Highlights Ireland’s data centres consumed nearly 25 per cent of national electricity in 2024 and are projected to reach at least 30 per cent by 2032, prompting calls to revisit the nuclear power ban. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and key ministers now support a nuclear debate as Fianna Fáil pushes legislation to end the ban, with …
Russia plans to commission approximately 30 gigawatts of nuclear power plant capacity, including small nuclear power plants, president tells meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that plans are underway to expand the distribution of nuclear power plants in the country’s Far East, Siberia, and the Urals. At a government meeting on the development …
During his monthly press conference on Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox defended President Donald Trump’s recent national monument reduction and pushed back against a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission against the state’s promotion of nuclear energy. Three Utah-based organizations had found fault with about a dozen billboards that Utah’s Office of Energy Development …
“I do think it’s a good idea to properly look into it and find out what’s right for Ireland.” Ireland is openly revisiting nuclear power as it seeks to build a fossil-free electricity system, a notable shift for a country that has long kept the technology at arm’s length. As The Irish Times reported, the move …
August 13th, 2026 – Kaleidos, Radiant’s 1 MWe transportable microreactor, has departed Radiant’s El Segundo, California facility and is en route to Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where it will undergo the most rigorous microreactor test campaign in the country and the industry’s only full-power, full-scale test. This shipment marks the start of the next chapter …
The first nuclear fuel loading of Unit 7 at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province, was successfully completed on Tuesday, which indicates the unit has entered the nuclear commissioning phase, laying a solid foundation for subsequent reactor criticality, grid connection and power generation, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported …
The proposed expansion would add two reactors to El Dabaa’s existing four-unit design, although no final decision or timeline has been announced. Two additional reactors are being planned for the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, expanding the country’s first nuclear energy project beyond its current four-unit design. Electricity and Renewable Energy …
Plan balances reliability, diverse resources and costs while helping communities in the Carolinas continue to build robust economies Near-term actions serve our customers’ rising energy needs while keeping customer benefits, value and future optionality central to resource planning GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — South Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, attracting new …
The Centre has proposed a financial security framework for nuclear power plant operators, along with changes to licensing and approval procedures, under the draft rules of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy (SHANTI) Act, 2025. The Department of Atomic Energy released the draft rules on Friday, setting out requirements for insurance cover, financial …
Spain has formally extended the operating licences of both units at the Almaraz nuclear power station until 8th June 2030, retaining a major source of low-carbon electricity as disruption in the Middle East increases the cost and risk of dependence on imported gas. The decision took legal effect through Order TED/864/2026 in Spain’s official gazette, published …