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Entergy seeks approval for Waterford 3 uprate
Entergy seeks approval for Waterford 3 uprate
Entergy has applied to the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to increase the power output of its Waterford 3 nuclear power plant by about 45 MWe. It is also seeking to recoup the USD68.7 million cost to carry out the uprate.
Corporate · Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Taskforce calls for reforms to UK nuclear regulation
Taskforce calls for reforms to UK nuclear regulation
An independent taskforce has called for "radical, once-in-a-generation" reform of the UK's nuclear regulatory system in order to remove regulatory barriers to new nuclear projects. The taskforce said the system has become "unnecessarily slow, inefficient and costly".
 
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Third Korean reactor taken offline as licence renewal decision awaited
Third Korean reactor taken offline as licence renewal decision awaited
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has suspended operation of unit 4 at its Kori nuclear power plant pending a government decision to allow the country's reactors to operate beyond 40 years. Kori units 2 and 3 have already been taken offline following the expiry of their 40-year design lives.
 
Corporate · Wednesday, 6 August 2025
NextEra seeks to reconnect Duane Arnold to the grid
NextEra seeks to reconnect Duane Arnold to the grid
NextEra Energy has filed a request with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to reclaim interconnection rights that were previously transferred from the shut down Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa to a solar energy project.
 
Corporate · Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Polish research reactor permitted to continue operating
Polish research reactor permitted to continue operating
Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency has issued a new operating licence for the MARIA nuclear research reactor, operation of which was suspended after its previous licence expired at the end of March.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 4 August 2025
Podcast: The nuclear energy lawyer's perspective
Podcast: The nuclear energy lawyer's perspective

Vince Zabielski explains the role of a nuclear energy lawyer, and in a wide-ranging discussion on nuclear's prospects also outlines why he welcomes the UK's switch to the Regulated Asset Base model for financing projects.

Podcasts & Features · Thursday, 31 July 2025
Tomari 3 meets safety requirements, regulator concludes
Tomari 3 meets safety requirements, regulator concludes
Unit 3 of Hokkaido Electric Power Company's Tomari nuclear power plant - Japan's newest power reactor - has moved a step closer to restarting after the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority concluded the unit meets revised safety standards.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Regulator approves South African waste facility licence transfer
Regulator approves South African waste facility licence transfer

South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator has granted a nuclear licence to the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute for the management and operation of South Africa's disposal facility for low-level radioactive wastes.

Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Regulatory progress for Last Energy's UK project
Regulatory progress for Last Energy's UK project
US microreactor developer Last Energy said it remains on track to obtain a site licence decision by December 2027 for its South Wales project after successfully completing a Preliminary Design Review for its PWR-20 power plant design by UK nuclear regulators.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Chinese regulator must keep up with nuclear expansion, says IAEA
Chinese regulator must keep up with nuclear expansion, says IAEA
Although China has made significant progress in further strengthening its regulation of nuclear safety, the staffing levels of the country's regulatory body must keep up with China's fast-growing nuclear industry, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts said.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 14 July 2025
ARC-100 completes Canadian regulatory design review
ARC-100 completes Canadian regulatory design review
Canadian regulators have concluded that there are no fundamental barriers to licensing the ARC-100 small modular reactor, ARC Clean Technology has announced.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Restart and extended operation of Belgian reactor approved
Restart and extended operation of Belgian reactor approved
Belgium's Federal Agency for Nuclear Control has given the go-ahead for the restart of unit 3 at the Tihange nuclear power plant following a maintenance outage in preparation for the unit's operation for a further ten years.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 7 July 2025
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