Today in nuclear: Bulgaria's AP1000 project got a bilateral push, Sweden's uranium law took effect, Serbia set its timeline, and microreactors found data-center buyers in Latin America.
Bulgaria's Kozloduy AP1000s get a bilateral stamp
World Nuclear News reported that commitment to the two new AP1000 units planned at Kozloduy was stressed in talks between senior Bulgarian and US representatives, with the project framed as a "strategic bilateral priority." Why it matters: Westinghouse's European order book depends on state-level backing staying firm between milestones, and Bulgaria just restated its side out loud. (World Nuclear News)
Sweden's uranium mining lane opens on schedule
District Metals filed the technical report on its Preliminary Economic Assessment for the polymetallic Viken deposit days after Swedish legislation enabling uranium mining development came into force. Why it matters: Europe's fuel-security push is reaching upstream — when a mining law changes and a filing lands within days, the pipeline behind it is real. (World Nuclear News)
Serbia puts dates on its nuclear restart
ANS reported that Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy held a four-day workshop laying out how the country plans to kickstart a nuclear program, two years after the National Assembly overturned a 35-year-old moratorium. Why it matters: every European market that reopens adds one more buyer to a vendor field that is already supply-constrained. (ANS Nuclear Newswire)
Microreactors find data-center customers in Latin America
POWER reported that Terra Innovatum, with partner Waiken ILW, was selected to deploy its micro-modular reactors for data center infrastructure in Latin America and Brazil. Why it matters: compute demand is pulling nuclear into markets that never planned gigawatt-scale builds — microreactors are how the buildout goes global. (POWER Magazine)
Watching tomorrow
Watch for procurement details out of Sofia, follow-on filings in Sweden's uranium districts, and whether the Terra Innovatum deployment comes with a siting or regulatory timetable.
Sources
- Bulgaria's planned AP1000s 'strategic bilateral priority' — World Nuclear News
- Economic assessment filed for Swedish uranium project as law comes into force — World Nuclear News
- Serbian officials lay out nuclear energy timeline — ANS Nuclear Newswire
- Terra Innovatum, Waiken ILW Will Deploy Microreactors for Data Center Infrastructure — POWER Magazine
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