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[NuclearID]

Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is moving deeper into the commissioning runway. Anadolu reports Unit 1 is in final pre-operational prep, including equipment/system checks, primary circuit hydraulic test prep, imitation fuel loading, and hot/cold testing coordination with Turkish nuclear authorities.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059024062349758533

 

[NuclearID]

India may be moving toward another civil nuclear JV track. Local/PSU sector reporting says NLC India signed an MoU with NPCIL for nuclear projects, including potential 700 MW indigenous PHWRs. Worth monitoring for clean NPCIL/NLC/PIB primary confirmation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059218995056631879

 

[william]

Time to kill the bad narrative on atom splitting.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059082393231798598

 

[NuclearID]

Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant is moving closer to formal lock in with Russia. Interfax reports the project has entered the final stage of formalization, with Rosatom in the lead role, and key agreements on project parameters and financing expected around Putin’s Astana visit.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059368697542697038

 

[NuclearID]

The Netherlands’ SMR push is moving through the parliamentary machinery. The Dutch Senate’s Economic Affairs / Climate and Green Growth committee submitted May 26 input for further written consultation on accelerating the national SMR programme, including the Opmeer / Hollands Kroon project.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059427466112848278

 

[NuclearID]

Russia’s floating nuclear power track just logged a hardware milestone. Rosatom’s ZiO-Podolsk manufactured and sent the first RITM-200S reactor unit for the lead PEB-106 floating nuclear power unit, designed around two 58 MWe reactors for remote industrial power supply.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059569709264110011

 

[NuclearID]

The UK just closed a long nuclear cleanup chapter at Trawsfynydd. Nuclear Restoration Services says the Higher Activity Waste programme is complete after two decades, with nearly 2,300 waste packages processed and placed into secure long term on site storage.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059730520116764967

 

[NuclearID]

Sweden’s nuclear revival is moving into state backed industrial policy. The government proposed taking a 60% state ownership/voting stake in Videberg Kraft AB for new nuclear on the Värö Peninsula: 3 to 5 SMRs, around 1,500 MW, with up to SEK 1.8B initial capital and possible later construction injections.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2059942883923304582

 

[NuclearID]

Poland’s nuclear regulator is now coordinating deeper with Central Europe’s nuclear oversight bloc. PAA says regulators from Poland, Slovenia, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, and Finland met in Kutná Hora to discuss oversight of existing/planned NPPs, with Poland also briefing legislative changes for preliminary work before final nuclear construction approval.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060109231575994594

 

[william]

The U.S. Navy will test the nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford as a floating power plant this summer, using the carrier’s reactors to supply electricity to Naval Station Norfolk.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060093347448885619

Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land

The Pentagon is exploring ways to keep the power on at critical bases after attacks or natural disasters, and there's a history of ships acting in this role.

www.twz.com

 

[NuclearID]

South Korea’s civil nuclear buildout advanced today. KHNP began reactor building construction at Shin Hanul Unit 4 after first concrete was poured for the reactor building foundation. Completion is targeted for 2033.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060306969282363768

 

[NuclearID]

Korean legal press reported that KHNP and KEPCO have entered international arbitration at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board over a $1.1B dispute tied to UAE Barakah nuclear plant construction delay cost burdens.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060675232122220685

 

[NuclearID]

U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor welcomed India’s efforts to frame rules and regulations for greater private sector participation in the civil nuclear sector.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060675763666358487

 

[NuclearID]

Putin described Russia’s financing mechanism for Kazakhstan’s nuclear power plant construction as “standard international practice.” He also said Russia and Kazakhstan are not only building a plant, but creating an industry, training specialists, and involving local personnel.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2060724179364700516

 

[NuclearID]

TEPCO said it began the second FY2026 ALPS treated water ocean discharge at Fukushima Daiichi today at 11:28. The planned discharge window is June 1st through the 19th, with about 7,800 m³ to be discharged and an estimated tritium total of about 1.3 trillion Bq.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061408516380701180

 

[NuclearID]

The U.S. NRC published a Federal Register notice granting Southern Nuclear an exemption tied to the Hatch Units 1 and 2 subsequent license renewal review. Hatch Units 1 and 2 are seeking 20 additional years beyond their current 2034 and 2038 license expirations.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061409040291209492

 

[NuclearID]

Vietnam state media reported that land clearance and resettlement disbursement for the Ninh Thuận nuclear power projects has advanced. Ninh Thuận 1 reached over 736 billion VND, about 44% of plan, while Ninh Thuận 2 reached nearly 960 billion VND, over 62% of plan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061413583485870368