EDF has announced that the already much-delayed Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in southwest England will open a year later and cost £3 billion more than the previous estimates.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cleared Uganda to start building a 2000 MW nuclear power plant.
Following the UK announcement that it is planning to build eight new nuclear power plants by 2050, the UK and South Korea are in talks regarding nuclear power plant construction.
Finnish consortium Fennovoima has terminated a contract with Russian group Rosatom to build the 1200 MW Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in northern Finland.
Bechtel has signed MOUs with 12 companies in Poland for the potential development of two nuclear power plants.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for loans from a $6 billion programme to help nuclear power plants struggling with rising costs as it seeks to stop the generators from shutting down under its goal of transitioning to clean energy.
Westinghouse Electric and Framatome have been chosen to supply fuel for the Czech Republic’s Temelin nuclear plant, replacing supply from TVEL of Russia, part of Rosatom.
The UK Government has issued an outline of its new Energy Security Strategy, including increased targets for offshore wind, hydrogen, and nuclear generation.
The UK government plans to take a 20 per cent stake in the £20 billion Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, describing it as a move to bolster the country’s energy security against a backdrop of global instability and a cost-of-living crisis.
Germany has decided not to extend the lifetime of its existing nuclear fleet, despite concerns over energy security.