IAEA warns of safety importance of substations

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, in his latest update, says that Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky and Rivne nuclear power plants have been operating at reduced capacity after military action damaged an electrical…

Study highlights potential benefits of Dutch SMR design

In June, Allseas launched a five-year plan to design, develop and deploy a small modular reactor (SMR) tailored for integration into offshore vessels and for onshore use. The company has…

First of Russian test rigs delivered to ITER construction site

The test rig is designed for vacuum, thermal, and functional testing of port plugs, which are a key diagnostic element of the giant multinational fusion facility. It was manufactured in Bryansk in…

Aalo Atomics and Microsoft collaborate on AI tools for new nuclear

Their initial project won awards for impact and technology advancement at Microsoft’s annual Hackathon. Yasir Arafat, CTO of Aalo Atomics, said: “So far, we have tackled three of the most…

Building work starts at US SMR fuel plant

The plant is expected to be the first facility in the USA to exclusively manufacture fuel for advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) and will fabricate X-energy’s proprietary tristructural-isotropic (TRISO) fuel…

Turkish-Flagged LPG Tanker Struck by Drone Near Ukrainian Port

Another Russian overnight massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine has had some serious spillover effects, as the Turkish flagged LPG tanker “Orinda” carrying thousands of metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas…

Chevron Joins Race to Explore Potential Purchase of Lukoil Assets, Sources Say

By , and LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron (CVX.N) is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil (LKOH.MM), five sources familiar…

IEA Says Questions Linger on Who Will Scoop Up New LNG Wave

By The global market could absorb a record wave of new supply of liquefied natural gas, but much depends on net zero policies and renewables growth, the International Energy Agency…

The 2 Million Barrel Divide: IEA and OPEC at Odds Over Oil Demand

By Ryohtaroh Satoh and Malcolm Moore Original: Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: The widest gap for more than two decades has opened up…

Chevron Turns to India for Jet Fuel After California Refinery Fire Fallout

India has shipped its first-ever cargo of jet fuel bound for the U.S. West Coast for Chevron amid favorable arbitrage economics and increased import demand following a fire at the…