Czech business boss says PM’s position on new nuclear reactors is ‘fiction’

The head of the Czech Chamber of Commerce has hit out at current prime minister Andrej Babiš for his stance that state dominated utility ČEZ should be able to build new nuclear reactors on its own without any help. Chamber president Vladimír Dlouhý, speaking at an energy conference in Prague, said such a position was …

Chinese nuclear giant continues to expand overseas cooperation

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), one of the country’s two leading nuclear power companies, is stepping up its overseas cooperation, the chairperson said Saturday. Progress is being made in cooperation with CNNC’s local partners in countries like Pakistan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Ghana and the United States, CNNC chairperson Wang Shoujun said on the sidelines of …

India and Vietnam enhance nuclear cooperation

India and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in nuclear energy. The agreement was one of three MoUs signed during Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to India. The MoU was signed on 3 March in New Delhi by Sekhar Basu, secretary of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), …

Russia, India and Bangladesh sign tripartite pact for cooperation on Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Russia, India and Bangladesh signed a trilateral agreement on Thursday to cooperate in the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh, work on which started late last year, according to an announcement from Russia`s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Cooperation. Rosatom, the equipment supplier and technical consultant for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in …

Rick Perry going to London to hold nuclear cooperation talks with Saudi officials

Energy Secretary Rick Perry will fly to London this week to discuss a nuclear cooperation agreement with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, which is planning to build two reactors along the Persian Gulf, according to an administration official. Perry was originally scheduled to take part in meetings with Mexican officials, but Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, canceled …

India’s Jaitapur nuclear plant: Framework agreement likely during Macron visit

NEW DELHI: India and France are likely to sign a framework agreement for expediting the Jaitapur nuclear power plant project during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit next month, sources from the Indian side have said. The six-reactor project with a capacity of 1650-MW each will be the largest nuclear power park in the country. Talks between the two countries are …