A site has been chosen for construction of Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant, Russia’s Foreign Minister said on May 2 during a visit to the Central Asian nation. The plant may become the first of its kind in Central Asia. “[Uzbek President Shavkat] Mirziyoyev today expressed satisfaction with how this project was coming along and …
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano met with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian during his visit to Yerevan, the capital. (Photo: Office of the President of Armenia) The IAEA will continue its cooperation with Armenia to ensure the highest safety standards at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said in Yerevan, Armenia yesterday. …
Donald Trump could decide to impose tariffs after probe into the nuclear fuel The uranium market is on tenterhooks as US president Donald Trump decides whether to impose tariffs or import quotas on the nuclear fuel. After a petition by two domestic miners, Washington’s Department of Commerce launched an investigation last year into the national security …
A former US energy secretary dismissed the idea that an influx of foreign uranium imports is a threat to national security, rejecting what could be a justification for future import quotas to protect domestic suppliers. “I have never considered uranium to be a major security issue,” Ernest Moniz, who led the Department of Energy under former …
Many are calling for the construction of High-Efficiency Low Emission (HELE) coal power plants, in order to avoid outages and soaring power prices. But Australian Nuclear Association Vice President Rob Parker tells Natalie Peters and Erin Molan nuclear energy is the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective option. “When we look at nuclear energy we find …
The U.S. Commerce Department has submitted to the White House the results of a national security investigation into uranium imports, a spokesman for the department said on Monday. The “Section 232” probe was prompted by a petition filed by two U.S. uranium mining companies, Ur-Energy Inc and Energy Fuels Inc, complaining that subsidized foreign competitors …
Nguyễn Tuấn Khải, director general of the Việt Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, talks to Lao động cuối tuần (Weekend Labour) newspaper about his agency’s capacity to operate a nuclear power plant. What are the advantages and disadvantages of project VN3.01/13 on strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of the Việt Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety? …
There is once again talk in Kazakhstan of constructing a nuclear power plant (NPP) — a proposal that’s been debated on and off since the late 1990s. This time, the idea seems to have quickly picked up momentum. President Vladimir Putin proposed Russian help to build such a plant when he met with Kazakhstan’s new …
The team of the Rooppur NPP, which is now being constructed in Bangladesh following the Rosatom State Corporation’s project, has arrived to the Novovoronezh NPP to undertake their practical training. The first group of seven has already started the classes. This practical training for the Bangladeshi specialists is held under the bilateral agreement, according to …
The state-run energy corporation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lodged a protest against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s decision to remove experts from the Barakah nuclear plant, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (ENEC) sent a letter to the Korea Electric Power Corp., which controls the KHNP, in January to express …
