The European Court of Justice has backed Austria's appeal against Hungary's state aid for the construction of the Paks II nuclear power plant and said the European Commission "should have ascertained" whether the direct award of a contract "complies with EU public procurement rules".
 

South Africa has plans for 10 GW of new nuclear energy capacity and to restart its pebble bed modular reactor programme as well as re-establishing the full nuclear fuel cycle in the country, a World Nuclear Symposium discussion on growing nuclear capacity across Africa heard.
 

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has traditionally only invested in safety-related nuclear projects, but "views are evolving" and investments in small modular and advanced reactors could follow, a conference has heard.
 

Nuclear power is at the forefront of the UK government's acceleration to net-zero, Lee McDonough, Director General, Net Zero, Nuclear and International at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero told World Nuclear Symposium 50 in London on Thursday.

Large energy consumers are teaming up with the nuclear industry to develop energy clusters on private grids in what could be a mutually beneficial model, delegates heard at World Nuclear Association’s Energy Users Summit in London.
 

Nuclear reactors worldwide generated 2667 TWh of electricity in 2024, beating the previous record of 2660 TWh which was set back in 2006, according to World Nuclear Performance Report 2025.
 

The Swedish government has announced a draft law that proposes amendments to the Environmental Code and the Minerals Act that would allow the extraction of uranium in the country. The legislative amendments are proposed to enter into force on 1 January 2026.
 

Taiwanese voters were overwhelmingly in favour of the restart of the Maanshan nuclear power plant in a referendum held on 23 August. However, a low overall turnout of voters meant the result was rejected by the Central Election Commission.

The Canadian province of Alberta is launching a public engagement initiative and public survey about nuclear energy’s potential to meet future energy needs.
 

The Malaysian government is carrying out an assessment to examine the role of nuclear energy as "one of the clean, stable and competitive electricity sources in the country's future energy mix".
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's plans for reforms in the nuclear energy sector in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort in Delhi.
 

Switzerland's Federal Council has presented draft legislation that would remove the country's ban on the construction of new nuclear power, which has been in place since 1 January 2018.