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ATM No 222 2026 MAR 05
Taiwan To Submit Nuclear Restart Plans And Will Consider Developing SMRs And Fusion Energy
- Taiwan is edging closer to submitting plans to restart the Kuosheng and Maanshan NPPs and the country will consider the development of new nuclear technology including SMRs, its premier told a parliamentary session.
- Taipower would submit plans to reactivate the Kuosheng plant which has two 985-MW BWRs, and Maanshan’s two 936-MW and 938-MW PWRs.
- In late 2025, Taiwan’s ministry of economic affairs confirmed that Taipower would submit plans by March 2026 to restart the plants.
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Bowen to lead new Office of Advanced Reactors
- Jeremy Bowen will head the newly created Office of Advanced Reactors when it launches in September, the NRC announced Monday.
- This new office will license and oversee new and advanced reactors.
- In his role, Bowen will be responsible for the review of advanced reactor applications—reviews that the NRC said will be “expeditious.”
Lee's trip to Singapore, Philippines diversifies markets for AI, nuclear energy, defense
- President Lee Jae Myung used his trips to Singapore and the Philippines to diversify South Korea's economic ties in Southeast Asia, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear energy and defense.
- To deepen and broaden the economic ties, Lee and Wong also agreed to formally begin negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement and oversaw the signing of five MOUs covering AI and SMRs
- In Manila, the focus shifted toward defense industry cooperation, nuclear power and critical minerals.