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Boris Johnson says it is ‘time to make big new bets on nuclear power’ to end the UK’s ‘addiction’ to Russian oil and gas as he also signals the Government will increase North Sea energy production

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Boris Johnson said ‘now is the time to make a series of big new bets on nuclear’ The Prime Minister said that the UK must end its ‘addiction’ to Russian oil and gas He also signalled Government will boost domestic North Sea energy production Boris Johnson said the UK must make ‘big new bets’ on developing …

S. Korea likely to return to nuclear power generation under new govt.

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South Korea is likely to make a U-turn from its yearslong nuclear phase-out drive as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed to scrap the policy and make the country a powerhouse in nuclear power generation. President Moon Jae-in has championed breaking away from nuclear energy since his inauguration in 2017 by retiring old plants and refraining …

Latvia should build nuclear power plant together with Estonia – Pabriks

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Latvia should build a nuclear power plant together with Estonia, Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks (Development/For) said on Twitter. In the future, Latvia will have to combine three energy resources – wind and solar power, as well as energy produced at a nuclear power plant, plus limited gas supplies, Pabriks points out. He believes that the nuclear power plant …

Amended nuclear power bill advances with unresolved issues

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Concerns remain about the Natrium nuclear power plant’s reliance on a Russian enrichment facility for fuel. A measure to clarify state and federal regulatory roles regarding TerraPower’s planned Natrium nuclear power plant passed a Senate committee Monday with no opposing votes. But members of the public highlighted several issues that remain largely unresolved in the …

Ban on Russian Energy Imports Gains Bipartisan, Bicameral Steam in Congress

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Eighteen bipartisan U.S. Senators are backing a bill that would direct the president to declare a national emergency and prohibit imports of Russian energy commodities, including crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. While the measure does not include Russian uranium, a senior Department of Energy official said addressing U.S. reliance on …

Belgian Greens make U-turn to consider nuclear plants extension

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 Belgium should keep an open mind about extending the life-span of its remaining nuclear power plants, the country’s Green energy minister said on Monday, in a shift of position prompted by the conflict in Ukraine. After months of debate, Belgium’s seven-party coalition government agreed a compromise in December that the country’s last nuclear power plant …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that Russian forces had taken control of the site of the country’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), but that the nuclear power plant continued to be operated by its regular staff and there had been no release of radioactive material, Director General Rafael Mario Grossi said. …