National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” JSC (“Kazatomprom” or the “Company”) announces the absentee voting results on the issue of the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “EGM”) summed up on 11 August 2026 at 06:00 pm local time (GMT+5). At the time of the EGM, the total number of shares outstanding equalled to …
At least five indigenous Small Modular Reactors targeted by 2033 as India expands next-generation nuclear capabilities. India is steadily strengthening its indigenous nuclear energy ecosystem with a focus on advanced reactor technologies, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), domestic manufacturing capabilities, private-sector participation and long-term utilisation of the country’s abundant thorium resources, Minister of State for Personnel, …
Türkiye expects the reactor to begin test electricity production by the end of 2026. Power generation from unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in in Türkiye is expected this year, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told TRT Haber TV. “Work to start the first reactor continues at full speed. We aim to complete …
The Nippon Foundation released the results of its 82nd Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds on 31 July, focusing this time on energy issues. The survey found that nearly 60% of respondents favored restarting nuclear power plants and replacing existing reactors. The Nippon Foundation has conducted its Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds regularly since 2018, covering a variety …
Romanian nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica SA has expressed interest in buying 300 tons of uranium concentrate from a stock of more than 1,000 tons held near Niamey airport since late 2025, according to an exclusive report by Jeune Afrique in collaboration with MDMG Sahel. The proposed purchase would represent nearly one-third of the uranium stock, which has …
The expansion of uranium mining projects in India needs to be accelerated, a parliamentary committee has said. An aerial view of India’s Parliament (Image: Lok Sabha) The Committee on Public Undertakings’ comments came in a report covering the progress of India’s planned nuclear energy expansion. It included the recommendations from an earlier report and the responses …
Read in Gila Herald: Sens. Kelly and Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply MORE American Fuel Act modernizes the federal approval process to safely expand domestic uranium enrichment while preserving environmental review and public safeguards Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Modernizing Outdated Regulations to Expand American Fuel (MORE American …
The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating uranium contamination in cobalt exports after researchers estimated that thousands of tonnes of the radioactive metal likely left the world’s largest cobalt-producing nation over the past two decdes. The government said it would test cobalt hydroxide exported largely to China and establish a working group to assess findings …
Attorney General Raul Torrez has filed a petition to stop uranium mining at Crownpoint and Church Rock. “Nufuels” is currently the only company that holds a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allows for uranium mining in New Mexico. The company is looking to restart mining and processing for uranium at both Church Rock …
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T), opens new tab has won Japanese government support for three projects to develop next-generation nuclear reactor technologies, including advanced light water reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs), it said on Wednesday. The projects, selected under the industry ministry’s supplementary budget programme, cover safety technologies and a standard design for advanced light water reactors, …