The American startup Oklo is approaching the official start of construction for its first commercial nuclear microreactor. Jacob DeWitte, CEO of Oklo, confirmed in an interview with CNBC that his company has received approval from the Department of Energy to…
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, located near Harrisburg and infamous for the partial meltdown of its reactor core on March 28, 1979, which led to the closure of Unit 2, is set to resume energy production. Constellation Energy…
Italy Plans to Develop Nuclear Energy Regulations by Early 2025. Italy plans to introduce regulations allowing the use of new nuclear energy technologies by early 2025, as announced by Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin on September 7. This signals a…
Meta to Invest in Geothermal Energy with Sage GeosystemsMeta, the American tech conglomerate behind platforms like Facebook, has announced a partnership with the startup Sage Geosystems to purchase geothermal energy to power its expanding data centers. The first phase of…
IAEA Chief Calls for Restraint Following Reports of Drone Strike Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has urged both Russia and Ukraine to exercise “maximum restraint” after reports emerged of a…
The United States Senate approved a bill to speed up the development of nuclear energy. This includes making the permitting process faster and easier and creating new ways to encourage investment in advanced nuclear technologies. Nuclear energy has strong support…
The Ministry of Climate and Environment has approved the plan to build a nuclear power plant based on Rolls‑Royce’s small modular reactor (SMR). The application was submitted by the Świętokrzyska Industrial Group INDUSTRIA S.A. in December of last year. The…
After meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced a new phase in the relationship between the two countries, focusing on areas including nuclear energy. Bilateral agreements signed The Chinese leader first visited France and Serbia,…
The Czech project known as Dukovany II is scheduled to be completed in 2036, with the 1,200 MW reactors expected to begin commercial operation in 2038. A specially established SPV company will be responsible for supplying the electricity. The Czech…
The INIR 2 mission, conducted as part of the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review, has assessed Poland’s readiness for the next stage of the Polish Nuclear Power Programme. The interviews and analyses carried out aimed to understand the level of preparedness…