Palisades enters final stage of work before restart

Among the final accomplishments in this ‘project phase’ of restart was placement of the plant’s turbine-generator on turning gear following extensive inspections, maintenance, testing, and refurbishment activities. Holtec said another…

IAEA highlights Uzbekistan’s nuclear infrastructure progress

Uzbekistan has embarked on its first nuclear power plant with Russia, which will feature two RITM-200N small modular reactors and two VVER-1000 large reactors. Concrete was poured for the first…

Nuclear can play its part in decarbonising shipping, says IMO chief

Speaking at the Accelerating Nuclear for Energy Generation and Shipping conference in London, he said that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had a long-standing agnostic view on the different fueling…

International safety review of Finnish SMR design completed

The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) conducted a preliminary safety assessment of the LDR-50 last year. In June 2025, STUK said the draft concept assessment for Steady Energy’s…

TRISO fuel delivered for Kaleidos reactor experiment

The tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel was fabricated by Standard Nuclear to Radiant’s specifications earlier this year. It will be used to power Radiant’s Kaleidos reactor to conduct a full-power, full-temperature…

Nigeria’s NNPC Revenue Drops in May Despite Higher Oil Output

NNPC Limited booked lower revenues in May compared to April despite the higher crude oil and condensate production, the latest monthly figures by the Nigeria’s state oil and gas firm…

Kyrgyzstan Scrambles for Backup Fuel Supplies as Russian Shortage Bites

Kyrgyzstan, which imports more than 90% of its gasoline supply from Russia, is concerned that the Russian fuel crisis could cripple supply to the Central Asian nation. Thus, the Energy…

Kuwait Wants Consortiums to Bid for $7 Billion Oil Pipeline Deal

Kuwait’s state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), has asked some of the asset management funds bidding for a stake in its oil pipeline network to tap other investors in…

Chinese Teapots Snap Up Middle East Crude As Prices Slide

Chinese private refiners are buying Middle Eastern crude on the spot market amid falling prices, Bloomberg reported today, citing two purchases of Saudi and Emirati crude. According to the report,…

AI Boom Drives Record Surge in Battery Demand

Battery demand has soared in recent months as developers of data centers and AI computing are increasingly relying on battery energy storage to manage power surges, executives at battery start-ups…