Palisades receives new fuel for restart
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan has reached a key step toward restarting operations by receiving 68 newly manufactured fuel assemblies. This fuel delivery follows extensive planning and regulatory coordination, made possible by the plant’s recent reclassification from decommissioned to operational status by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Produced by a trusted domestic supplier,...Continue reading→
Finland is “the most prepared” for fusion
Nordic Fusion Prospects: VTT Report Highlights Best Locations for Pilot Reactor. A new report by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, commissioned by Novatron Fusion Group (NFG), identifies the most promising Nordic locations for a pilot fusion reactor. As fusion energy edges closer to commercial viability, the study evaluates Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden for...Continue reading→
Cotswold School Career Fair
We were in attendance 22.10.25 for the Cotswold School Career Fair with Women in Nuclear (WiN) Central England branch to talk about nuclear careers. The day offered us the chance to talk with secondary school students in order to spark their interest in careers in STEM. Many of the students we spoke to were interested...Continue reading→
Solidifying Hanford waste in glass
The Hanford site, based in Benton County, Washington, has started up its low-level waste facility where a crucial element of the plant is solidifying the Hanford tank waste in glass. The Hanford waste treatment plant is designed to safely process 56 million gallons of radioactive waste that is stored in its tanks. This site was...Continue reading→
NVIDIA & OpenAI announce deployment of 10GW systems
Last month OpenAI & NVIDIA announced a partnership that would see them deploy NVIDIA Systems for OpenAI’s next gen AI infrastructure. NIVIDA is investing $100 billion to OpenAI where the first phase will come online toward the back end of 2026 using the NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform. “NVIDIA and OpenAI have pushed each other for...Continue reading→
Aalo-Urenco fuel deal
Low-enriched uranium is a must have for Aalo’s, ‘Aalo-X experimental reactor’. Commercially sourced nuclear fuel for a next generation power plant is not something a business in the West has done before. One of the major fuel enrichment companies in the world, Urenco, operates plants in Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK), and the...Continue reading→
Rolls-Royce Submarines
Rolls-Royce Submarines and global technology company, Siemens, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on digital optimisation and boost efficiency across engineering. Signed by both parties at the Defence & Security Equipment International event in London in September, the MOU encourages shared and mutual collaboration, with the ultimate aim to minimise time to...Continue reading→
UKAEA funds fusion training with Edinburgh and York universities
£7.8 million investment in master’s degree training will create new opportunities at the University of York and the University of Edinburgh. £7.8 million investment in fusion energy research and training, with further university collaborations in the pipeline Developing the next generation of fusion energy specialists with advancements in level 7 (master’s degree) training Widening participation...Continue reading→
Sizewell C signs fuel contract with Urenco
Urenco has signed a multi-year agreement for enriched uranium services with Sizewell C. This new contract will support the first six years of the 3.2 GW power station’s operation and will be serviced mainly from our Capenhurst site in the UK. Framatome has, meanwhile, signed a nuclear fuel fabrication contract with Sizewell, and both mark...Continue reading→
Golden age of nuclear delivers UK-US deal on energy security
New jobs and growth as companies in the UK and United States sign major new deals to turbocharge the build-out of new nuclear power stations. Major boost for clean, homegrown energy as UK and US companies agree landmark commitments to build new nuclear power plants, including potential for up to 2,500 jobs for Teesside. UK-US...Continue reading→