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Netherlands aims to extend operation of Borssele plant
Netherlands aims to extend operation of Borssele plant
In a move to enable the continued operation of the Borssele nuclear power plant beyond 2033, the Dutch cabinet has submitted an amendment to the Nuclear Energy Act to the House of Representatives. The cabinet also announced plans to create a new state-owned company for the construction and operation of two new nuclear power plants.
 
Monday, 20 October 2025
Newcleo and Oklo to partner on advanced fuel
Newcleo and Oklo to partner on advanced fuel
France-based Newcleo and US-based Oklo have signed an agreement to develop advanced fuel fabrication and manufacturing infrastructure in the USA, with Sweden's Blykalla also considering investing in the project.
 
Corporate · Friday, 17 October 2025
Last Energy microreactor planned at Texas university
Last Energy microreactor planned at Texas university
US microreactor developer Last Energy and the Texas A&M University System have announced plans for a microreactor pilot project at Texas A&M-RELLIS, an applied research and advanced technology campus in Bryan, Texas.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 17 October 2025
Amazon updates SMR progress, with new images of proposed plant
Amazon updates SMR progress, with new images of proposed plant
Amazon has released a series of images of how its planned X-energy small modular reactor plant - to be named the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility - will look as it gave an update on progress a year after announcing its investment plans.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 16 October 2025
US Army launches advanced reactor programme
US Army launches advanced reactor programme

The US Department of Army has announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear power programme aimed at delivering "resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national defence installations and critical missions".
 

New Nuclear · Thursday, 16 October 2025
Cold testing of Chinese SMR completed
Cold testing of Chinese SMR completed
Cold functional tests have been completed at the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project under construction at the Changjiang site on China's island province of Hainan, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 16 October 2025
Radiant to locate microreactor factory in Tennessee
Radiant to locate microreactor factory in Tennessee
California-based nuclear microreactor developer Radiant has announced that it will build its first factory on a Manhattan Project site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
 
Corporate · Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Ukraine developing roadmap for new SMR capacity
Ukraine developing roadmap for new SMR capacity
A draft new law has been presented and a working group has met as part of the production of a draft action plan for the implementation of small modular reactors in Ukraine.
 
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Excavation works begin for Uzbekistan small modular reactor
Excavation works begin for Uzbekistan small modular reactor
About 1.5 million cubic metres of soil will be excavated during the digging of a pit 13 metres deep for the RITM-200N small modular reactor being built in Uzbekistan.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 10 October 2025
Microreactor to be tested in Space Ocean satellite
Microreactor to be tested in Space Ocean satellite
Space Ocean Corporation, a leader in orbital logistics and in-space resource delivery, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Space Nuclear Power Corporation, a pioneer in advanced space nuclear power systems, to explore integrating space nuclear reactor technology into future deep-space missions.
 
New Nuclear · Thursday, 9 October 2025
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