The Lithuanian state-owned company leading the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, Altra, has launched an international tender for the design and dismantling of the reactor cores of the plant’s two RBMK-1500 reactors.

Skanska contracted for Swedish repository expansion work: Construction firm Skanska has signed a contract worth about SEK1 billion (USD100 million) with Sweden’s radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB for the construction of new rock caverns at the SFR final repository for low and intermediate-level waste in Forsmark.

IAEA produces global mapping tool of used nuclear fuel.
The global total of used nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants is about 448,000 tonnes of heavy metal, with three quarters in storage and one quarter reprocessed, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s first interactive tool showing how much used nuclear fuel the world has – and where it is stored – by country.

Japan Aims To Replace 14 Ageing Nuclear Reactors By 2050s. Japan plans to rebuild between two and five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 11 to 14 by the 2050s as it aims to secure stable power supply, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a draft policy presented on 5 June.

Slovenia has marked the 60th year of operation of the Triga research reactor with a ceremony at which Slovenia’s president Nataša Pirc Musar awarded the Golden Order of Merit to the Jožef Stefan Institute.

Grossi warns at Security Council against attacks on nuclear plants.
In a briefing to the United Nations Security Council following a drone strike near Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s inner perimeter, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has warned of the “most serious” consequences of a direct hit.

The site chosen for Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station is suitable for construction to go ahead, specialists from Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) have said.
onstruction of first Westinghouse reactor could begin in 2028.

UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant.
Britain’s Tokamak Energy has been named magnet systems partner for the UK’s STEP Fusion programme, while France’s Dassault Systèmes has been contracted to expand STEP’s product lifecycle management capability.

UK awards GBP100 million in contracts for prototype fusion plant.
Britain’s Tokamak Energy has been named magnet systems partner for the UK’s STEP Fusion programme, while France’s Dassault Systèmes has been contracted to expand STEP’s product lifecycle management capability.

The Czech utility ČEZ has begun preparations to extend the lifetime of the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant to up to 80 years, potentially allowing operation until 2065–2067. This reflects a global trend toward longer reactor lifetimes, provided that safety and technical conditions are regularly assessed.