Finnish regulator gives positive decision on used fuel repository

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…

BWXT sells medical business for USD800 million

BWX Technologies (BWXT) says the sale will enable it “to concentrate resources and capital on accelerating growth in its core nuclear national security and commercial nuclear power markets, areas central…

Westinghouse and Amentum sign AP1000/AP300 collaboration agreements

The Westinghouse APX strategy aims to offer a single technology platform for its AP1000 reactors and for its SMR version, the AP300. The idea is for the smaller version to…

Nigeria approves $4.5 billion oil-backed financing deal to support production growth

(Bloomberg) – Nigeria said it approved a $4.5 billion arrangement with the state-owned energy firm that will liberate funds to bolster foreign-exchange reserves and spending on the government’s ongoing infrastructure…

Greek ministers to examine nuclear energy options

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking at a Council of Ministers meeting, said the creation of the ministerial committee was of “special importance”. Greece has historically not deployed nuclear power, but…

Mid-year updates from major uranium producers 

Kazakhstan’s national atomic company said its production on both a 100% basis (that is, the entirety of production of the entities in which the company has an interest) and attributable…

Greek LNG Ship Safely Clears Hormuz After Maritime Incident

A Greek-owned liquefied natural gas carrier was involved in an “incident” in the Strait of Hormuz at the end of last week while exiting the waterway, the owner company said…

India Moves to Rescue Renewable Energy Projects Stalled by Grid Shortages

The Indian government will consider waiving transmission charges for solar and wind energy developers facing delays in the commissioning of their projects due to transmission line shortages. According to a…

Kuwait Oil Production Surges as OPEC+ Completes Output Cut Reversal

Kuwait produced 1.971 million barrels of crude oil daily in July, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources. That was up from 1.65 million barrels daily in June, the report noted,…

BP Completes Sale of German Refinery as Portfolio Overhaul Accelerates

BP has completed the sale of its refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to Klesch Group, as the UK supermajor continues to streamline its business and high-grade its portfolio under CEO Meg O’Neill.…