Evaluating the potential of today’s putative nuclear renaissance requires a critical look at what has changed, what hasn’t, and what would be required to avoid the pitfalls that turned prior periods of nuclear boom to bust. A recent flurry of activity around nuclear energy—driven by an upsurge of interest and incipient investment from technology companies …
India is preparing to amend its nuclear liability legislation to cap accident-related penalties for equipment suppliers, in a bid to revive stalled foreign investment in its nuclear sector, particularly from US firms. According to three government sources cited by Reuters, the proposed changes would remove a key clause in the 2010 Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage …
Deputy Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Hugua (second from right) together with member of the National Energy Council (DEN) Musri Mawaledha (right) take a photo with officials from the Russian Trade Representative Office in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. (ANTARA/HO-Pemprov Sultra) Kendari, S. Sulawesi (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Energy Council (DEN) has expressed support for a …
Construction of the base for the first small modular nuclear power plant begins in Uzbekistan The construction of a construction and installation base (CIB) has begun in Uzbekistan as part of the implementation of the small modular nuclear power plant (SMNPP) project with the RITM-200N reactor, which is being built in the Jizzakh region using …
A rendering of the GE Hitachi BWRX300 small modular reactor. Small modular reactors are more likely than larger designs to achieve long-term “price and performance parity” with conventional energy sources, but only with support from the U.S. government, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said in a report released on April 14, 2025. Retrieved from GE Hitachi. …
The April 9 analysis presumes robust deployments over the next 10 years enabled by design, manufacturing and project management innovations that drive down deployment costs. Dive Brief: New nuclear power capacity could meet about 10% of the projected increase in data center electricity demand by 2035, Deloitte said in an April 9 report. Deloitte expects data …
(L-R) Mark Ho, PhD Chief Nuclear Officer, Deployable Energy; Dr Stuart Ballantyne, Chairman, Seatransport Corporation; Claudene Sharp Patel, Global Technical Director, LR; and Remko Hottentot, Commercial Manager, LR – Australasia Queensland’s ship design group Seatransport and Houston-based Deployable Energy are collaborating with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to develop nuclear power generation for different applications, including strategic …
Kazakhstan proposes uranium deal to fuel Turkey’s nuclear reactors / Photo: Zhanbolat Mamyshev, photo editor: Dastan Shanay Kazakhstan has proposed a uranium mining and fuel supply deal to support Turkey’s growing nuclear energy ambitions, according to Baurzhan Duisebayev, CEO of the Chemical Engineering Design Bureau. «Suddenly, Turkey is leading the way: four reactors are under construction …
Almassadam Satkaliyev Kazakhstan has completed the competitive dialogue process with potential technology suppliers for the construction of its first nuclear power plant (NPP). According to the Atomic Energy Agency, a shortlist of reactor technology providers has been formed as part of the selection process. It includes the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, Korea Hydro …
Southern Nuclear has taken a bold step forward in nuclear innovation by becoming the first US company to load enriched nuclear fuel exceeding 5% uranium-235 into a commercial reactor for testing. This milestone, achieved at the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia, marks a significant advancement in nuclear energy technology and could pave the way for more efficient, …
