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Monday 2 November

First concrete poured for unit 5 at Haiyang nuclear plant
The nuclear island pour covers about 6,626 cubic meters and is expected to take nearly 62 hours, contractor China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction said.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors
Bruce Power takes Unit 5 offline for major component replacement
Unit 5 is the second half of a program to renew Units 3-8, with overlapping outages at the site running until 2033.
Bruce PowerReactors

Thursday 29 October

Wednesday 28 October

Ethiopia plans two 1200 MWe reactors, PM Abiy Ahmed Ali says
Three sites have been shortlisted from more than 30 assessed; external institutions must confirm their viability before a technology provider is chosen.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors

Monday 26 October

SpaceNukes wins DARPA award to ground test kilopower reactor
The other transaction agreement covers design, build and a ground demonstration with Los Alamos, using active control rods instead of KRUSTY's passive architecture.
Space Nuclear Power CorporationReactors

Thursday 22 October

US Navy selects Radiant's 1 MW Kaleidos microreactor for Crane site
Each unit delivers up to five years of power before refuelling across a 20-year life, per Radiant.
RadiantReactors

Wednesday 21 October

The Nuclear Company proposes 6.6 GW AP1000 campus in Kentucky
Up to six AP1000 reactors are envisaged in phases, starting with two, with construction targeted to begin in 2028.
The Nuclear CompanyReactors

Tuesday 20 October

Deep Fission signs 25-year PPA for 150 MW Kansas project
Commercial operation is targeted for September 30, 2028, growing through later phases to 2,000 MW pending demand growth.
Deep FissionReactors

Monday 19 October

Friday 16 October

Thursday 15 October

Wednesday 14 October

Westinghouse places conditional module orders with four Polish firms
The orders cover the CA02, CA03, CA05 and CA20 module scopes for the first AP1000 unit at Lubiatowo-Kopalino.
Westinghouse Electric CompanyReactors
Hot functional testing under way at China's 125 MWe ACP100 SMR
Fuel loading is targeted within the year, the China News Service reported, with first concrete poured in July 2021 for a 58-month build.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors

Tuesday 13 October

Monday 12 October

Rosatom says tribunal found Fennovoima not entitled to end 1,200 MWe Hanhikivi-1
Fennovoima is entitled to reimbursement of advance payments and interest, per a Reuters report quoting the company.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors

Thursday 8 October

PEJ orders six long-lead items from Westinghouse for first Polish AP1000
The plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino in Pomerania will comprise three AP1000 reactors.
Polskie Elektrownie JądroweReactors
Westinghouse contracts Hyundai E&C for Dutch FEED on two AP1000s
State-owned project company NEO NL expects the design studies it awarded in August to take 12-18 months, with site selection still pending.
Hyundai Motor GroupReactors

Wednesday 7 October

Tuesday 6 October

CNNC completes inner containment dome concrete pour at Zhangzhou 3
At Zhaoyuan, CGN has finished the first concrete pour for unit 2's nuclear island, conventional island and cooling tower.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors

Monday 5 October

Valar proposes 456-reactor Project Beehive campus on Utah BLM land
The campus would produce around 9.6 GW for co-located data centers and more thermal heat for industry, per NPR.
ANS Nuclear NewswireANSReactors

Monday 28 September

Ameren Missouri files 2026 IRP targeting 1,200 MW of new nuclear by 2040
Preferred plan adds 2,100 MW of combined-cycle gas by 2031 and 2,400 MW of battery storage by 2030.
AmerenReactors

Thursday 17 September

Changjiang 3 enters commercial operation as first of two Hualong One units
Phase II's two Hualong One units carry an estimated CNY40 billion investment, 51% held by China Huaneng.
World Nuclear NewsWNNReactors

Wednesday 16 September

Westinghouse eVinci microreactor reaches criticality at 663 C
Peak core temperature reached 1,011 C, a record for a reactivity measurement at the National Critical Experiments Research Center, the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy said.
US DOE Office of Nuclear EnergyDOEReactors