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Hyundai E&C ramps up efforts to revive US nuclear reactor construction

Korea Times 11 Feb 2026
Hyundai E&C said Wednesday it hosted a seminar on large-scale nuclear power plant technologies in Texas to enhance the region’s understanding of reactor construction projects through field-specific professional sessions.
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US targets 500kW Moon nuclear reactor by 2030; aims to power future space missions

Interesting Engineering 11 Feb 2026
NASA could place a powerful 500-kilowatt-electric (kWe) nuclear reactor on the Moon by the end of 2030, as part of a bold, high-stakes move aimed at securing long-term US energy dominance in space.
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Borehole nuclear: US firm’s mile-deep underground reactor gets funding boost

Interesting Engineering 11 Feb 2026
The two companies will collaborate to deploy Deep Fission’s Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) specifically for Blue Owl’s digital infrastructure portfolio.  ... commercial small nuclear reactor.
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Natura Resources Accelerates Path to Advanced Nuclear Reactor Deployment with Strategic Executive Appointments

Image Vermillion Plain Talk 10 Feb 2026
Company adds deep nuclear, financial, operational, and legal expertise as it transitions from development to deployment of its advanced small modular reactor technology ....
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US nuclear reactor regulator plans changes in line with Trump's goals

Image The Post and Courier 10 Feb 2026
WASHINGTON — The primary nuclear power regulator in the U.S. announced it's undergoing a reorganization in line with President Donald Trump's goals on speeding up licensing of new reactors ... .
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World’s largest nuclear plant restarts 1,356MW reactor after Fukushima shutdown

Interesting Engineering 10 Feb 2026
The reactor is located at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture. It is the world’s first nuclear power plant to use an advanced boiling water reactor ... Reactor returns online.
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Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win

Interesting Engineering 10 Feb 2026
Terra Innovatum Global N.V., an Italian developer of micro-modular reactors, has confirmed that it has secured its supply chain for both critical and non-critical components for its SOLO reactor unit.
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France bets on six new nuclear reactors and renewables to power its energy future

AOL 10 Feb 2026
France vows to build new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals ... Lecornu confirmed that six new EPR nuclear reactors will be included in the energy programme, with eight additional reactors listed as ...
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Japan restarts reactor at world’s largest nuclear plant after Jan. halt

Anadolu Agency 09 Feb 2026
Japan on Monday restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, after determining the cause of a malfunction that forced a shutdown last month, local media reported.
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TEPCO restarts nuclear reactor after determining cause of alarm trouble

Kyodo 09 Feb 2026
restarted a reactor at its seven-unit nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Monday after determining the cause of an alarm that halted the facility last month ... 6 reactor at ...
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IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review of South Africa’s SAFARI-1 Research Reactor (IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
The SALTO-RR team visited the SAFARI-1 reactor ... An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts on Friday completed a review of continued safe operation of the SAFARI-1 Research Reactor in Pelindaba, South Africa.
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Are Big Tech's Nuclear Construction Deals a Tipping Point for Small Modular Reactors?

Slashdot 08 Feb 2026
Smaller SMR reactors can be built in as little as three years instead of the decade required for traditional large reactors. And they can be expanded, one or two modular reactors at a time, to meet ...
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Panel OKs bill to help counties plan for data centers, reactors

The Daily Gazette 06 Feb 2026
(The Center Square) - An Arizona bill aimed at helping counties plan for data centers and nuclear energy advanced out of committee ... .
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