Jindal Nuclear plans to build 18GWe of nuclear power generation capacity in India over the next two decades, various local media reported citing a company statement. Jindal Nuclear, which is a part of the Naveen Jindal Group, and a 100% subsidiary of Jindal Renewables, said that the plan will include Bharat small reactors, small modular reactors …
UK-based AI cloud provider Fluidstack has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French government to construct one of the world’s largest decarbonised AI supercomputers in France. Meanwhile, utility EDF has identified four sites on its own land that it will offer for data centres. Announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris, under the …
Vietnam formally approved a nuclear power development plan with the aim of having a reactor online in the next decade, an ambitious strategy to lift energy security and meet aggressive economic growth targets. The Southeast Asian nation launched a regulatory framework and plans to establish human resources and research infrastructure needed to develop atomic energy …
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) announced a multi-state initiative to accelerate advanced nuclear energy projects. The initiative was first previewed by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York last month and will be co-chaired by New York, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Wyoming. They will be joined by Maryland, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and West …
Nuclear energy is set for a “renaissance” under U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Tema ETFs’ Yuri Khodjamirian. The chief investment officer noted that the Trump administration is “very, very interested” in backing new nuclear energy technology. “There’s a lot of excitement there, and equally, a lot of loss-making companies that have unproven technologies, and …
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said land has been offered to the four companies to build their small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site, with an application already started for an Early Site Permit with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The proposed site is projected to accommodate multiple SMRs with a combined electrical output of …
Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corruption. It has never produced a single watt of energy. Now the Philippines and other countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking …
Connecticut Democrats’ energy proposals this year include an override of the state’s 40-year moratorium on nuclear power plants to allow for the construction of small modular reactors. Senate Democratic leaders announced their “Ratepayers First Act” energy legislation at a media briefing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Thursday. Senator Norm Needleman, co-chair of …
The initial phase of Norway’s NuProShip initiative – which is evaluating Generation IV small modular reactor technologies for their viability in commercial shipping applications – has concluded, with three SMR technologies being selected for further evaluation in the next phase. The NuProShip project is being funded by the Research Council of Norway. Alongside Norwegian shipbuilder …
The Czech Republic has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan to the European Commission, featuring large renewable and nuclear energy capacity increases. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment worked together on the update, which models the development of the country’s energy sector to fulfil European Union decarbonisation targets. Minister of …