14 – 20 September 2026. The week’s nuclear industry and regulatory news, strongest first, each story written from the original announcement, filing or decision.

Top stories

• 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 NewsWNNReactors17 Sep 2026
  

• Chernobyl ships first seven processed waste packages to near-surface site

  The Industrial Complex for Solid Radioactive Waste Management began operations in May under a licence from Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate.

  ▲World Nuclear NewsWNNWaste17 Sep 2026
  

• 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 EnergyDOEReactors16 Sep 2026
  

• Uranium Royalty net income climbs to $16.3m in fiscal Q1

  Sold 593,255 pounds of U3O8 for $51.0 million and used part of the proceeds to fund the July 2026 Sweetwater acquisition.

  ▲Uranium RoyaltyUranium15 Sep 2026
  

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1. 16 Sep 2026eVinci microreactorCriticality test reaches 663 CSMRs and advanced reactors · 5 MWe

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