The Kazakh Atomic Energy Agency has shortlisted four companies to supply reactors for its first nuclear power plant, the Interfax news agency reports. They are Russia’s Rosatom, Korea Hydro &…

The government of Sweden is planning to issue state loans to fund its planned fleet of four nuclear reactors instead of seeking private finance. Energy minister Ebba Busch said the…

Vietnam’s National Assembly today approved raising the country’s growth target for this year to at least 8%, up from 6.5%, and backed infrastructure projects including a railway to China and…

India and France have agreed to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) together after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, The Indian Express reports. India’s foreign ministry…

Arizona’s three biggest utilities have joined forces to assess the feasibility of adding more nuclear generating capacity to the state, news site Arizona Republic reports. The companies – Arizona Public…

The Belgian government wants to extend the lives of its five nuclear reactors and start building their replacements, repealing a 2003 law banning new nuclear construction, the Belga news agency…

A coalition of engineers led by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has applied to the Department of Energy for an $800m grant to speed up the development of small modular…

France’s plan to secure the future of its energy sector by building six nuclear reactors beginning in 2027 have been thrown into doubt by a report from the Cour des…

Russian nuclear engineer Rosatom has offered to build two VVER-1200 reactors in Vietnam, and help with wind and battery projects, the Interfax agency reports. Chief executive Alexei Likhachev told journalists…

Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation & Technology to start developing a Centre for Nuclear Science & Technology.

The Belarusian Energy Ministry is to carry out a feasibility study probing whether to add a third reactor to its Astrovets nuclear station or build a second nuclear site, the…

A team made up of North American engineers AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs and Westinghouse has landed a 10-year contract worth $2.3bn to operate a nuclear waste treatment plant for the US Department…

Japan yesterday signed a preliminary agreement to help Poland develop its nuclear power industry with next-generation reactors, Reuters reports. Poland was one of the few former Warsaw Pact states not…

A court in Sweden yesterday approved plans to excavate a repository for nuclear waste, the Barron’s news site reports. The decision clears the way for a construction project that will…

Russia’s ambassador to Mongolia has told the Izvestia newspaper that he hoped Mongolia would order a nuclear power station for a planned new city, Nuclear Engineering International reports. Ambassador Alexey…

Poland can pay for the first of two planned nuclear power plants (NPPs) but will have to seek help fund the second, prime minister Donald Tusk said this week, Reuters…

Finnish company Steady Energy has signed an agreement to develop nuclear-powered heating for the town of Kerava, about 10km north of Helsinki. The deal, with utility Keravan Energia, will use…

The Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan has voted “yes” in a referendum on whether or not to build a nuclear power plant, the Kazinform news agency reports. Kazakhs went to…