Monday, 12 October 2026

Bangladesh's Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant moved closer to initiating nuclear fission in its first unit after regulators approved the results of its safety valve tests, according to Bangladesh Post. The approval clears the way for the next phase of commissioning at the plant, located at Rooppur in Ishwardi of Pabna.

Egypt expects the first shipment of nuclear fuel for the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant to arrive in May 2027, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat said in a televised interview with anchor Lamis El Hadidy on October 11.

Avalanche Energy has picked the Tri-Cities region of Washington state to host its first global manufacturing site for compact fusion machines, according to iGrowNews.

The company and the Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC) signed a strategic engagement letter to move the project forward, announcing the agreement in Richland on October 8, 2026, iGrowNews reported.

The letter commits Avalanche and TRIDEC to work together on site selection, permitting, infrastructure, supply-chain development and workforce training, according to iGrowNews.

The plant is intended to start with prototype production. Avalanche expects it to grow into a vertically integrated commercial plant producing hundreds of fusion machines annually, iGrowNews reported.

The United States, China and Russia are developing nuclear power infrastructure to support sustained exploration of the Moon, according to Moneycontrol.

NASA is targeting deployment of a lunar surface reactor by 2030, Moneycontrol reported.

Nuclear fission reactors could supply power on the Moon regardless of sunlight, according to the same report.