Hungary and Romania are launching professional and political cooperation on extending the operating life of the Paks and Cernavoda nuclear power plants in order to complete the process as quickly as possible, announced Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Tuesday in Bucharest. Following his talks in Romania, the Minister stated that the …
Meg Dowling, Senior Engineer – Nuclear Technology and Alternative Fuels, LR A new industry report reveals how nuclear propulsion creates competitive advantage for both operators and charterers through superior economics and performance. Nuclear-powered containerships have the potential to eliminate bunker costs, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver faster transit times, while maintaining safety and …
French state-owned utility EDF is considering selling all of its U.S. renewable energy business, its CEO said on Wednesday, as the company focuses on building up its domestic nuclear operations and U.S. support for wind and solar has been rolled back. Bernard Fontana said the company was considering selling “between 50% and 100%” of its U.S. renewable unit, revising an earlier …
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki will announce his intention at a prefectural assembly meeting on Friday to accept the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture, it was learned Tuesday. Suzuki plans to explain that restarting the reactor is the only realistic choice, given …
The United States on Friday issued a Russia-related general license allowing certain transactions with the Paks II civil nuclear power plant project in Hungary, according to the Treasury Department website. The license will allow transactions linked to the nuclear power plant project involving some Russian banks, including Gazprombank, VTB Bank, and the Russian central bank, …
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi on Friday agreed to the restart of a nuclear reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima accident, one of the world’s worst nuclear crises. Hanazumi made the decision even as he acknowledged that residents of the Sea …
Efforts to revive a scandal-scarred South Carolina nuclear power project got a major boost from the Trump administration as federal officials announced an $80 billion deal to jump-start new nuclear construction in the U.S. Under the agreement, which was announced Oct. 28, Westinghouse and its corporate owners, Brookfield Asset Management and Cameco, will receive federal …
On Wednesday, November 19 2025, Egypt has signed a nuclear fuel purchase order and a broad cooperation agreement with Russia’s State-owned Rosatom for the country’s first nuclear power facility at El-Dabaa, the Egyptian Cabinet announced. The fuel order covers the first reactor core, signalling readiness for further project development, while the cooperation agreement includes joint …
Niigata prefecture governor expected to approve Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant as early as Friday, which will become operational by March 2026, marking 1st reopening of nuclear plant since Fukushima disaster in 2011 ISTANBUL Japan is set to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Niigata prefecture, Nikkei Asia …
A global pledge to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050 has drawn support from two more nations, meaning 33 countries now back efforts to expand the world’s fleet of atomic plants. Senegal and Rwanda signed up to the goal Friday during the COP30 talks in Belém, Brazil, as the World Nuclear Association said its latest assessment indicates the target …
