Virginia is set to make history as the site of the world’s first grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant, scheduled to begin generating electricity by the early 2030s, announced Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS).
Iran has started constructing four additional nuclear power plants in the southern coastal province of Hormozgan with expected total capacity of 5,000 megawatts, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Around a dozen countries are expected to start electricity production through nuclear power sources in the coming years, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the IAEA director general, said at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris.
China has connected its first small modular reactor (SMR) to the power grid, supplying electricity to Shandong province through the 200-megawatt unit I reactor at Shidao Bay.
China’s C919 narrow-body passenger jet completed its first scheduled international commercial flight to a foreign country on Aug. 12, marking a new stage in Beijing’s effort to establish a domestic commercial aviation industry with a foothold beyond the Chinese market.
