UAE Energy Minister: First nuclear reactor to be operational next year

UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazroui said on Monday the country’s first nuclear reactor would “definitely” be operational by next year. Speaking at an event in Abu Dhabi, al-Mazroui said the first nuclear reactor was 96 percent complete. The UAE is looking to nuclear energy to contribute around 25 percent to its clean energy mix by …

India in talks with countries like Uzbekistan to procure nuclear fuel to create uranium reserve​

New Delhi: India is engaging with various countries, including Uzbekistan, to procure nuclear fuel as part of its plan to create a strategic uranium reserve to ensure long-term security. The plan is to have a stockpile of nuclear fuel for its strategic uranium reserve that can sustain the country’s reactors for the next five years so …

Rosatom outlines future of nuclear in IAEA address

Rosatom director-general Alexey Likhachov has explained the Russian state nuclear corporation’s “long-range agenda” at the 61st Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference being held this week in Vienna. During the event, Rosatom signed a number of agreements with its international partners. In his address to the conference, on 18 September, Likhachov said: “We are …

India and Canada discuss various aspects of uranium and nuclear energy collaboration

India and Canada discussed various aspects of uranium and nuclear energy collaboration between the two countries, a statement said on Thursday. A high-level Canadian delegation — Brian Parrott from the Canadian High Commission and Cameco President James A. Dovchuk — met Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh on 20 September in which the minister referred …

Belarus-Russia nuclear fuel supply draft agreement at final stage

VIENNA, 19 September (BelTA) – The preparation of the agreement to supply nuclear fuel to the Belarusian nuclear power plant is at the final stage, Belarusian Deputy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told the media on the sidelines of the 61st session of the IAEA General Conference, BelTA has learned. “We are drafting an supplementary agreement to …

India’s Second Kudankulam 1,000 MW nuclear plant to restart on October 7

The second 1,000 MW nuclear power unit at Kudankulam is expected to restart power generation on October 7, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (Posoco) saod. The mega nuclear power plant was shut down on August 4, due to hydrogen concentration in the stator. The unit was earlier expected to restart generation on September 4. …