Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, fully shut down since 2010, attempted to sell its unused nuclear fuel to France and Russia while the country was searching for a site for a future deep geological repository. Both attempts were unsuccessful, Caliber.Az reports, citing LRT.lt, the official news portal of Lithuania’s public broadcaster. According to Patricija Ceiko, adviser on nuclear energy …
On Wednesday, November 19 2025, Egypt has signed a nuclear fuel purchase order and a broad cooperation agreement with Russia’s State-owned Rosatom for the country’s first nuclear power facility at El-Dabaa, the Egyptian Cabinet announced. The fuel order covers the first reactor core, signalling readiness for further project development, while the cooperation agreement includes joint …
Niigata prefecture governor expected to approve Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant as early as Friday, which will become operational by March 2026, marking 1st reopening of nuclear plant since Fukushima disaster in 2011 ISTANBUL Japan is set to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Niigata prefecture, Nikkei Asia …
A global pledge to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050 has drawn support from two more nations, meaning 33 countries now back efforts to expand the world’s fleet of atomic plants. Senegal and Rwanda signed up to the goal Friday during the COP30 talks in Belém, Brazil, as the World Nuclear Association said its latest assessment indicates the target …
A Trump administration pilot program aims for three nuclear startups to reach a key milestone by July 4, 2026. Valar Atomics says it’s the first to do so—but it had some help. Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help of one of the country’s top nuclear laboratories. The …
State-owned electricity producer NTPC plans to set up nuclear power projects with 700 MW, 1,000 MW and 1,600 MW capacity across various locations in the country, a senior company official said. NTPC is targeting a 30 per cent share (30 GW) of India’s proposed 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047. Industry estimates indicate that a …
The lead fuel assembly (LFA) is running in Unit 2 of the Calvert Cliffs plant in Maryland. The first complete assembly of enhanced accident-tolerant fuel (E-ATF) to operate in a commercial nuclear reactor has successfully completed its second 24-month operational cycle and has been loaded for a third cycle. The lead fuel assembly (LFA) is …
The Belarusian nuclear power plant, which already has two power units, will have another one. Deputy Prime Minister Viktar Karankevich announced this following a meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka on the development of nuclear energy, BelTA reports. “Following the results of the meeting, a decision was made to develop the Astravets nuclear power plant, implement the …
South Korea will keep an eye on revising a nuclear pact with the United States when engaging in consultations with Washington on expanding its rights to uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, a senior diplomat said Friday. First Vice Minister Park Yoon-joo made the remarks during a session of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and …
Nuclear energy is undergoing a new wave of popularity as a carbon-neutral energy source in this era of energy-intensive data centers and artificial intelligence, according to former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair Chris Hanson. “Public support for nuclear hasn’t been this high in decades, or maybe forever,” he said. “There’s a big interest in nuclear in …