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U.K.: EDF says Big Carl, the world’s largest crane, lifted Hinkley Point C’s second nuclear reactor into place ahead of precision installation inside Unit 2. EDF says repeat build efficiencies mean Unit 2 is progressing 20 to 30% faster than Unit 1 at comparable stages.

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UPDATE: Uzbekistan is laying out the structure behind its integrated nuclear power plant project. Two 55 MW small units plus two 1,000 MW large units at one site, with an estimated total project cost of $9.5B. UzA says 85 to 90% of financing is expected from external credit resources, with talks planned involving the BRICS New Development Bank. Localization is targeted at 30%, and the project is being framed as a long term industrial, energy Security, and technology transfer play.

Also notable: Uzbekistan says the plant will use dry cooling towers to reduce water demand, a key detail given regional water stress.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2063388860751511851

 

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Kazakhstan and South Korea are preparing a civil nuclear cooperation memorandum: Qazinform reports the talks covered SMRs, workforce training, reactor technologies, nuclear safety, and broader scientific technical cooperation. Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency specifically framed small modular reactors as a promising area for future cooperation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2063994069114564987

 

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The UK Parliament is scrutinizing the financing of Sizewell C Nuclear Power Plant today. The Public Accounts Committee is holding a June 8 evidence session on whether the planned Suffolk nuclear station is value for money. Parliament says Sizewell C could cost up to £47.7B and generate around 7% of current UK electricity demand.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2063994734788350310

 

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DOE says Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 advanced reactor reached first criticality at Idaho National Laboratory. This was a zero power fueled criticality demonstration, not commercial power generation.

This is a major advanced reactor milestone. DOE frames it as the first privately developed non-light water reactor to reach criticality in the U.S. in more than four decades.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2064107044223738294

 

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The NRC’s Crane Clean Energy Center page shows the former Three Mile Island Unit 1 restart review is moving through the environmental review track. NRC says a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact have been issued, with public comments running through July 8, 2026.

This is not restart approval. But it is a meaningful regulatory milestone for the proposed return of TMI-1 / Crane Clean Energy Center to service after the plant ceased operations in 2019.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2064107909588357274

 

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TEPCO says fuel removal from Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2’s spent fuel pool began on June 2nd, 2026. TEPCO expects the removal work to be completed during FY2028. The operation uses a fuel handling facility, front chamber, access system, and remote work instead of dismantling the upper part of the reactor building, with TEPCO citing dust and radioactive material control as part of the safety rationale.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2064286319472222349