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Reactor vessel completed for Hinkley Point C's second unit
Reactor vessel completed for Hinkley Point C's second unit
Framatome has completed the manufacture of the reactor pressure vessel for the second of two EPR units being built at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK. The first two of four steam generators for the unit have also been completed.
 
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor
Final safety evaluation completed for Wyoming advanced reactor

The US regulator has completed its final safety evaluation for TerraPower's application to build Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, one month ahead of its already accelerated schedule.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Modular construction completed at Xudabao VVER-1200s
Modular construction completed at Xudabao VVER-1200s
The final module of the passive water tank has been installed within the reactor building of unit 4 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning Province, China National Nuclear Corporation announced.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 1 December 2025
Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract
Oklo and Siemens Energy sign power conversion system contract
Siemens Energy has signed a contract to design and deliver the power conversion system for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse reactors.
 
Corporate · Thursday, 20 November 2025
Third San'ao unit under construction
Third San'ao unit under construction
The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 3 at the San'ao nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province, marking the official start of construction of the third of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) reactors planned at the site.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Presidents launch El Dabaa reactor pressure vessel installation
Presidents launch El Dabaa reactor pressure vessel installation
The first unit at the El Dabaa nuclear power plant has had its reactor pressure vessel installed, following a ceremony which included speeches from the Egyptian and Russian presidents.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Construction of new Chinese nuclear power plant begins
Construction of new Chinese nuclear power plant begins
The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the reactor building of unit 1 at the Zhaoyuan nuclear power plant in Shandong province. It is the first of six HPR1000 (Hualong One) units planned for the site.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Building work starts at US SMR fuel plant
Building work starts at US SMR fuel plant
Construction work above ground - also known as vertical construction - has begun for TRISO-X's TX-1 advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which will be the first plant of its kind in the USA.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Paks II first concrete set for February after licences issued
Paks II first concrete set for February after licences issued
The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority has issued licences which clear the way for the pouring of first concrete for the Paks Nuclear Power Plant project.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 6 November 2025
Second steam generator installed at Lianjiang 1
Second steam generator installed at Lianjiang 1
The second of two steam generators for the nuclear island has been installed at unit 1 of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province, marking the completion of installation of key equipment.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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