During World Nuclear Week in Moscow, Uzbekistan and Russia signed two pivotal agreements, marking significant progress toward the construction of Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant (NPP). The first agreement, a Supplementary Agreement on Implementation Terms, expands on a prior June 20, 2025 accord between Rosatom Energy Projects JSC and Uzbekistan’s State Enterprise “Directorate for NPP …
Russia and Ethiopia signed a document on Thursday calling for the planning and construction of a nuclear power plant in the east African country, RIA news agency quoted Rosatom, the state-owned Russian nuclear corporation, as saying. An action plan on development and construction of the facility was signed during a nuclear power forum by the …
Rosatom has agreed to build new reactors with total capacity of 5GW in the southern Hormozgan province. Tehran and Moscow have signed a $25bn deal to build four nuclear power reactors in southern Iran, according to Iranian state media. Friday’s announcement comes as the United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on a China- and Russia-backed …
In Brief In August 2025, Taiwan’s nationwide referendum on extending operations at Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant failed despite receiving 74.2 per cent approval from voters, as low turnout meant affirmative votes fell short of the required threshold. Initiated by the opposition Taiwan People’s Party and backed by the Kuomintang, the referendum reflects rising pro-nuclear sentiment, …
Senior diplomats of Korea and the Czech Republic have agreed to work closely together to ensure the smooth completion of the Korea-led construction of two nuclear power plants in the European country, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The two countries have finalized the estimated $18 billion project after overcoming long-standing legal hurdles involving foreign rivals, …
Russian and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday on the construction of small nuclear power plants in Iran, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. The agreement was signed by Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev and Iran’s top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, at a meeting in Moscow. Rosatom described it as a “strategic project”. Eslami, …
India and France have held detailed discussions on advancing the strategic partnership, including civil nuclear energy, and defence and security cooperation, with a special focus on small and modular reactors (SMRs), said people familiar with the matter. Building SMRs in India with support from France was the key focus at the second meeting of the India-France Special …
Sweden’s government will ask the Parliament to approve state loans worth $23.4 billion (220 billion Swedish crowns) to companies to build nuclear reactors in the Scandinavian country. Sweden plans to build two new nuclear reactors by 2035 in a hedge on low-carbon energy security, with 10 new reactors hoped for by 2045. The Swedish government moved to …
Kansai Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it will complete a geological survey to build a safer next-generation nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, around 2030. In the initial process, scheduled to start in November, boring tests will be conducted in two areas near the No. 3 reactor at the company’s Mihama nuclear plant …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Banswara in Rajasthan on September 25, where he will lay the foundation stone for the country’s largest nuclear power project, estimated at around Rs 45,000 crore. The mega project, planned near the Mahi Dam on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border, will be developed under the Nuclear Energy Mission and is …