Second-quarter updates from Constellation: New PPAs, Crane restart, and more

August 13, 2026, 9:39AMNuclear News
Dresden nuclear power plant. (Photo: Constellation)

Constellation signed new long-term power purchase agreements during the second quarter that will ultimately provide roughly 920 MW in nuclear power to these new partners.

These nuclear contracts were among the topics Constellation executives broached during the second-quarter earnings call, along with existing power generation, the Crane restart, and New York and Illinois’s nuclear energy plans.

The Meta-Vistra deal: A closer look

January 12, 2026, 3:29PMNuclear News
The cooling towers at Vistra's Beaver Valley nuclear power plant. (Photo: Vistra)

With last Friday's announcement regarding its vision for nuclear energy, Meta has entered into 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for more than 2,600 MW of electricity from a combination of three Vistra-owned nuclear plants to support the tech behemoth's planned operations in the PJM region.

Holtec and Hyundai expand SMR-300 fleet plans, starting with Palisades

February 25, 2025, 3:00PMNuclear News
A rendering of Holtec’s dual-unit SMR-300. (Image: Holtec)

Leaders from Holtec International and Hyundai Engineering & Construction gathered at the Palisades site in western Michigan today to announce an “expanded cooperation agreement” to build a 10-GW fleet of Holtec-designed SMR-300s in North America. That fleet’s first builds would be at Palisades, where Holtec is now focused on restarting the site’s shuttered 777-MWe pressurized water reactor by the end of this year. Under the “Mission 2030” plan launched today, Holtec would then build a pair of SMR-300 PWRs at the Palisades site—targeting operation in 2030.