Site Surveys Begin for First Kazakh Nuclear Power Plant
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 9, A ceremony was held near the village of Ulken in Kazakhstan’s Almaty region to mark the launch of engineering surveys for a planned large-scale nuclear power plant. Th...
Kazakhstan Breaks Ground on Landmark First Nuclear Power Plant
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 8, Construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant has officially begun near Ulken village, close to Almaty. The groundbreaking event was attended by Almassadam Sa...
Regulatory Approval for Indonesian Site Survey
Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 6, The first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, located 160 kilometers from Dhaka, Bangladesh, completed a critical blowdown of its fresh steam pipelines in the turbine c...
Oklo, Vertiv Team Up on Data Centre Power and Cooling
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 24, Oklo Inc, a California-based developer of liquid metal fast reactors, has teamed up with Vertiv, a US provider of critical digital infrastructure, to create tailored power ...
Rooppur 1 Hot Testing Under Way
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 20, The first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, located 160 kilometers from Dhaka, Bangladesh, is undergoing hot testing as part of its commissioning, per AtomStroyExpor...
Westinghouse, Google Aim to Speed up Reactor Construction With AI
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 17, Westinghouse has announced it is to collaborate with Google Cloud to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline construction of new nuclear plants and enhance the oper...
Clinch River Application Accepted for Review
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 14, The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted a construction permit application from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SM...
UK Study Says Midlands Sites Suitable for Nuclear New Build
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 6, A recent study commissioned by the Midlands Net Zero Hub, funded by the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has identified 21 potential sites in central ...
Kalinin’s First Unit Gets 19-Year Life Extension
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 5, Russia’s nuclear regulator, Rostekhnadzor, has granted an operating license extension for Unit 1 of the Kalinin nuclear power plant in the Tver region, approximately 2...
EDF to Spend Estimated $7 Billion on Extending Life of Nuclear Plants
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 4, On July 3, 2025, French utility EDF announced plans to invest 6 billion euros ($7.05 billion) to extend the operational life of 20 nuclear reactors. This follows approval fr...