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News•Feb 26, 2026
Why Chima Came Up Short in Nuclear Exports
China dominates domestically with 60 reactors and a growing pipeline, yet its export push for the 1,100 MW Hualong One and 1,400 MW CAP1400 has stalled. Only three Hualong One units have been built abroad, all in Pakistan, while no CAP1400 deals have materialised. By contrast, Russia’s Rosatom is constructing eight 1,200 MW VVERs across Turkey, Egypt, Bangladesh and India, leveraging a Build‑Own‑Operate model. Geopolitical concerns, financing demands and technology‑transfer restrictions have limited China’s ability to capture overseas market share.
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News•Feb 21, 2026
INL Partners with NVIDIA on Nuclear AI Apps
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has teamed up with NVIDIA to embed artificial intelligence across the nuclear reactor lifecycle, from design to operation. Leveraging NVIDIA’s GPU‑accelerated computing, the partnership aims to double deployment schedules and cut operational costs by more...
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News•Feb 14, 2026
Final Investment Decision Approved for Six NuScale SMRs in Romania
Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica’s shareholders have approved a Final Investment Decision for a 462 MWe NuScale small‑modular‑reactor plant at Doicesti, comprising six 77 MW modules. The project, estimated at up to $7 billion, targets commercial operation of the first unit by 2033, contingent...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
DOE Launches Initiatives to Produce Uranium Fuel
The U.S. Department of Energy is reviving uranium recovery at the Savannah River Site’s H‑Canyon plant to down‑blend highly enriched uranium into roughly 19 metric tons of high‑assay low‑enriched uranium (HALEU) for advanced reactors. A parallel $19 million grant program funds...
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