Electricity demand across Latin America is projected to nearly triple by 2050. More than 70% of regional demand growth will be in Argentina, Brazil, and México, which have nuclear power today and could use the technology to meet this need. As the Inter-American Development Bank joins the World Bank and Asian Development Bank in lifting restrictions on supporting nuclear energy, …
PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will undertake a State Visit to China from 5 to 11 July 2026 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, with the trip expected to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, industrialisation and strategic development sectors while reinforcing the long-standing Namibia–China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership. The Presidency said the visit underscores the …
Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev has congratulated the US for bringing three microreactors to criticality and noted the role played by “a national regulator that is accommodating to companies”, adding that for Russia to maintain its leadership position “we also need to take a fresh look at licensing approaches for such installations”. In comments carried …
A commercial deal for supply of uranium has been under negotiations between India & Australia following the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between the two countries signed in 2014. New Delhi: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Australia, India hopes to finally sign a uranium supply deal to power its growing energy requirements, especially in …
Unit 2 at the Taipingling nuclear power plant has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time, China General Nuclear announced. The unit is the second of six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors planned for the site in Guangdong province. On 30 April, China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) issued a 40-year operating licence for …
Croatia and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding to boost their cooperation in the civil use of nuclear energy, confirming their commitment to strengthen energy security, diversify energy sources, and develop sustainable energy solutions, the Croatian economy ministry said on Wednesday. The memorandum sets a framework for more intensive cooperation between the two countries in …
Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Entergy Corp. are among the utilities positioned to benefit, according to Capstone. The U.S. Department of Energy will make loans totaling up to $17.5 billion to utilities and other energy companies to support development of 10 nuclear reactors at five sites, officials announced Tuesday. “These …
Mining, production, shipments, and sales U.S. uranium mines produced 1,388,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), or uranium concentrate, in 2025, a significant increase from the 677,000 pounds produced in 2024. The production of U3O8 is the first step in the nuclear fuel production process, preceding the conversion of U3O8 into uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to enable uranium …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, announced that it has formally submitted a Notice of Intent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to begin the licensing process for its CANDU® reactor technology in the United States. The filing marks the start of formal pre-application engagement with the NRC and …
Meirzhan Yussupov, chief executive of Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, sat down with MINING.COM in Astana for a wide-ranging interview on production discipline, AI-driven demand, the nuclear fuel cycle, trade routes, and Kazakhstan’s place in the market. The transcript has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. Yussupov: So, is it your first time in …