Fianna Fáil has agreed to support a move to legalise nuclear energy. At its parliamentary party meeting last night, TDs, Senators and MEPs agreed to support Cork East TD James O’Connor’s bill to reverse the ban on nuclear energy in Ireland at a time when the Coalition grapples with the ongoing energy crisis. It is …
About a year ago, Kenya announced plans for its first nuclear power plant to be built in Siaya County, on the shores of Lake Victoria. However, following local protests, Kenya’s state-run Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) announced plans to conduct “a robust, transparent, and multi-layered educational campaign” to address concerns. The facility would produce roughly 2,000 …
Experts gathered in Beijing for the IAEA International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles to assess progress, exchange knowledge and advance the deployment of fast reactor and fuel cycle technologies. More than 550 experts from 42 countries gathered in Beijing for the IAEA International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR26), …
Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a deal outlining parameters for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan when he visits the country this week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Kazakhstan, an oil- and gas-rich nation of 20.5 million people, has not had any nuclear power generation capacity since 1999, …
inal testing and commissioning works are underway at Türkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, a senior executive said Monday, as the country moves closer to bringing its first nuclear reactor unit into operation. Sergei Butckikh, general manager of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, said work is progressing simultaneously across all four reactor units at the site in the …
Kenya has intensified its push toward nuclear energy development following a series of high-level diplomatic engagements led by the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) during the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2026) in Kigali, Rwanda. The four-day summit, held from May 18-21, brought together African leaders, policymakers, financiers, regulators and global technology …
Russia plans to build nine fast-neutron nuclear power units by 2042 as part of its long-term electricity generation strategy, according to Alexander Lokshin, first deputy director-general of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Speaking at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s FR-26 conference in Beijing, Lokshin said the reactors would form part of Russia’s General Plan …
ALMATY – Kazakhstan aims to increase domestic participation in its future nuclear power industry to 30% before construction begins on the country’s planned nuclear power plants, a move expected to generate up to $4.5 billion in local production and contracts. The target is outlined in a new government-approved comprehensive plan for the Development of Localization …
Federal funding commitment enables ongoing site revitalization of Canada’s national nuclear laboratories, supporting Canada’s New Strategy for Nuclear Energy Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is pleased to announce that it has received a $2.2 billion capital commitment from the Government of Canada to continue the revitalization of the Chalk River Laboratories. The Government shared …
Niger has intensified its overhaul of foreign mining agreements with the cancellation of a 58-year uranium concession linked to France at the strategic Arlit deposit, marking one of the most significant escalations yet in its broader resource nationalism drive. Niger has cancelled a 58-year uranium concession at Arlit previously held by France’s Atomic Energy Commission …