In a first for the USA, the country's nuclear regulator has approved an increase in the burnup limit for Westinghouse's Encore accident tolerant fuel design, paving the way for longer and more economic fuel cycles.
 

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warns that the nuclear safety situation is deteriorating after a drone strike on a road near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's perimeter.

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced the discovery on 9 August of a water leak at unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant involving an estimated 25 tonnes of water from the used fuel cooling system pump room and the heat exchanger room.

The IVV-2M water-moderated research reactor was commissioned in 1966 and has now been given the go-ahead to operate until the end of 2040.

A joint development project agreement has been signed between Lloyd's Register, Core Power and AP Moller - Maersk to conduct a regulatory assessment study to determine the safety and regulatory considerations for a potential nuclear-propelled containership to undertake cargo operations at a port in Europe.

International Atomic Energy Agency staff have visited the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's cooling tower fire, but say they have "not been able to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the findings and observations so far".

A fire has occurred in one of the two cooling towers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with both Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of causing it. Meanwhile, military activities have reportedly been taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk plant in Russia.

NAC International Inc has received certification from the US nuclear regulator for the highly shielded version of its versatile OPTIMUS transport packaging system. This new certificate follows licensing approvals obtained under Canadian and Australian certifications.

Japan has a "robust nuclear security regime", an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. The latest International Physical Protection Advisory Service mission followed a previous mission in 2015 and a follow-up mission in 2018.

Holtec International's SMR-300 small modular reactor design has completed the first step of the UK's Generic Design Assessment process and progressed to the next phase of its assessment.