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EIA programme proposed for Norwegian plant

At the request of Norwegian government, three state agencies have set out their proposed programme for the environmental impact assessment for a small modular reactor power plant in the municipalities of Aure and Heim. Meanwhile, a joint venture of Norsk Kjernekraft and Austrheim Municipality has begun the formal regulatory process to assess the construction of a nuclear power plant in Austrheim.

Monday, 1 September 2025

Aalo breaks ground for experimental reactor

Two weeks after being selected as one of the advanced reactor projects to receive support under the US Department of Energy's Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, Aalo Atomics has broken ground at a site in Idaho to start construction of its first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor, the Aalo-X.

New Nuclear · Friday, 29 August 2025

Further proposal submitted for SMR plant in Norway

A proposal for an assessment programme for building a small modular reactor power plant in Grenland, southern Norway, has been submitted to the country's Ministry of Energy. Meanwhile, a project company has been established to investigate the construction of an SMR plant in the municipality of Vardø in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway.

New Nuclear · Friday, 29 August 2025

Site of Poland's first SMR selected

Poland's first small modular reactor is to be constructed in Włocławek, Orlen has announced. The site decision was announced as the state-owned power firm and Synthos Green Energy agreed on the operating model of their joint venture to build and operate SMRs.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 28 August 2025

Heating SMR to be assessed for Cadarache site

French small modular reactor developer Calogena has signed a letter of intent with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission to consider the potential installation of a Calogena module at its Cadarache site, as well as its possible connection to the centre's heating network.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 28 August 2025

Zimbabwe to evaluate deployment of Korean SMR

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed an agreement with Zimbabwe's Centre for Education, Innovation Research and Development to cooperate on a preliminary feasibility study for the deployment of a Korean-designed small modular reactor in the southern African country.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Proposal submitted for SMR power plant in Lund

A proposal for an assessment programme for building a small modular reactor power plant in the municipality of Lund has been submitted to Norway's Ministry of Energy. Meanwhile, project companies have been established to investigate the construction of SMR plants in Øygarden and Narvik.

New Nuclear · Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Vattenfall to select between BWRX-300 and Rolls-Royce SMR

Sweden's Vattenfall says it has decided to choose small modular reactors for new nuclear capacity, with a shortlist of two: GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 and the Rolls-Royce SMR.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 21 August 2025

BWXT launches advanced nuclear fuel subsidiary

BWXT Advanced Fuels, LLC will be dedicated to the commercialisation of advanced nuclear fuel, such as TRISO, and will pursue partnerships to deliver commercial nuclear fuel for advanced nuclear reactors.

Corporate · Thursday, 21 August 2025

Aalo Atomics secures funding to build its first reactor

With more than USD136 million of funding secured to date, the company's CEO says it now has the capital to build its first nuclear power plant, the Aalo-X.

Corporate · Wednesday, 20 August 2025