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China’s first commercial land based small modular reactor moved closer to grid operation in December after the ACP100 demonstration project at Changjiang in Hainan completed its non nuclear turbine steam run on the first attempt, according to China National Nuclear Corporation.

China Nuclear Power Corporation (CNNC) announced that Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in Fujian province has entered commercial operation, marking a key milestone in the country’s nuclear expansion.

In 2025, Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant delivered 7.9 terawatt-hours of electricity, supplying roughly 10 percent of the nation’s total consumption.

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The United States’ renewable power capacity is forecast to expand from 414.5 GW in 2024 to approximately 1.06 TW by 2035, more than doubling over the period, despite federal policy shifts emphasizing energy security and domestic manufacturing over climate objectives, according to GlobalData analysis.

Sweden’s renewed nuclear ambitions are shifting from policy to project finance as Videberg Kraft, the company tasked with developing new reactors on the Värö Peninsula, formally applies for state aid under a framework adopted earlier this year.

Global electricity demand projections are being recalibrated as artificial intelligence and hyperscale data centers move from marginal load drivers to structural forces in energy planning. According to Uranium Unlocked: The Future of AI & Global Energy Demand, a new institutional research study commissioned by Uranium.io and based on responses from more than 600 investors, this shift is already altering long-term expectations for nuclear generation and uranium procurement at a time when supply fundamentals are tightening.

China’s nuclear buildout continues to progress through methodical construction milestones rather than capacity announcements, and the completion of cold functional testing at Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 3 is one such inflection point.

The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $400 million to the Tennessee Valley Authority for the deployment of GE Vernova…

The accelerating energy demand from AI and high-performance computing has pushed US data center load forecasts to levels that outpace…