Niger reveals plans to sell Somaïr uranium
Somaïr, the operator of the Arlit uranium mine, is 63.4% owned by Orano, with the Niger state-owned mining assets company SOPAMIN holding 36.6%, but has been under the operational control…
Fifth Belgian reactor is permanently shut down
Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) said the operation to shut down the 445 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor (PWR) was carried out under its supervision. Doel 2 has…
India moving towards opening nuclear sector to private players, says PM
Speaking at the inauguration of private Indian space company Skyroot’s new campus in Hyderabad – which also saw the unveiling of Skyroot’s first orbital rocket, Vikram-I – the prime minister…
Rolls-Royce SMR and ÚJV Řež deepen collaboration
The MoU will see the companies “explore opportunities across a range of technical and regulatory areas, including nuclear safety analysis, design and engineering services, evaluation and testing, technical support to…
GDES, KEPCO KPS team up for Spanish and French markets
The agreement was signed on 17 November at Korea Electric Power Corporation’s headquarters in Naju-si, South Korea, in a ceremony led by Ho-Kwang Jun, Executive Vice President of KEPCO Plant…
Restart of two Taiwanese plants feasible, ministry says
Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) conducted the current status assessment of the Chinshan, Kuosheng and Maanshan nuclear power plants in accordance with the newly revised Nuclear Regulation Act and its regulations,…
Argentina nominates Grossi for UN Secretary General role
The country’s foreign office said Grossi has had “a distinguished career spanning more than four decades as an official in the Argentine diplomatic corps and, more recently, as head of…
Kyrgyzstan considering possible Russian SMR plant
In a statement after talks with Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov, the Russian President said: “Energy is one of the most important sectors of Russian-Kyrgyz cooperation. Our country fully meets Kyrgyzstan’s…
Conceptual design completed for Japan’s FAST fusion demo project
The Conceptual Design Report has been put together in the year since the project’s launch in November 2024, and involved the two companies and researchers and experts from a number…
Pickering refurbishment gets government go-ahead
“For more than 50 years, nuclear power has been the backbone of Ontario’s energy grid, with the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station as one of the best-performing and continuously operating nuclear…
