Legislators are proposing to create a group dedicated to developing commercial nuclear energy in the state of Utah just months after Gov. Spencer Cox announced a plan to combat Utah’s “looming energy crisis.” State officials first publicly introduced the idea of building nuclear power plants in October, saying it would help satisfy Utah’s increasing energy demand …
Orano is lodging a second arbitration procedure vis à vis the State of Niger in order to assert its rights following the loss of operational control of SOMAÏR. The Group has filed its request for arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This litigation is now Orano’s last possible recourse, after …
Connecticut Democrats’ energy proposals this year include an override of the state’s 40-year moratorium on nuclear power plants to allow for the construction of small modular reactors. Senate Democratic leaders announced their “Ratepayers First Act” energy legislation at a media briefing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Thursday. Senator Norm Needleman, co-chair of …
North Dakota lawmakers could start the process of adding a new source of power. House Bill 1025 would allocate $500,000 towards developing and presenting a study on how feasible nuclear energy would be. It also would look into the environmental and economic impacts. Sen. David Houge, R-Minot, said the state needs to think long-term when …
The leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany, Friedrich Merz has said he would prioritise revitalising the country’s industrial base ahead of climate protection. In a speech in the industrial western German city of Bochum on Monday, January 13th, Merz said that climate protection should not be more important than the preservation of Germany’s …
The Ford government has taken the first step on a potentially long path to building a large new nuclear power generation station near Toronto by confirming early work is underway to find local consensus for construction on the shores of Lake Ontario. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce was in Port Hope, Ont., on Wednesday to promote Ontario Power Generation’s Wesleyville …
Amid China’s push for leadership in the SMR sector, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit to India aimed to bolster the innovation alliance through the US-India iCET initiative In a pivotal policy update on January 3, US President Joe Biden issued a National Security Memorandum (NSM) introducing updated guidance for the United States’ implementation …
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin have discussed enhancing their countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including in nuclear energy, as Hanoi sets up a steering committee to implement the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant project. The prime ministers review a guard of honour (Image: Vietnam.gov.vn) The two prime ministers signed a joint communique …
Saudi Arabia plans to monetize all minerals, including by selling uranium, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday. “We will enrich it and we will sell it and we will do a ‘yellowcake,’” Prince Abdulaziz told a conference in Dhahran, referring to a powdered concentrate of the mineral used to prepare uranium …
In a significant development for nuclear power generation in India, the nuclear reactor for the sixth unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu has been shipped from Russia. In a significant development for nuclear power generation in India, the nuclear reactor for the sixth unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant …
