Nuclear power is getting a second look in Southeast Asia as countries prepare to meet surging energy demand as they vie for artificial intelligence-focused data centers. Several Southeast Asian nations are reviving mothballed nuclear plans and setting ambitious targets and nearly half of the region could, if they pursue those goals, have nuclear energy in …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a new licensing pathway that accelerates safe, innovative reactor deployment and reinforces U.S. energy leadership, marking the first new reactor licensing framework in decades. The rule, known as Part 53, is designed to provide optionality and make licensing advanced nuclear reactors faster, simpler, and more cost-effective while continuing to …
Data centers, filled with thousands of servers, power our digital lives. (Image by Shutterstock.) Nuclear energy could provide steady, 24/7 electricity Multi-lab effort finds nuclear energy timely and attractive to power data centers with reliable electricity. Every email sent, movie streamed or app used depends on data centers. These facilities, filled with thousands of servers, …
The Flemish government is embarking on a plan to identify four sites for the future installation of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), a long-term project aimed at positioning Flanders as a leader in nuclear innovation. Although these reactors are not yet available, Flemish Minister-President Matthias Diependaele is pushing to accelerate preparations. On Tuesday, a …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to explore the integration of NVIDIA’s technologies including Omniverse libraries and accelerated compute for the development and deployment of nuclear powered, large-scale AI factories. These technologies, along with OpenUSD, provide AtkinsRéalis …
The Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial Business Forum was held in Tokyo on March 14–15, bringing together energy ministers and representatives from governments and companies from 16 countries across the Indo-Pacific region. The event was jointly hosted by Japan and the United States. Participants included U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is encouraging existing or potential applicants for new reactor-related activities to share planning information through fiscal year 2028. NRC staff published the Regulatory Issue Summary so the agency can best understand industry interest in order to most effectively set budgets for licensing reviews and inspection support needed to safely enable new …
A Korean delegation plans to visit the United States for talks with Washington on Seoul’s efforts to secure rights for uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Friday. Cho made the remarks during a National Assembly session, amid little progress in advancing the security agreement reached under their joint fact sheet, …
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Friday it had jointly hosted a small modular reactor technology seminar with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in next-generation nuclear energy. The event was organized as a follow-up to a memorandum of understanding signed in June last …
South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission has received an application for standard design approval for the Innovative Small Modular Reactor from the i-SMR Technology Development Project Group. The Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) – being developed by a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute …