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Australia should wait for SMR market to mature, report says

Australia should wait for SMR market to mature, report says

A new report from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says the lowest-risk option would be to wait until a mature market for the technology has emerged in the 2040s before introducing small modular reactors into Australia's low-carbon energy mix. But Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton says the first Australian units could be in operation before the end of the 2030s.

Nuclear Policies 25 July 2024

SMRs feature in Indian budget

SMRs feature in Indian budget

The Indian government has announced plans to partner with the private sector to develop small modular reactors in a 2024-25 budget announcement which recognises a significant role for nuclear in the country's future energy mix.

Nuclear Policies 24 July 2024

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Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050'

NIA report urges DOE focus on commercialisation of advanced nuclear tech

Grossi puts case at World Bank for financing new nuclear

SMRs feature in Indian budget

Serbia gathers experts to establish nuclear energy programme

Belgian nuclear extension plans to face EU state aid investigation

Kazakhstan's nuclear energy referendum to be held this year

South Korea plans SMR industrial complex

Committee to evaluate nuclear power option for Norway

Belgian nuclear extension plans to face EU state aid investigation

Belgian nuclear extension plans to face EU state aid investigation

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into whether the support for the lifetime extension of two of Belgium's nuclear power reactors is in line with its rules on acceptable state aid.

Nuclear Policies 23 July 2024

Serbia gathers experts to establish nuclear energy programme

Serbia gathers experts to establish nuclear energy programme

The Minister of Mining and Energy and representatives of five other ministries and from 20 academic faculties, scientific institutes and energy companies have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of nuclear energy in Serbia.

Nuclear Policies 12 July 2024

Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050'

Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050'

Italy's Minister for Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, has set out the possible scale of capacity if the country decides to resume a nuclear power programme.

Nuclear Policies 02 July 2024

Grossi puts case at World Bank for financing new nuclear

Grossi puts case at World Bank for financing new nuclear

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi urges the World Bank and other multinational development banks to start financing new nuclear energy projects as part of efforts to achieve deep and rapid decarbonisation.

Nuclear Policies 01 July 2024

Kazakhstan's nuclear energy referendum to be held this year

Kazakhstan's nuclear energy referendum to be held this year

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said that a referendum on plans for a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be held this autumn.

Nuclear Policies 27 June 2024

Grossi praises Brazil's contributions to nuclear development

Grossi praises Brazil's contributions to nuclear development

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has highlighted the importance of Brazil for the global nuclear sector. During a trip to the country last week, he signed an agreement formalising the designation of Brazil's Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research as an IAEA Collaborating Centre.

Nuclear Policies 25 June 2024

Committee to evaluate nuclear power option for Norway

Committee to evaluate nuclear power option for Norway

The Norwegian government has appointed a committee to conduct a broad review and assessment of various aspects of a possible future establishment of nuclear power in the country. It must deliver its report by 1 April 2026.

Nuclear Policies 24 June 2024

South Korea plans SMR industrial complex

South Korea plans SMR industrial complex

President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced plans to create a small modular reactor industrial hub in the city of Gyeongju in the southeastern corner of South Korea's North Gyeongsang Province. The government also aims to establish a hub for the hydrogen industry in the province.

Nuclear Policies 20 June 2024