The CEO of French fuel cycle company Orano says he expects the company will be producing “multi-million pounds” of uranium per year from its operations in Mongolia by the end of the decade, as senior leaders discussed advances in the entire nuclear value chain at World Nuclear Symposium 2026. “I bet that the next multi-million pounds …
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs. Earlier this year, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in Illinois completed a 14-year campaign to help inform the safety features of new advanced reactor designs. The team performed an exhaustive list of experiments that …
The investments include long term deals to keep a Finnish nuclear power plant online along with other clean energy investments planned for 2027-28. Google is planning to invest over $15 billion (13 billion euros) in digital infrastructure to power its data center developments in Finland and Europe more broadly, the global tech conglomerate said Wednesday. The funding …
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced …
West Virginia’s governor announced Tuesday that the state has signed a memorandum of understanding to become one of six states participating in an initiative aimed at investing in nuclear energy. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a news release the move makes West Virginia the sixth state to participate in the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus initiative, …
Thailand’s draft power plan would put the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in charge of the first proposed 300MW nuclear project. Thailand’s draft power development plan, unveiled during a public hearing in Bangkok on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), envisages up to 9,000MW of small modular nuclear capacity by 2050 to secure round-the-clock clean electricity supplies …
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (President & CEO KIM Hoe Chun, hereinafter “KHNP”) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with French company Orano for long-term cooperation in the uranium enrichment sector at the Elysee palace, in the presence of two Presidents of South Korea and France. The LOI builds on the MoU on global and …
South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plans to sell its stake in a Namibian uranium project because the mine’s backers include Iranian and Russian entities. The IDC owns about 10.5% of Rossing Uranium, the development financier said in its annual report. The Iranian and Russian firms are under international sanctions, which would leave the IDC vulnerable, the company said. “The …
Uzbekistan plans to complete design documentation for a new nuclear power plant by the end of 2026, according to the state nuclear energy agency Uzatom. The project is also expected to enter a new phase later this year, with construction of external infrastructure networks scheduled to begin and efforts to expand the local production of …
Uranium prices are gaining momentum again, approaching $89/lb in August after spending five months range-bound between $84 and $87. A structural supply deficit is driving the bullish outlook, as years of underinvestment and decade-long mine development timelines struggle to keep pace with expanding reactor demand. AI, data centers and China’s nuclear buildout could tighten the …