Russia's nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued an operating licence to the Kalinin nuclear power plant's unit 1 to June 2044.

Unit 1 at the plant could restart as early as 2027 with the approval of an early interconnection request by grid operator PJM, Constellation said as it held a celebration of progress at the plant in Pennsylvania.

The tests for tightness and strength of the containment building at Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant unit have been carried out successfully.

Operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has completed its final acceptance - the Final Takeover - of Olkiluoto 3, which entered commercial operation in 2023.

Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that it has begun loading fuel assemblies into the core of unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant ahead of its restart. The unit looks likely to be restarted before unit 7, into which fuel was loaded last year.

The World Association of Nuclear Operators hosted the third Global Nuclear Communications Forum, with WANO CEO Naoki Chigusa saying the event "made clear that communications is not just a support function - it’s a strategic driver of progress across the nuclear sector".

In the latest meeting between International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev the two sides discussed the on-going security situation and issues relating to any future restart of the plant's units.

A 20-year power purchase agreement between Meta and Constellation will secure the long-term operation of Constellation's Clinton Clean Energy Center, while the tech company is also moving forward with its process to develop nuclear capacity at new US locations.

Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued a five-year licence extension for unit 2 of the Smolensk nuclear power plant, which will see its original 30-year life now extended to 45 years.