Europe’s Gas Prices Drop 5% On Renewed U.S.-Iran Talks Optimism

European natural gas prices fell more than 5% to around €46.3 per megawatt hour, their lowest level in two weeks, amid optimism that the United States and Iran could soon…

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Triggers Global Fertilizer Supply Shock

The closed Strait of Hormuz has created a major fertilizer shock and threatens food security in developing nations as sulfur and phosphate exporters from the Middle East struggle to ship…

Trump Links Abraham Accords to Any Iran Deal

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalize relations…

Third application lodged for Swedish SMR plant

The application was handed to Johan Britz, Minister for Employment and acting Minister for Climate and the Environment, by Studsvik’s President and CEO Karl Thedéen and Christian Sjölander, Head of…

Approval milestone for US microreactor project

The Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis establishes the preliminary safety basis for a criticality test of the reactor, documenting how the design meets the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) requirements for…

TAE, UKAEA joint venture formally established

The joint venture was announced in December 2025 as part of a bilateral and reciprocal investment commitment to commercialise TAE’s proprietary particle accelerator technology for the global market. TAE Beam…

‘Largest ever shipment’ for a single nuclear plant

In addition to the 330-tonne reactor vessel for El Dabaa’s second unit, the other equipment – including the pressuriser for unit 1 – pushed the total cargo weight up to…

Vessel for Newcleo technology demonstrator installed

To support Newcleo’s advanced reactor R&D programme, SRS Servizi di Ricerche e Sviluppo Srl has recently completed the installation of OTHELLO, a 2 MW loop-type lead test facility for qualifying…

Malaysia Secures Fuel Supply Through End of July

Malaysia has secured its fuel supply until the end of July, state energy firm Petronas has assured the economy ministry, as Southeast Asia is reeling from the worst supply disruption…

China’s Solar Additions Drop 79% in April as Domestic Market Slumps

China installed much less solar power capacity in April from a year earlier as the domestic solar market continues to adjust to a change in policy following record-high installations and…