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Kaleidos microreactor begins journey to Idaho
Kaleidos microreactor begins journey to Idaho
Radiant's 1 MWe microreactor - which is designed to be transportable - is making the journey from California to the DOME test bed at Idaho National Laboratory on the back of a truck.
 
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Hot tests completed at third Haiyang unit
Hot tests completed at third Haiyang unit
Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have been completed at unit 3 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province, State Power Investment Corporation has announced.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 17 August 2026
TerraPower expands cooperation with Korean partners
TerraPower expands cooperation with Korean partners
US small modular reactor developer TerraPower has signed agreements with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction and SK Innovation to develop and commercialise its Natrium reactor technology across the USA, Korea and select international markets.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 14 August 2026
CNNC to procure contract for high-temperature reactor
CNNC to procure contract for high-temperature reactor
China National Nuclear Corporation plans to soon procure a high-temperature reactor engineering contracting project for the first phase of the Xuwei nuclear power project in China's Jiangsu province.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 13 August 2026
Construction of Bailong 2 conventional island begins
Construction of Bailong 2 conventional island begins
The first concrete pour has been completed for the basemat of the conventional island of unit 2 at the Bailong nuclear power plant in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China, State Power Investment Corporation announced.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
First fuel loaded into Tianwan unit 7
First fuel loaded into Tianwan unit 7
The initial loading of fuel assemblies into the core of unit 7 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant has begun. It is the first of two Russian-designed VVER-1200 reactors under construction at the site in China's Jiangsu province.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Containment of first Egyptian unit takes shape
Containment of first Egyptian unit takes shape
Concreting work on the fourth tier of the reactor building's inner containment at unit 1 of Egypt's El Dabaa nuclear power plant has been completed, the Nuclear Power Plants Authority announced.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 11 August 2026
First criticality for Mochovce 4
First criticality for Mochovce 4
Slovakia's newest nuclear power unit, Mochovce 4 has reached critical status and minimum controlled power.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 10 August 2026
Changjiang 4 control room commissioned
Changjiang 4 control room commissioned
The main control room of unit 4 at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China's Hainan province has been commissioned ahead of the reactor's start up in early 2027.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 10 August 2026
Rosatom staff begin returning to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
Rosatom staff begin returning to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
The first five Russian engineering specialists have returned to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev has said.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 10 August 2026
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