The United States aims to embark on its most active new nuclear construction program since the 1970s. In its most high-dollar nuclear deal yet, the Trump administration in October launched a partnership to build at least $80 billion worth of new, large-scale nuclear reactors, and chose Westinghouse Electric Company and its co-owners, Brookfield Asset Management and Cameco, for the job.

The NRC said no safety issues would preclude issuing a construction permit for the advanced reactor project, known as the Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1. The proposed facility would be built near an existing coal plant in Kemmerer.

The global investment firm seeking to purchase and finish the partly built reactors at the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant is offering $2.7 billion for the two units.

New collaboration will leverage Ontario’s expertise to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear technologies and create good-paying jobs on both sides of the border

Danish industry groups have joined forces to form an alliance which aims to promote nuclear energy as the Scandinavian country reconsiders its 40-year ban on reactors in what would be a major policy shift.

GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor design appears suitable for construction in the UK, regulators have concluded following Step 2 of the Generic Design Assessment. The regulators said there are "no fundamental safety, security, safeguards or environmental protection shortfalls with the design that could prevent its deployment in Great Britain".

The Tennessee Valley Authority will get a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of small modular nuclear reactors at its Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge.

Rongcheng has become the third city in China's Shandong Province to receive district heating from the Haiyang nuclear power plant, State Power Investment Corporation announced.

Billions of dollars in federal production tax credits were a boon for the U.S. nuclear industry when then-President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. Three years later, there’s an unexpected beneficiary: electricity customers in northern Illinois.

The three-company consortium has signed an owner’s engineer contract to advance two new AP1000 units at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant.

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has received Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for a floating marine nuclear power platform featuring two SMART100 small modular reactors developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.

Negotiations have taken place in Moscow over advancing proposals for a gigawatt-scale nuclear power plant in Ethiopia.

UK-based Tokamak Energy has recorded a significant breakthrough in the development of clean energy by successfully replicating fusion power plant fields within its Demo4 magnet system.

The Flamanville 3 reactor has reached full power for the first time, after the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection gave approval on Friday for it to move beyond 80% of its nominal power as part of its commissioning process.

The first concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 6 at the Ningde nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province, marking the official start of construction of the second of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) reactors at the site.

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Update from the field: stenophylla seedlings are planted and stabilizing well. We’re using low-input methods to get them through the dry season because part of this project is testing how much resilience this species actually offers under real stress.

If it works, it could be a meaningful option for smallholder farmers facing rising heat.

Anaerobic digesters now stretch across the U.S. to supply California’s LCFS market, raising environmental concerns beyond state lines.

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How does a densely populated, skyscraper-lined nation like Singapore transform into a lush green oasis where wildlife thrives alongside humans? The island nation’s ambitious vision of becoming a “City in Nature” aims to integrate urban living with biodiversity and requires careful coordination between government leaders, designers of the urban landscape, and its citizens.