EnergySolutions sets date for Kewaunee licence application

In May 2025, EnergySolutions and WEC Energy Group announced their plans to explore new nuclear energy generation at Kewaunee, where a 566 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor operated from 1974…

Laramide pulls out of Kazakh project citing law change

Canada-based uranium exploration and development company Laramide said it has terminated its option agreement with Kazakhstan-registered Aral Resources for the Chu-Sarysu Project with immediate effect. The three-year agreement, signed in…

EDF seeking maximum use of existing UK reactors

EDF Energy manages the UK’s eight nuclear power plant sites, five that are operating (Sizewell B, Torness, Heysham 2, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool) and three that have entered decommissioning (Hunterston…

U.S. won’t provide security for oil operations in Venezuela, says Wright

North America Venezuela ESG/Investment Ari Natter, Bloomberg January 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The U.S. has no plans to offer security guarantees to oil companies that plan to operate in…

First VVER-1200 fuel delivered to China for Tianwan 7

The fuel was manufactured at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant and is part of the contract for units 7 and 8 at the plant in China’s Jiangsu province which are…

Amentum-led consortium contracted for Dutch new-build programme

The consortium will work on the development of up to two new gigawatt-scale nuclear power plants to support the country’s strategies for decarbonisation and energy security and will support the…

Tepco halts restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor

The company said that control rods had been withdrawn at 19:02 local time on 21 January and the reactor restarted. “However, at 12:28 on 22 January, an alarm was triggered in…

Wright Tells Oil Executives That Venezuela’s Output Can Rise 30%

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told oil company executives on Wednesday that Venezuela’s output can rise 30% from its current level of 900,000 barrels per day in the…

Venezuelan Oil Exports Under Supply Deal With US Progressing Slowly -Documents, Data

(Reuters) – The volume of Venezuelan oil exported under a flagship $2 billion supply deal with the U.S. reached about 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and PDVSA documents…

Germany’s Coal Plants Return to Profit

The coal-fired power plants in Germany are profitable to run again amid surging electricity demand in a cold snap and a plunge in European carbon prices this week.  Coal plants…