Bayraktar presents Turkey’s electrification-focused 2040 energy vision in runup to COP31
Ahead of the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar of Turkey unveiled the National Energy 2040 plan
Minister of Energy of Romania Dumitru Chisăliță takes office in cabinet of new PM Luca Niculescu
Romania's new Prime Minister Luca Niculescu and Minister of Energy Dumitru Chisăliță pointed to energy security risks in the coming winter
EU approves first grants for SMR, direct air carbon capture
The European Commission has selected 77 net-zero technology projects for EUR 3.4 billion in grants, including an SMR and a direct air carbon capture project
US approves construction permit for first commercial SMR
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted a construction permit to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Italy allows nuclear power, four decades after first ban
Italy adopted a law that sets the stage for the return of nuclear energy, but only through new technologies. The government is hoping to get the first facility online in less than ten years. “Today we import electricity produced by nuclear power plants in neighboring countries, but we cannot produce it ourselves,” Prime Minister Giorgia […]
SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T team up to deploy SMRs in Europe
SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi, and Samsung C&T have agreed to cooperate on the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Central and Eastern Europe and the UK
IAEA launches ATLAS initiative to promote nuclear energy in shipping, floating nuclear power plants
The IAEA has launched a global initiative called ATLAS to promote nuclear energy in shipping and floating nuclear power plants
Nuclearelectrica CEO steps down amid ‘shortcomings’ in 462 MW Doicești SMR project
Ghiță’s resignation comes after a government body identified the issues and recommended determining the accountability of Nuclearelectrica’s top executives
