US Flagship Nuclear Unit Runs Into Safety Setbacks During Restart
Safety lapses during construction and operational transition at a demonstration reactor force every project queued behind it to reassess its risk profile.
Power Supply
Cuba's National Power Grid Collapses for the Sixth Time This Year, Leaving Millions Without Electricity as Infrastructure Crisis Deepens
CBS News reported that Cuba’s national power grid suffered another large-scale collapse on 18 September, the sixth nationwide outage of 2026. The incident has laid bare long-standing problems of underinvestment, ageing equipment and external sanctions pressure, drawing widespread attention across Latin America.
[Brief] Eastern US Power Grid Emergency: Extreme Heat Nears Record, Operator Issues Emergency Curtailment Order
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator, issued an emergency curtailment order on July 3 as extreme heat sweeps the Eastern US and electricity demand nears historic peaks. Multiple regions face blackout risks.