Egypt completed the fourth inner containment tier at El Dabaa Unit 1 on August 7. The approximately 30 hour continuous operation placed 1,608 cubic meters of concrete, raising the structure from an elevation of +24.4 meters to +34 meters.
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Egypt completed the fourth inner containment tier at El Dabaa Unit 1 on August 7. The approximately 30 hour continuous operation placed 1,608 cubic meters of concrete, raising the structure from an elevation of +24.4 meters to +34 meters.
U.S. DOE has confirmed up to $1 billion in additional ARDP funding for X-energy’s planned four reactor Xe100 project with Dow in Seadrift, Texas. The commitment retains the program’s 50/50 federal private cost share.
NexGen Energy marked the official start of construction at its Rook I uranium project in northern Saskatchewan, beginning a planned four year build. The mine is expected to produce around 30 million pounds of U₃O₈ annually.
TerraPower selected Hyundai Engineering & Construction as EPC contractor for up to eight future Natrium reactors under a framework agreement incorporating completion, price and performance guarantees intended to support commercial financing.
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency & United States will co-host Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2026 in Paris on Sept. 17th through 18th, bringing governments, industry, investors & experts together to advance nuclear deployment at scale.
Discussions will focus on financing, supply chains, workforce, regulatory modernization, fuel security, SMRs & deployment in emerging nuclear countries.
Urenco USA broke ground on an expansion of its National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico. The project will add 2.1 million SWU through 24 additional centrifuge cascades, increasing enrichment capacity at the site by nearly 50%.
Initial production from the expansion is planned for 2032, with additional capacity scheduled through 2036.
Radiant’s 1 MWe Kaleidos transportable microreactor is being moved from California to Idaho National Laboratory for testing at the DOME facility.
The planned five stage test campaign will culminate in full power operation and 150 continuous unattended hours, supporting development of the transportable microreactor design.
Singapore & China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Cooperation will include reactor safety and technical assessment, workforce development, nuclear safeguards and security, and nuclear applications as Singapore continues developing technical capabilities to independently assess potential future nuclear deployment.
First American Nuclear Co. advanced regulatory engagement with the U.S. NRC for a planned Category II HALEU fuel fabrication facility.
FANCO intends to submit a Part 70 license application in 2027. The facility is planned to supply fuel for the company’s EAGL 1 fast reactor and potentially other advanced reactor customers.