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 …
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Riyadh and Washington are on a “pathway” to reaching an agreement.PHOTO: REUTERS The United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary agreement to cooperate over the kingdom’s ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh on April …
As Illinois Republicans continue to make a push to expand nuclear power in the state, the governor appears to be on board. Illinois generates more electricity from nuclear power than any other state in the country, with 11 working reactors at six locations. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation in 2023 that lifted a decades-long moratorium …
(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 …
As Illinois closes in on its deadline of being carbon-free by midcentury, even as demands for energy rise, legislators are looking to satisfy both needs through a strategy many so far have tried to avoid: allowing new, large-scale nuclear reactors to be built in the state. The initiative wending through the General Assembly comes even …
