Rome plans to allow investments in small reactors as part of a bid to lower the country’s carbon emissions
Export push of homegrown technology to follow after rapid domestic build-out of power plants over last decade
UK state-owned operator accepts cyber security was ‘not sufficiently adhered to’
Despite sanctions, Russian companies are building more than a third of the new reactors around the world, which is gaining Moscow new friends
Barack Obama’s former energy secretary discusses the forces and technologies slowing the energy transition
‘Nuclear transmutation’ could cut highly radioactive waste by 80%, says national body
Potential investors tell Jeremy Hunt regulatory clarity also essential before backing new power plants
Older workers in demand as western companies prepare for biggest wave of new projects in decades
Bloc tells London it will be locked out of Iter project in France within months unless it rejoins civil atomic programme
Kepco has held early-stage discussions with British officials over mothballed Wylfa site
Alignment of standards would lower costs to develop small modular reactors, speeding up their rollout
Intervention comes as EU leaders prepare to debate bloc’s economic competitiveness
Great British Nuclear’s chair says reactor technologies other than French design should be looked at for ‘at least’ two more large plants
Moscow has been quick to pledge its support to African countries with nuclear energy ambitions
Office for Nuclear Regulation says ‘no suggestion’ public safety has been compromised
Alexander De Croo urges bloc not to replace one energy dependency for another
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged as the price of services remain high
Concerns about energy security and climate change are fuelling a renaissance of interest in nuclear energy — and technological advances. Plus: the prospects for commercially viable fusion and recycling nuclear fuel; how cost overruns threaten nuclear’s role; and what the soaring energy demands of data mean for the industry
Can the industry tackle blown budgets and competition from rival low-carbon sources?
The west is focusing on new technology to reduce reliance on Russia and carbon
Many companies predict commercial viability next decade, but more funding is needed now
AI and crypto are driving soaring usage that next-wave technology may struggle to meet
Developers now believe they can overcome some of the setbacks that held back progress
The urgency of environmental concerns is helping to drive a significant shift in views
Chief executive of AtkinsRéalis says more planning needed ahead of first global nuclear energy summit
