Japan-U.S. Companies to Cooperate on SMR Deployment in Southeast Asia

The Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial Business Forum was held in Tokyo on March 14–15, bringing together energy ministers and representatives from governments and companies from 16 countries across the Indo-Pacific region. The event was jointly hosted by Japan and the United States. Participants included U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

NRC Seeks Industry Input on Future New Reactor Licensing Plans

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is encouraging existing or potential applicants for new reactor-related activities to share planning information through fiscal year 2028. NRC staff published the Regulatory Issue Summary so the agency can best understand industry interest in order to most effectively set budgets for licensing reviews and inspection support needed to safely enable new …

South Korea to lift coal cap, boost nuclear output amid Iran crisis, ruling party says

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party ‌said on Monday that the government will lift limits on ⁠coal-fired power generation capacity and ⁠raise nuclear power plant utilization to as high as 80% as part of an energy response to the Middle East crisis. Lawmakers ⁠in the party’s Middle East crisis economic response task force said in a briefing the measures are …

XII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Development of the Uranium and Rare Metals Industry”

The XII International Scientific Conference “Development of the Uranium and Rare Metals Industry” will be held in Almaty on 13-15 May 2026. The Republic of Kazakhstan, represented by the National Atomic Company Kazatomprom, opens wide opportunities for cooperation in the field of safe development of nuclear energy to its partners in different countries of the …

Infrastructure work under way for Namaru uranium deposit

Service roads and power lines are being constructed as part of JSC Khiagda’s infrastructure work for the Namaru deposit in the Bauntovsky District of Buryatia in Russia. JSC Khiagda, part of Rosatom’s mining division, is Russia’s leading uranium producer with operations at five deposits “in the challenging permafrost conditions of the Bauntovsky Evenki District”, in a …

Rwanda plans up to $6billion investment in nuclear power as Kagame targets high-income economy by 2050

Rwanda plans to invest up to $6 billion in nuclear power plants as part of its strategy to secure reliable electricity and support long-term economic growth, President Paul Kagame said on Tuesday. Rwanda plans to invest up to $6 billion in nuclear power plants to secure reliable electricity for economic growth. President Paul Kagame announced …

Rosatom Plans To Sign Framework Agreement on Construction of Third Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant by End of the Year

Rosatom expects to sign a framework agreement on the construction of the third unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) by the end of 2026. This was announced by Director General of the state corporation Aleksei Likhachev at the industry event “Information Day”. “Together with our Belarusian colleagues, we are working on the financial and technical …

Macron eyes more Kazakh uranium for European reactors

During the second Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, Emmanuel Macron called on Kazakhstan to increase uranium exports to the European Union. The French president said additional supplies would help Europe meet its goal of expanding nuclear fuel production as part of its long-term energy strategy. Kazakhstan is the world’s largest uranium producer. In 2025, the country produced about 26,000 …