Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has submitted an application to the head of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for issuing a location decision for Poland's first nuclear power plant, to be built in the Choczewo municipality in the province of Pomerania.

The expansion of the nuclear power sector at the speed and scale required to meet net-zero, energy security and sustainable development targets will necessitate sustained and coordinated investment in the global nuclear supply chain, according to World Nuclear Association.

The Canadian government has approved CAD74 million (USD55 million) of federal funding for small modular reactor development in Saskatchewan. The funding - including over CAD24 million from the proceeds of Canada's pollution pricing system - will support work to advance the project led by utility SaskPower.

The process of loading the 157 fuel assemblies into the core of the second AP1000 reactor at the site is pivotal for the reactor, which has a projected in-service date of late this year or early in 2024.

PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa has submitted an application to Poland's Ministry of Climate for a decision-in-principle on the construction of a nuclear power plant consisting of at least two Korean-supplied APR1400 reactors in the Patnów-Konin region of Wielkopolska province in central Poland.

The Ministry of Energy has issued an update on progress towards the construction of Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant, confirming the selection of Ulken in the Zhambyl district of Almaty region as the most suitable area for the plant for which four potential suppliers have been shortlisted.

The power output of unit 3 at the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia has been increased from 75% to 90% as energy start-up tests continue, Slovenské elektrárne announced. The VVER-440 is expected to enter commercial operation in the coming months.

The core module has been installed within the reactor building of the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.

The pouring of concrete for the foundation slab of the reactor building at Turkey's Akkuyu unit 4 has been finished - it involved 17,500 cubic metres of concrete mix.

Sweden's Radiation Safety Authority has presented its final report to the government on how the regulatory framework for nuclear power should be developed and what other measures may be needed for nuclear power to be expanded in the country.

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran head Mohammad Eslami said the country is looking to increase its nuclear power generation capacity to 20 GWe. The country's first nuclear power plant, Bushehr, has now generated more than 60 billion kilowatt-hours, he told a parliamentary council.
 

The reactor vessel for unit 7 of Tianwan nuclear power plant in Jiangsu province, China, has arrived at the site after a two month journey by sea from Russia.