The two units at the Czech Republic's Temelín Nuclear Power Plant will operate to 2080 and 2082 respectively, under plans to extend their operating lives to 80 years.
 

Retail giant Walmart has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for emissions-free electricity from Constellation's Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois in the USA.
 

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited says that following extensive modernisation and refurbishment the first two units at India's oldest nuclear power plant, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, are now back delivering power.
 

Bruce unit 3 has been reconnected to the grid after the Canadian regulator removed the fourth and final regulatory hold point for the Candu unit, which has been undergoing refurbishment.
 

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Romania plans to grant for the refurbishment and lifetime extension of unit 1 at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant is in line with EU state aid rules.
 

Czech energy group ČEZ announced it has started a preparatory process to enable the long-term operation of the four reactors at its Dukovany nuclear power plant. It is also considering extending the operation of the two reactors at its Temelín plant.
 

Brussels-based nuclear trade body Nucleareurope has published an action plan for nuclear which outlines how key European Union policies can make a decisive contribution to its deployment across the EU.
 

A new monitoring system installed by Doosan Škoda Power at Temelin's unit 2 can measure the rotation time of the blades to the billionth of a second, ČEZ has said.
 

Arizona Public Service has officially informed the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it wants to renew the operating licences for the Palo Verde Generating Station for a further 20 years.