Steam generator components are main focus of U.S. work, with numerous inspections ongoing to revive the 55-year-old Michigan power station; Japan, meanwhile, is forced for a second time to delay restart of its world-record size nuclear plant, shut down since the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.
Bechtel, Aecon, Sargent & Lundy, BWX Technologies and Samsung are among firms teamed to construct the first SMRs in Tennessee and Michigan by early 2030s.
With federal support and more potential private investment, energy sector eyes restart and expansion, including finishing the abandoned VC Summer reactor.
Holtec International, owner of Michigan plant set to be the first to restart in the U.S., says worker assessing conditions fell into a cavity containing radioactive water
General Matter, a nuclear energy firm, has signed a lease with the U.S. Energy Dept. to build a $1.5-billion commercial uranium enrichment facility at a former federal production site in Paducah, Ky.
Michigan plant, the first U.S. commercial reactor set to operate after decommissioning, gains federal approvals despite opponents' strong safety concerns
Developer Oklo said it hired Kiewit unit as EPC contractor at Idaho federal site to demonstrate 75-MW facility as a future power source for data center customers and others.
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