News Slovenia prepares for second nuclear power plant Slovenia’s state-owned power company GEN Energija has revealed its preparations for a new nuclear power plant in the town of Krsko, near the Croatian border. The move comes ahead of…
News Russia, Guinea to consider floating nuclear power Russia and the West African state of Guinea have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on building floating nuclear power stations. Russian nuclear engineer Rosatom said the two sides…
News Russia to help Uzbekistan build nuclear power plants Russia will help Uzbekistan build two nuclear power plants, Uzbek news agency Kun.uz reports. The agreement was reached after Russian president Vladimir Putin met Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the president of Uzbekistan,…
News Norwegian firm proposes nuclear-powered AI centres Norway’s new nuclear-power company, Norsk Kjernekraft, says it wants to build small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to provide off-grid power to data centres and other energy-intensive industrial users. It said…
News Five companies compete to build Ghana’s first nuclear plant Nuclear vendors from France, the US, Russia, South Korea, and China are competing to build Ghana’s first nuclear power plant. Nuclear energy minister Robert Sogbadji told Reuters that his government…
News China, Hungary agree rail schemes and ‘full-spectrum’ nuclear cooperation President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hungary last week resulted in commitments to cooperate on rail, nuclear, and other infrastructure, Reuters reports. Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook that…
News Thai and Danish firms to study nuclear power-barge plan Thai power company Global Power Synergy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark’s Seaborg Technologies to explore the possibility of a nuclear “power barge” for Thailand. Seaborg has developed…
News Fourth reactor now live at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear plant The fourth reactor of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in the US state of Georgia started commercial operations this week, marking the end of a difficult, 15-year project. Combined with…
News Price tag for Poland’s first nuclear plant may reach $37bn Poland first nuclear power plant could cost as much as $37bn, according to Jan Chadam, the acting head of Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ), the agency set up by the government…
News Direct drone hit at Ukraine’s occupied nuclear plant Drones attacked Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant yesterday and hit one of its six reactor buildings, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports. The IAEA said the attack didn’t…
News Small nuclear reactor hung up in Houston People attending the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston this week were treated to the site of a small nuclear reactor hanging from a crane outside. The publicity stunt by nuclear-power…
News Russia claims it’s planning to put a reactor on the Moon with China Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has again floated the idea of putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Its director general Yuri Borisov said it could be attempted between 2033 and…
News Hyundai beats US, Chinese bidders to $12bn Bulgarian nuclear deal South Korean contractor Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been chosen from a shortlist of five bidders to install and commission two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant…
News Italian team signed up to expand Romania’s nuclear plant Italy’s Ansaldo Energia Group and financier Sace have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend the life of Unit 1 of Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant and to develop two…
News Vinci subsidiary picked to decommission two reactors in Sweden Swedish energy company Vattenfall has hired Vinci subsidiary Nuvia to decommission two reactors at its Ringhals nuclear power plant. Nuvia will take down unit 1, a boiling water reactor shut…
News Rosatom plans world’s biggest fast reactor to close the nuclear fuel loop Rosatom aims to build the world’s largest fast neutron reactor at its Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant near Yekaterinburg, website Nuclear Engineering International reports. Plant director Ivan Sidorov said work on…
News Work starts on final reactor at Egypt’s first nuclear plant Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel al-Sisi attended a virtual ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at the fourth and final reactor for the $25bn El…
News Macron woos UK nuclear start-up to build first factory in France London-based nuclear power start-up Newcleo is in talks with investors to raise up to €1bn to develop its generation IV small modular reactor powered by nuclear waste. It would use…