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…

Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency has concluded a deal with Rosatom’s export division to begin work on a power station containing six small modular reactors. The project, one of the first…

The US Air Force’s Research Laboratory (AFRL) has broken ground on an $8.7m facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that will research and test “re-entry vehicles” that operate in space before…

Russia’s main energy utility has published a draft plan for investment in energy over the next 18 years. This proposes the construction of 34 reactors, a figure that includes small…

Webuild has signed a memorandum of understanding with engineer Ansaldo Nucleare to develop small modular reactors (SMRs). The two Italian companies are planning to work together over the next five…

China has given the green light to 11 reactors on five sites with a combined investment value of $31bn. The decision was made at a State Council meeting on Monday…

AtkinsRéalis subsidiary Candu Energy has won the contract to extend the operational life of the two Candu reactors at China’s Qinshan Nuclear Generating Station, Phase III, in Zhejiang province. They…