Following an earlier funding round, France's EDF and private equity specialist Siparex have announced a second round of funding to strengthen strategic companies in the country's nuclear supply chain.

Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom has secured a credit facility for the construction of a new 800,000 tonnes per year sulphuric acid plant in Taikonur, in the Turkestan region.

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is leveraging its expertise and experience to help Isowater Corporation develop and expand its heavy water refinement business, helping address growing international market demand for heavy water in both the nuclear and non-nuclear sectors.

Aecon Kiewit Nuclear Partners has been awarded a construction contract for the execution phase of Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project, which received provincial approval on Thursday.

Unit 1 of the Qinshan Phase III nuclear power plant near Shanghai in China's Zhejiang province was taken offline on 1 May after 738 days of continuous operation. It has set a new record for the longest uninterrupted operation of a power reactor in China as well as a world record for an operating run for a Candu-6 reactor.

Canada's Candu Energy has signed a preferred vendor agreement with South Korea's Doosan Enerbility, allowing it to pursue collaboration on nuclear power projects worldwide, including the upgrading of Candu reactors and nuclear new-build projects.

Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has signed a EUR75 million (USD85 million) loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank to finance safety upgrades at units 1 and 2 of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.

The Dutch developer of the advanced small modular molten salt reactor, Thorizon One, has announced a partnership with French molten salt-based energy storage solutions specialist Storabelle.

The company which is aiming to modernise US nuclear construction has completed its Series A funding round as well as announcing the opening of its primary engineering and construction office in Columbia, South Carolina.