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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
Company applies to start constructing sodium-cooled reactor near coal plant in Wyoming in June
Tech giants show growing interest in atomic power
Surging prices for ore and concerns over Russian imports lead to mothballed mines being restarted
Rafael Grossi says World Bank and Asian Development Bank ‘out of touch’ with modern attitudes to atomic energy
Nadia Calviño wants the world’s largest multilateral lender to take on more risk
French power company optimistic British government will help fund nuclear projects after writedown on delayed plant
Acquisition would pave way for new developer to build plant as part of plans for revamping technology
Biggest supplier of enriched uranium to American power plants says it has enough capacity to replace Russian imports
The Future Circular Collider could unlock some of the secrets of the universe
Experiment was ‘fitting swansong’ for UK’s JET facility outside Oxford
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