Chinese nuclear giant continues to expand overseas cooperation

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), one of the country’s two leading nuclear power companies, is stepping up its overseas cooperation, the chairperson said Saturday. Progress is being made in cooperation with CNNC’s local partners in countries like Pakistan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Ghana and the United States, CNNC chairperson Wang Shoujun said on the sidelines of …

India and Vietnam enhance nuclear cooperation

India and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in nuclear energy. The agreement was one of three MoUs signed during Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to India. The MoU was signed on 3 March in New Delhi by Sekhar Basu, secretary of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), …

Small modular reactor a potential replacement for natural gas energy for Logan

Nuclear energy isn’t considered renewable, but Logan’s Renewable Energy and Conservation Advisory Board, or RECAB, is interested in hearing about its capability to complement renewables. On Friday, RECAB hosted Doug Hunter, CEO of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, or UAMPS, for a discussion on what he said is the county’s first nuclear production company. Hunter …

Feds approve uranium mine expansions in Utah’s San Juan County, one of them near Bears Ears

The Bureau of Land Management has issued final approvals for two uranium mine expansions in southeast Utah, including one on the backdoor of what used to be Bears Ears National Monument. Bullseye Canyon, the site of uranium deposits tapped by the Daneros Mine, had been included within the boundaries of the monument proposed by five Indian tribes, …

Russia, India and Bangladesh sign tripartite pact for cooperation on Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Russia, India and Bangladesh signed a trilateral agreement on Thursday to cooperate in the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh, work on which started late last year, according to an announcement from Russia`s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Cooperation. Rosatom, the equipment supplier and technical consultant for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in …

Rick Perry going to London to hold nuclear cooperation talks with Saudi officials

Energy Secretary Rick Perry will fly to London this week to discuss a nuclear cooperation agreement with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, which is planning to build two reactors along the Persian Gulf, according to an administration official. Perry was originally scheduled to take part in meetings with Mexican officials, but Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, canceled …

Canada begins small modular reactor strategy roadmap

Canada has launched a process to prepare a roadmap to explore the potential of on- and off-grid applications for small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The roadmap will help position Canada to become a global leader in the emerging SMR market, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The roadmapping process, which is part of NRCan’s Energy …