Sudan plans to sign a memorandum with Russia on the construction of a nuclear power plant, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Monday, citing an official from the ministry of water resources, irrigation and electricity. Sudanese Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity Mutaz Mohamed Musa Salim set off for a visit to Moscow on …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. mining industry asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn an Obama-era rule that prohibits the mining of uranium on public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park. The National Mining Association (NMA) and the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) filed petitions asking the court to reverse …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom said on Monday that Russia and China have agreed to work together on a uranium mining project in Russia, RIA news agency reported. Russia and China signed an agreement about investments in the project on Monday, RIA said. Source: Reuters
Saudi Arabia is enlisting blue-chip lobbyists in Washington as it prepares for a fight over its ambition to build nuclear power plants. Three law firms have filed disclosures saying they’re advising the kingdom on the issue, as American and Saudi leaders negotiate the contours of a possible nuclear technology-sharing agreement that could allow the enrichment of …
Russia has today connected unit 1 of the Leningrad Phase II nuclear power plant to the grid and it has started producing its first power, state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced. The VVER 1200 reactor was brought to the minimum controllable power level on 6 February. “The new, super-powerful Leningrad power unit has begun to …
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is likely to miss its 2023 target start-up date as Russian builder Rosatom struggles to find local partners, two people familiar with the matter said. The $20 billion project is part of President Tayyip Erdogan’s “2023 vision” marking 100 years since the founding of modern Turkey. Rosatom …
BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) – China plans to start construction on six to eight nuclear reactors this year and raise its total nuclear generating capacity by as much as 6 gigawatts, the country’s energy administration said on Wednesday. The National Energy Administration said China also aimed to complete two long-delayed, foreign-designed third-generation reactor projects this …
PARIS, March 7 (Reuters) – French state controlled utility EDF said on Wednesday that its nuclear power output rose 8 percent year-on-year in February to 36.4 terrawatt-hour (TWh) compared with the same month a year ago. EDF, which operates France’s 58 nuclear reactors, said its production was penalised last year by unplanned outages due to …
Nuclear energy has faced serious challenges in recent years because of several factors: competition from low gas prices, subsidised renewables and slow growth in electricity demand in certain markets. But because of several powerful forces we are seeing signs that this year nuclear energy will come roaring back, writes Jarret Adams. Several nuclear plants have …
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will achieve a ten-fold rise in uranium production in three phases by 2031-32, the government today informed the Lok Sabha. In a written response to a question in the Lower House, Jitendra Singh, the Union minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office that directly looks after the DAE, …
