India Reaches For Small Modular Reactors For Clean Energy Transition

India aims to build 40-50 Bharat Small Modular Reactors in eight years with a focus on standardisation, safety, and modularity The Department of Atomic Energy, in collaboration with Tata Consulting Engineers, is working to develop the Bharat Small Modular Reactor (SMR) by redesigning the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). The initiative aims for a high …

T.FCU Announces Postponement of Special Meeting of Securityholders

FISSION URANIUM CORP. (TSX: FCU) (OTCQX: FCUUF) (“Fission“) announces the postponement of the special meeting (the “Meeting“) of Fission’s shareholders and optionholders (collectively, “Securityholders“) in connection with the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement“) with Paladin Energy Limited (“Paladin“). The Meeting will reconvene on September 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time). Based on a preliminary assessment of votes …

Seoul seeks to end KHNP-Westinghouse dispute

This photo shows nuclear power units in Dukovany, a city located 170 kilometers southeast of the Czech Republic’s capital Prague. (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power) South Korea is looking for a solution to end a legal dispute between local nuclear power company Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power and US firm Westinghouse Electric Company “through various …

Kazatomprom lowers 2025 uranium production expectations

Kazatomprom has cut its uranium production guidance for 2025 by 5000 tU, citing uncertainties in sulphuric acid supply – but 2025 production is still expected to be higher than 2024. Announcing its half-year financial results today, the national atomic company’s CEO Meirzhan Yussupov said the company had demonstrated “robust financial results” for the six months …

IAEA: Aging Nuclear Fleet Warrants Reactor Life Extensions, Much More New Capacity

At the end of December 2023, global operational nuclear power capacity was 371.5 GW(e), provided by 413 reactors in 31 countries. Source: IAEA While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds of the …

Kashiwazaki mayor willing to OK restart of nuclear reactor

The mayor of a central Japan city that hosts part of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has indicated his willingness to greenlight the restart of its suspended reactors. “We have reached a stage where we can accept a possible request for reactivation,” Masahiro Sakurai, the mayor of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, said during a meeting Thursday …

Ban on construction of nuclear power plants in Serbia will be lifted

The Draft Law on Amendments to the Energy Law introduces several new provisions, including the regulation of the balancing market and the possibility for end consumers to become active participants and enter into contracts with variable pricing. Nuclear energy will be used to generate electricity in Serbia and certification for installers of renewable energy facilities …