fuel-free...

2026-10-15

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Comprehensively Advance Maritime Applications of Commercial Nuclear Energy Technology

Recently, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Office of Nuclear Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at jointly advancing the deep application and industrial deployment of commercial nuclear energy technology in the maritime sector. Under the agreement, both parties will jointly manage the newly established Maritime Nuclear Applications Group (MNAG), providing comprehensive support for projects at the technical, regulatory, economic, and policy levels. It is understood that this collaboration covers floating platform nuclear energy systems, nuclear-powered commercial vessels, and the ports, shipyards, and industrial bases required to support the construction, operation, and maintenance of...

2026-10-15

US Approves Funding for Final Phase of Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment, Accelerating Validation of Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Technology

Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has formally approved cost-shared funding for the accelerated final phase of the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE). The funded project will focus on supporting the joint research and development efforts of Southern Company, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Core Power, aiming to deepen scientific understanding of liquid chloride salt fuel and molten salt reactor technology and to lay a solid foundation for the development of subsequent commercial reactors. It is understood that the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE) is currently being conducted at Idaho National Laboratory (INL)'s Materials and Fuels Complex ...

2026-10-15

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Delivers Three Replacement Steam Generators to EDF to Support Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension

Recently, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) of Japan officially delivered three replacement steam generators (SGs) to Électricité de France (EDF). These heavy components are planned for installation at Unit 2 of the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern France. It is understood that, as a key core component of pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants, the steam generator plays a critical role in transferring heat from the primary coolant system to the secondary cooling system, thereby generating steam to drive the turbine for power generation. Each unit of the delivered equipment is approximately 21 meters tall and weighs about 330 tonnes, is manufactured from high-strength low-alloy steel, and internally integrates more than 4,500 specially heat-treated, highly corrosion-resistant TT690 nickel-chromium-iron alloy heat transfer tubes.

2026-10-16