Westinghouse has officially confirmed that Bulgarian VVER-1000 reactors from Belene NPP, which are planned to be installed at Khmelnytskyi NPP Units 3 & 4, will be able to operate on US fuel

Aziz Dag, Managing Director of Westinghouse Electric Sweden, in an official letter to the NNEGC, emphasized that Westinghouse will be able to supply its fuel if Khmelnytskyi NPP units 3 & 4 are completed and equipment from the Bulgarian Belene NPP is installed. “Westinghouse confirms the possibility of providing a compatible fuel design in time …

Trump to help spark a nuclear energy ‘renaissance,’ investor says

Nuclear energy is set for a “renaissance” under U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Tema ETFs’ Yuri Khodjamirian. The chief investment officer noted that the Trump administration is “very, very interested” in backing new nuclear energy technology. “There’s a lot of excitement there, and equally, a lot of loss-making companies that have unproven technologies, and …

South Korea Secures Nuclear Fuel Supply with U.S. Firm to Reduce Russian Dependency

KHNP Signs 10-Year Contract with Centrus Energy Amid Geopolitical Tensions In a strategic move to diversify its nuclear fuel sources, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed a 10-year supply contract with Centrus Energy, a U.S.-based nuclear fuel supplier. Announced on Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C., this agreement marks a significant shift in South …

Four SMR developers aim to build reactors at Texas A&M University site

Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said land has been offered to the four companies to build their small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site, with an application already started for an Early Site Permit with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The proposed site is projected to accommodate multiple SMRs with a combined electrical output of …

Tata Power keen on building small nuclear reactors as India opens up sector, CEO says

TATA-POWER-RESULTS:Tata Power keen on building small nuclear reactors as India opens up sector, CEO says India’s Tata Power is interested in setting up small modular nuclear reactors, CEO Praveer Sinha said on Tuesday, days after the country said it will open up the much-guarded sector to private investments. In the federal budget on Saturday, Finance …

Senate confirms Chris Wright as Trump’s energy secretary

The oil executive will play a key role in President Donald Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda. Chris Wright, the Denver-based fracking CEO tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Energy Department, was confirmed to the role by the Senate Monday evening. Senators voted 59-38 to confirm Wright, including support from some Democrats, despite opposition to his …

Belgium reverses course on nuclear power under De Wever government

The coalition agreement of Bart De Wever’s government puts a strong emphasis on nuclear energy, with the aim of generating 4 GW of nuclear power. This decision represents a clean break with the policies of Belgium’s previous governments. Belgium’s break with nuclear began in 1999 with the coalition agreement of Guy Verhofstadt’s government and was …

Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition

 Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corruption. It has never produced a single watt of energy. Now the Philippines and other countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking …

Energy expert advocates Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Thailand

Thammasat lecturer says SMRs critical for country to achieve net zero emissions Development of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) is essential to achieve the country’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2065, says Praipol Khumsap, an economics lecturer at Thammasat University and an independent energy scholar.   He spoke recently to Krungthep Turakij about the …