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Dukovany Construction Talks End: Contract by Contract, What Continues and What Is Being Redrawn
Daewoo E&C and Doosan Enerbility disclosed on October 29 that KHNP intends to end construction contract negotiations for the two Dukovany units. The main equipment contract signed on December 16, 2025 continues, a separate cooling-tower tender is under way, and Daewoo E&C plans a follow-up disclosure by November 27.
The River Rose 10 cm, So Why Is the Reactor Still Off? Cernavoda's Conditions for Reconnecting to the Grid
Nuclearelectrica kept Cernavoda Units 1 and 2 in safe shutdown on October 29. Shut down since July 28 and August 13 as the Danube's flow and level fell, the units await three conditions: reaching the required intake level, holding it for several days and a rising trend.
The First Blueprint of a Nuclear Project: What a FEED Study Decides for Slovakia's Bohunice AP1000
Westinghouse announced on October 28 a six-month front-end engineering and design study for JESS on one AP1000 at Jaslovské Bohunice, partly funded by a U.S. State Department FIRST grant. Its results will inform JESS's decision on the project's next steps.
When a Large Battery Catches Fire Underground: Why WIPP Is Handing Real Batteries Over for Fire Research
DOE's Carlsbad Field Office and SIMCO signed an interagency agreement with NIOSH's Pittsburgh Mine Research Division, providing three large platform lithium-ion batteries from WIPP for full-scale fire research on thermal runaway, gases, ventilation and evacuation.
Hyundai Engineering Joins a U.S. University Reactor Project: Reading the KRONOS MMR Memorandum
An October 27, 2026 MOU sets Hyundai Engineering's initial scope on facilities, site, procurement and logistics for UIUC's KRONOS MMR (docket 50-618), with paid work set by definitive contracts and operation targeted by the university for 2030.
$5 Billion for 1.1 GW Without a New Reactor: Where Constellation's Uprate Loan Stands
A conditional DOE loan commitment of up to $5 billion (October 27, 2026) for uprates at eight Constellation facilities in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania, aiming at about 1.1 GW; 890 + 190 + 30 MW of contract-linked uprates add up to 1,110 MW.
From Ore to Fuel: Wyoming's Conversion Plant Funding Review and a TRISO Fuel Manufacturing Deal
WEA recommended $20 million for Nucleon Fuel's Fort Union conversion facility (about 5,000 tonnes of uranium per year as UF6, public comment to November 16), and Antares announced a BWXT TRISO fuel agreement with an initial 1 MTU allocation.
Testing a Nuclear Ship Without Nuclear Fuel: Norway's MarNuPS Electrically Heated Integration Test
Emerald Nuclear Norway's MarNuPS Pilot secured NOK 20 million from the Research Council of Norway, about 13% of an estimated NOK 150 million Phase 1, for a 2027 electrically heated integration test at Stette, with ship application targeted for 2031–2032.
Kori Units 3 and 4 Win Continued-Operation Approval: What Remains Before Restart, and the Qualified Life of 939 Components
NSSC approved continued operation of Kori Units 3 and 4 on October 27, 2026, through 2034 and 2035; 939 and 934 environmentally qualified components are slated for re-evaluation or replacement.
Before the First Reactor, Money and People: The Philippines Talks Financing, Singapore Trains a Workforce
The Philippines discussed potential debt financing of up to $5 billion over up to 25 years with the US DFC, with no final agreement announced; Singapore's METI and EMA launched NMDP, NMDP-I and SFEF to prepare for a 2027 IAEA INIR.
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