Nuclear Energy

The U.S. Palisades Power Plant could become the first nuclear plant to reopen in the U.S. after shutting down, potentially signaling a new era for U.S. nuclear power. As the U.S. government supports a new wave of nuclear reactor development, in support of a green transition, the reopening of existing …

The Russian Atomic Corporation (Rosatom) informed the UN’s nuclear watchdog on Saturday about Ukraine’s alleged plans to carry out a provocation, involving two nuclear power plants and subsequently accuse Moscow of doing it. Head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev called the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi to inform …

Nuclear fusion research and development has gained momentum in recent years after several momentous breakthroughs and achievements. The global race to overcome the engineering challenges to achieving zero-emission power from a nuclear reaction without risking disaster and radiation has heated up. The U.S. and other Western nations have worked for …

Norway’s government appointed on Friday a committee tasked with considering whether the country should develop nuclear energy as an electricity source. Kristin Halvorsen, a former finance minister and currently director of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo, will lead the committee, which is set to deliver …

The United States is likely 10 to 15 years behind China in deploying fourth-generation nuclear reactors at scale, as Chinese authorities are strongly backing the domestic industry with policies and financing, a new report by Washington-based research institute Information Technology & Innovation Foundation showed on Monday. China supports its domestic …

Kazakhstan is in talks with China on transit for export of uranium, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan said. Kazatomprom is transporting uranium to North America and Europe via a port in St. Petersburg. Alternative route is transportation through the Caspian Sea, where the port of Aktau (Kazakhstan), port of …

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co. has loaded its biggest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, with fuel for the first time since the Fukushima disaster, Bloomberg has reported. The move is part of a nuclear power return on the Japanese scene after the 2011 tragedy, which saw all nuclear reactors in …

The Kazakh delegation visited Japan in order to expand cooperation between the countries in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy from April 1 to April 5, 2024, Trend reports, citing the Energy Ministry of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of …

The United Arab Emirates is considering investments in Europe’s nuclear power segment, approaching several European nations to gauge their receptivity to a collaboration, sources familiar with the talks told Reuters this week. The UAE has discussed the possibility of its state-owned Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) investing in European power …

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reiterated his call on Iran for full cooperation despite all Iran’s cooperation with the Agency. Grossi made the remarks in his Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors on Monday as published on the Agancy’s website. Grossi said that “Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium continues …