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Saltfoss enlists Korean services for MSR development
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute is to provide fuel fabrication and material corrosion evaluation services to the Danish developer of floating molten salt reactors Saltfoss for its seaMSR-100 reactor over the next two years.
Friday, 4 September 2026
Rosatom considers Murmansk site focused on floating power plant construction
The establishment of a new facility to help meet the future anticipated demand for floating power plant orders is being considered by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Proposal for Canadian marine-based SMR plant
Montreal-based Prodigy Clean Energy has announced plans for a 50 MWe full-scale Prodigy Transportable Nuclear Power Plant within the traditional territory of the Pabineau and Eel River Bar First Nations.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Newcleo-led consortium to develop floating nuclear plant
A consortium led by France-headquartered innovative reactor developer Newcleo has been awarded funding to develop the conceptual design of a nuclear barge able to host multiple 200 MWe small modular reactors.
Energy & Environment
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Friday, 28 August 2026
Peer review of floating nuclear plant 'ranks it on par with Russia's top units'
Rosatom has said that a two-week World Association of Nuclear Operators peer review mission to the
Akademik Lomonosov
floating power unit assessed it for compliance with global best practices.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Korean-US partnership for floating SMR platform
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with USA-based engineering firm Sargent & Lundy for the development of a standardised floating small modular reactor platform.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Oil and mining giants among firms exploring nuclear's industrial use potential
The Industrial Advanced Nuclear Consortium, whose members include ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron and Rio Tinto, has published a report outlining the potential for nuclear energy as "a practical, low‐carbon alternative that can be co-located with industrial facilities to provide dependable baseload heat and power, with the grid and renewables serving complementary roles".
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 29 June 2026
Core Power to assess BWXT SMRs for floating nuclear power plants
Maritime nuclear energy specialist Core Power has launched a feasibility study into using BWX Technologies' mPower small modular reactors in floating nuclear power plants.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Floating nuclear power plants 'realistic' for Greece
The report by the Deon Policy Institute think-tank identified no fundamental barriers to the implementation of floating nuclear power plants in Greece, although policy, regulatory, financial and social acceptance issues still need to be overcome.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 28 May 2026
First RITM-200 reactor unit manufactured for floating nuclear plant
The RITM-200C reactor will be one of two which will together be installed on the first of Russia's planned fleet of floating nuclear power units.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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