India and Russia discuss new nuclear power plant options
A joint statement issued by the Indian Prime Minister’s Office after talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two sides: “Confirmed their intention to broaden…
UK’s new nuclear ambitions ‘have only just begun’
“The work we are doing to drive forward Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and our SMR programme will together bring more nuclear capacity onto the grid than in the last…
Further delay in Finnish repository licence review
Radioactive waste management company Posiva submitted its application, together with related information, to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 30 December 2021 for an operating licence for the…
Kansas site selected for underground reactor demo
The company said it intends to break ground for the demonstration project on 9 December, and – subject to authorisation from the US Department of Energy (DOE) – achieve criticality…
First nuclear fuel delivered for Kudankulam unit 3
The fuel assemblies, manufactured in Russia at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, for the VVER-1000 reactor, were flown by cargo plane. In total seven flights will be required to deliver…
Brazilian development bank gauges consultancy interest in uranium expansion
State-owned Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) launched the Pró-Urânio programme in 2024 “with the aim of expanding and accelerating the exploration of new deposits, and which will involve BNDES (Brazilian…
TAE, UKAEA create joint venture
At the centre of the partnership is the new joint venture TAE Beam UK – a collaborative entity that will harness the partners’ collective scientific leadership, commercialisation experience and market innovation…
Bilibino’s units being shut down for decommissioning
The first of the three 12 MWe EGP-6 light water graphite-moderated reactors to be taken offline was Bilibino Unit 2. Unit 3 is scheduled to be shut down on 11 December,…
Deep Isolation completes three-year waste canister project
The project’s name stands for Universal Performance Criteria and Canister for Advanced Reactor Waste Form Acceptance in Borehole and Mined Repositories Considering Design Safety. It included the development of waste…
‘Philanthropy can help nuclear energy growth in emerging economies’
, carried out by Bayesian Energy and Radiant Energy for the US-based Rockefeller Foundation, included Brazil, Ghana, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Rwanda and South Africa in its assessment. Ashvin Dayal,…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
