As Finland is striving to free itself from Russian energy imports, the country remains crucially dependent on its neighbor for fueling the transition. Russia’s share in Finland’s energy import has gone down to almost zero Olkiluoto island on the western coast of Finland used to be just an energy hub for the country bordering Russia. But with …
The Turkish government has publicly acknowledged its dependence on Russia for uranium fuel at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, an admission that reflects both growing discomfort in Ankara and a wider effort to rebalance relations toward the West. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told parliament’s budget committee on November 7 that Turkey relies entirely on Russia’s …
Nuclear power plants will receive the bulk of the money from the Energy Department’s loan office, Secretary Chris Wright said. The Trump administration struck a deal last month with the owners of Westinghouse to invest $80 billion to build nuclear plants across the U.S. Nuclear power will receive most of the money from the Energy …
The governor of Japan’s Niigata Prefecture will make a rare visit to one of the country’s most-troubled nuclear power plants this week, an event that will be watched closely by gas traders for any hint that the facility might be restarted. Hideyo Hanazumi is scheduled to visit Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant …
After years of federal efforts to revive nuclear power, old mines are stirring again in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, while new ones line up for permitting expedited by a Trump executive order. The remote dirt road through dusty fields of sagebrush that John Cash drove along in June seemed to pass little of economic value. …
Story highlights The Indo-Russian Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear facility in India. Of its six VVER-1000 type reactors, units 1 and 2 were connected to India’s national power grid in 2013 and 2016 respectively. The third unit of the six-unit Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu …
Developing new large and small-scale nuclear power plant projects and wider nuclear fuel cycle cooperation were discussed during talks between Rosatom and India’s Department of Atomic Energy. According to the Russian state corporation, the technical specifications for the construction of a new Russian-designed nuclear power plant in India with VVER-1200 reactor units are currently being …
Nigerien authorities are seeking to sell yellowcake uranium stockpiled at the Arlit site, formerly operated by the French company Orano, which was forced to halt its activities following the 2023 coup d’état. Hundreds of metric tons of uranium are being loaded onto trucks crossing regions controlled by jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic …
Hungary will buy U.S. nuclear fuel for the first time to use at a Russia-built nuclear power plant in the country, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said ahead of a meeting of the U.S. and Hungarian leaders. Szijjarto is part of a large Hungarian delegation led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban who is meeting with …
Addition of uranium to the U.S. Geological Survey Critical Minerals List marks a major step toward revitalizing U.S. uranium mining and rebuilding America’s nuclear fuel supply chain Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC), the “Company” or “UEC”) applauds the U.S. Government decision to add uranium in the U.S. Geological Survey’s (“USGS”) Final 2025 Critical Minerals …
