Owner’s engineer sought for UK SMR projects

Wednesday, 23 April 2025 (Image: Composite of the bidders’ proposed SMRs) “The Owner’s Engineer (OE) will provide essential independent assurance to the Intelligent Customer and Intelligent Client for the relevant…

US regulator approves microreactor fuel qualification methodology

Wednesday, 23 April 2025 Composition of an FCM fuel particle (Image: NANO Nuclear) The approved Fuel Qualification Methodology (FQM) defines the regulatory framework and testing approach for the qualification of…

Podcast: World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2025

Wednesday, 23 April 2025 The goal of tripling nuclear energy capacity by 2050 is shared by many governments, businesses and financial institutions. If that is to happen there is going…

Belarus nuclear plant could switch to longer fuel cycle

Wednesday, 23 April 2025 Belarus nuclear power plant has two VVER-1200 units (Image: Belarus energy Ministry) The Belarus nuclear power plant is located in Ostrovets in the Grodno region. A…

US uranium enrichment startup emerges from stealth

Wednesday, 23 April 2025 (Image: mar lidia/Pixabay) General Matter was one of four companies selected in October 2024 by the US Department of Energy to provide enrichment services to help…

US LNG Headed to Asia Fetches More Than Cargoes to Europe for First Time in 7 Months

By Liquefied natural gas traders can make a better profit from selling US LNG cargoes in Asia than offering the fuel in Europe, an opportunity that opened up for the…

US Disburses Part of Loan to Michigan Nuclear Power Plant for Restart

By WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – A Michigan nuclear reactor hoping to be the first in the United States to restart after permanent closure has received about 10% of $1.52…

Kinder Morgan Founder Plays Down the Impact of Tariffs on U.S. LNG

Richard Kinder doesn’t lose sleep over trade wars or chatbots. The billionaire co-founder of Kinder Morgan waved off the industry handwringing over U.S.-China LNG tariffs and the supposedly overhyped energy…

Iran Boosts Natural Gas Production at Huge South Pars Field

Iran is boosting natural gas production from Phase 11 of the giant South Pars field after bringing online a key new well, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. The eighth well…

European Natural Gas Prices Drop as LNG Flows Stay Above Average

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices fell by 2.5% on Tuesday after a four-day-long Easter holiday weekend as arrivals of LNG cargoes remain slightly above the seasonal average, easing concerns about…