Britain has unveiled a framework to accelerate development of advanced nuclear power

UK framework · 1d ago

The end-of-January spot price for uranium was $94.28 per pound, according to uranium fuel provider Cameco. That was the highest spot price posted by the company since the $95.00 per pound it listed at the end of February 2024. Spot prices during 2025 ranged from a low of $64.23 per pound at the end of March to a high of $82.63 per pound at the end of September.

Uranium spot · 2d ago

Canada and India are tantalizingly close to a 10-year multibillion dollar uranium supply deal that will likely be signed at a heads of state meeting in March, according to sources from both sides at the recently concluded India Energy Week, held in Goa, India, last week.

Canada x India · 4d ago

The United States is accelerating its efforts toward nuclear autonomy.

US x Nuclear autonomy · 1w ago

South Korea still plans to construct two new large nuclear power reactors by 2038, in line with its 11th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan has said.

South Korea x nuclear · 1w ago

A framework is now in place for investigating the "potential and risks" of new nuclear technologies - including small modular reactors - and the lifting of a moratorium on nuclear power, Denmark's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities has announced.

Denmark x nuclear energy · 2w ago

Japan is set to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant as it turns back to the energy source a decade and a half after the Fukushima disaster prompted a nationwide shutdown of reactors.

Japan nuclear plant · 2w ago

Hartlepool and Heysham 1 licenses prolonged to 2030 due to ‘dangerous gap’ in power supplies

UK nuclear plant · 2w ago

Top nuclear fuel executives are pushing Europe to phase out Russian imports of enriched uranium, warning Moscow is using its role as a key supplier to exert geopolitical influence.

Europe uranium supply · 2w ago

A leading nuclear micro modular reactor and technology company has teamed up with a renewable energy firm to explore the deployment of advanced nuclear microreactor technologies across US federal and commercial sites.

Micro reactors · 3w ago

The second nuclear reactor has arrived at Britain's newest nuclear power station, which is due to open in 2031.

UK nuclear · 3w ago

Meta Platforms Inc. is set to become one of the world’s biggest corporate buyers of nuclear power, striking a series of deals as technology companies rush to lock up electricity for the AI boom.

Meta's nuclear deals · 4w ago

The U.S. Energy Department announced on Monday it was awarding orders totaling $2.7 billion to three companies to boost domestic uranium enrichment over the next 10 years in a broader effort to reduce U.S. dependence on Russian supply.

US uranium enrichment · 1mo ago

First concrete has been poured for the nuclear islands of unit 1 of the Bailong nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and of unit 2 at the Lufeng plant in Guangdong province, marking the official start of construction of the two CAP1000 reactors.

China nuclear plants · 1mo ago

2025 reforms pave the way for private and foreign participation, Small Modular Reactors, and the 100 GW clean energy target for 2047, even as economics, liability, and operational readiness remain key challenges

India Nuclear sector · 1mo ago

South Korea gave the green light on Tuesday for the operation of a nuclear reactor with electricity output of 1,400 megawatts, the nuclear watchdog said, starting with a pilot run of six months.

South Korea nuclear · 1mo ago

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a major new driver of global electricity demand, reinforcing the investment case for nuclear power and tightening the outlook for uranium markets heading into 2026.

Uranium 2026 · 1mo ago

Japan took the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.

Japan nuclear plant · 1mo ago

China is expected to begin commercial operation of its first small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, also known as the ACP100, in the first half of 2026, according to officials from China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

China SMR · 2mo ago

The Rockefeller Foundation today released a new report that examines how next generation nuclear technologies could help emerging economies meet rapidly rising electricity demand and provide communities with clean, reliable, and affordable power. The Role of Nuclear Energy in Powering Universal Energy Abundance for Emerging Economies, takes an evidence-based approach to exploring nuclear deployment across Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, and South Africa, which are home to more than 2 billion people and among the fastest-growing energy markets in the world.

Nuclear x emerging economies · 2mo ago

The U.S. Department of Energy's recent announcement to invest up to $800 million in small modular reactors marks a significant step towards addressing rising power demands driven by technological advancements and the push for cleaner energy solutions.

US SMR support · 2mo ago

The Central Asian nation is leveraging its uranium wealth, cutting-edge research and strategic partnerships to develop nuclear power and medical innovations, charting a path toward carbon neutrality while emerging as a key player in global energy.

Kazakhstan x nuclear projects · 2mo ago

Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, said after talks in Romania that the two countries will cooperate on their projects to extend the lives of their respective nuclear power plants.

Nuclear life extensions · 2mo ago

Canada and India are close to finalizing a deal valued at ~$2.8 billion to supply India with uranium, the Globe and Mail reported late Monday.

Canada x India · 2mo ago

China has launched the world's first commercial supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power generator, an innovative clean-energy breakthrough developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

China nuclear leap · 2mo ago

X-energy, a company backed by technology giant Amazon, has closed one of the largest fundraisings by a nuclear reactor developer, as investors bet atomic energy will power the artificial intelligence revolution.

Amazon's X-energy · 2mo ago

The governor of the Japanese prefecture that is home to the world's largest nuclear power plant is set to give approval as early as this week for its restart, local media reported on Wednesday.

Japan x nuclear power · 3mo ago

The country is hoping nuclear power will generate up to 60 per cent of its electricity by 2050.

Czechia x Nuclear power · 3mo ago

The material holds up in real seawater and rejects competing ions, marking a major step for ocean-based uranium extraction.

Seawater uranium extraction · 3mo ago

The Trump administration on Thursday added 10 minerals to a list it deems essential for the U.S. economy and national security, including copper, vital to electric vehicles, power grids, and data centers, and metallurgical coal, used to make coke fuel for steel production.

Uranium as critical mineral · 3mo ago

The Swedish parliament has voted to pass legislative changes that will come into effect on 1 January, lifting the country's ban on uranium mining and extraction.

Sweden uranium mining · 3mo ago

The Sizewell C project to build two of EDF’s EPR reactors on England’s east coast has reached Financial Close, including GBP5 billion (USD6.5 billion) in export credit financing by BpifranceAE as well as debt financing from the UK’s National Wealth Fund.

UK Sizewell C · 3mo ago

Long-term market activity strengthened and TradeTech’s Long-Term Uranium Price Indicator increased to US$86.00—the highest price level in more than 17 years.

Long term uranium price · 3mo ago

Keen to bolster a domestic nuclear industry that’s built just three reactors this century, the Trump administration is opting to use a government-investment strategy it’s applied to the mining, steel and semiconductor industries.

US boost to nuclear · 3mo ago

Japan and the U.S. revealed some details of who could benefit from Tokyo's pledge to invest $550 billion in the U.S. as part of the countries' trade deal. Topping the list: nuclear power.

Japan x US · 3mo ago

Google and American electrical utility giant NextEra Energy announced a partnership Monday to revive Iowa’s only nuclear power plant to meet growing low-carbon energy demand from artificial intelligence

Google and NextEra · 3mo ago

Ontario and the federal government are spending a collective $3 billion to build Canada’s first small modular reactors, a new nuclear energy technology.

Canada X SMRs · 3mo ago

Japan's new prime minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to push for the accelerated revival of nuclear power to tackle inflation, a source of public discontent, with reactor restarts key to reducing costly fuel imports.

Japan X Nuclear power · 3mo ago

Energy leaders from around the world convened in Durban last week for the first ever high level G20 meeting on nuclear energy, held amid rising projections for nuclear power expansion

Nuclear focus at G20 · 4mo ago

The team behind a new nuclear power plant has signed two low carbon fuel contracts which project bosses have described as "a major moment" for the country's energy security.

Sizewell C · 4mo ago

Hyperscaler funds water usage study for project

Google data centers · 4mo ago

Small reactors could prove too costly to be viable despite $9bn investment in power for AI boom

Nuclear technology · 4mo ago

Curtailment of wind and solar power generation in Japan is set to rise to record levels this year due to increased nuclear power use, a Reuters review of industry data showed, exacerbating pain for a sector seeing an exodus of players.

Japan nuclear generation · 4mo ago

Soaring demand for electricity will drive a $350 billion nuclear spending boom in the US, boosting output from reactors by 63% by 2050, according to Bloomberg Intelligence

US nuclear boom · 4mo ago

The gulf between political ambitions and new reactors on the ground shows little sign of narrowing

Uranium demand · 4mo ago

The announcement last week that a dozen new nuclear power stations are to be built in Hartlepool is unlike anything else that has ever been attempted in the UK.

UK nuclear plants · 5mo ago

The Trump administration’s top energy official said the US should look to boost its strategic uranium reserve to buffer against Russian supplies and increase confidence in the long-term prospects of nuclear power generation

US Uranium reserve · 5mo ago

Starmer announced multibillion-pound link-up to build ‘mini-nukes’ likely to be signed during Trump visit

UK-US nuclear deal · 5mo ago

Demand for uranium is forecast to rise by nearly a third by 2030 and to more than double by 2040, according to the World Nuclear Association.

Nuclear demand · 5mo ago

President Donald Trump moved Friday to exempt graphite, tungsten, uranium, gold bullion and other metals from his country-based tariffs, while subjecting silicone products to the levies.

US x Uranium Tariff exemption · 5mo ago

Global uranium demand is expected to soar as nuclear power cements its role in the clean energy transition, according to the World Nuclear Association’s biennial Nuclear Fuel Report released Friday.

Uranium demand · 5mo ago

Strong demand and disruptions to supply have restored investor interest in uranium, which has outperformed most other commodities over the past month, and could keep rising.

Uranium supply squeezed · 5mo ago

The Swedish government proposed to remove a ban on uranium mining to reduce the need for imports as the country eyes a renaissance in nuclear

Sweden uranium mining · 5mo ago

The tech giant inked a deal to support a next-generation nuclear energy reactor being built in the shadow of the Manhattan Project.

Google's Nuclear plans · 6mo ago

South Africa's environment minister on Friday upheld a previous decision granting environmental authorisation for state-owned power utility Eskom to build and operate a new nuclear power station in Western Cape province.

South Africa x Nuclear plant · 6mo ago

At the end of August, Taiwanese citizens will vote on restarting a recently shut down nuclear power plant. Votes on nuclear energy are always about long-term decisions and long-term risk assessment – in Taiwan, they’re also about the threat from China.

Taiwan x Nuclear plant · 6mo ago

As Uranium Energy Corp's Sweetwater Uranium Complex is designated for fast-tracked permitting by the US Government, the US Energy Information Administration has confirmed "significant" year-on-year growth in the nation's uranium industry, both in output and employment.

US uranium industry · 6mo ago

The government may change nuclear laws to let private companies run plants, as it works on rules and targets 100 GW of clean energy from nuclear power by the year 2047

India x Nuclear energy · 6mo ago

Exactly one year after construction began, China has produced its first barrel of natural uranium from its largest domestic project - the National Uranium No.1 demonstration project - in Ordos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

China's largest mining project · 7mo ago

Sites shut down following the disaster are reactivated, while new plants may follow, sparking opposition

Japan site reactivated · 7mo ago

The American Bureau of Shipping, Core Power and Athlos Energy are to collaborate on the evaluation of the potential of deploying floating nuclear power plants to meet the energy demands of islands, ports and coastal communities in the Mediterranean Sea.

Floating nuclear plants · 7mo ago

The World Bank and the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday launched a new agreement to cooperate on the safe development and financing of nuclear power for developing countries, including extending the life of existing reactors.

World Bank x UN · 7mo ago

Governor says plant upstate is ‘a critical energy initiative’ while renewable energy groups slammed the decision

NY nuclear plant · 7mo ago

TOKYO – Japan must make the most of its existing nuclear power plants and enhance their output efficiencies, given burgeoning energy demands, said the government’s annual energy report on June 13.

Japan x Nuclear power · 8mo ago

The imports will be of natural uranium (uranium ore concentrate) and not enriched uranium as India's indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors can operate with even about 0.7 percent U-235, government officials told Moneycontrol.

India x Nuclear energy · 8mo ago

Lender’s president says it would support projects extending the life of existing reactors

World bank lifts ban · 8mo ago

Nuclear power in the U.S. has been relatively flat for the past 25 years. It is technologically viable, environmentally friendly, yet politically unpopular and economically uncompetitive.

New nuclear policies · 8mo ago

Tie-up with Constellation Energy comes as Big Tech groups seek power sources for AI boom

Meta x Nuclear plant · 8mo ago

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on May 23 intended to speed up the development of nuclear power in the United States.

Trump Nuclear plans · 8mo ago

Paris wins approval from Berlin to remove anti-nuclear bias in EU legislation, say officials

Germany x nuclear power · 9mo ago

In April, the uranium market saw a significant recovery, with spot prices climbing 5.40% to $67.70 per pound, rebounding from a late-March low of $63.20.

Uranium momentum · 9mo ago

Copenhagen will examine pros and cons of using small modular reactors to balance renewables in its energy mix

Denmark x nuclear energy · 9mo ago

Tech giant Google is expanding its nuclear energy plans by providing early-stage capital for Elementl Power to prepare three potential sites in the USA for advanced nuclear power projects.

Google funds nuclear site · 9mo ago

China's State Council has approved the construction of 10 new nuclear generating units, according to a report from government-backed media The Paper late on Sunday, which estimated the total outlay at 200 billion yuan ($27.44 billion).

China x Nuclear energy · 9mo ago

The bank could soon end its ban on nuclear energy work, with shareholders and borrowing countries expressing growing interest in the clean, stable source of power and bank leadership backing the idea.

World bank x Nuclear · 10mo ago

UK-based international data analytics and consultancy company GlobalData has forecast that nuclear energy generation, worldwide, will see a compound annual growth rate of 2% over the period 2024 to 2035. In numbers, this will see an increase from a global total of 2 616 TWh last year to 3 410 TWh in 2035. Global installed nuclear capacity will grow from 395 GW last year to 494 GW by 2035. A key factor in this growth will be the roll-out of small modular reactors (SMRs).

Small Modular Reactors · 10mo ago

The electricity needed to power huge data centres has sparked a renewed interest in the potential of small modular reactors.

Nuclear revival · 10mo ago

Currently identified resources are forecast to be used up by the 2080s

Uranium mines investment · 10mo ago

The world’s seawater contains roughly 4.5 billion tonnes of uranium

Uranium in seawater · 10mo ago

Uranium has become a flashpoint in an escalating trade battle between the US and Canada—one that could have far-reaching consequences for nuclear energy and supply chains.

Uranium price spike · 10mo ago

The North American uranium market is grinding to a halt as US nuclear-power companies spooked by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats slow purchases and delay new contracts.

Trump tariffs · 10mo ago

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has announced the development of what it says is the world’s first uranium-powered rechargeable battery.

Uranium powered battery · 11mo ago

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) to increase domestic minerals production for national security

Uranium production · 11mo ago

Amid questions about AI power demand, tariffs and geopolitics, uranium investments have taken a hit

Uranium investments · 11mo ago

Tech groups join call for new power stations to meet growing energy demands and combat climate change

Tripling nuclear capacity · 11mo ago

New administration wants Washington-based multilateral lender to help the west compete with China and Russia

Nuclear power · 11mo ago

CEO Tim Gitzel said Cameco expects "supportive market conditions" throughout the fuel cycle and across the nuclear sector will drive strong financial growth in 2025 following strong performance across all sectors in 2024.

Market conditions · 11mo ago

Canadian uranium miner and producer Cameco says prices for US customers could rise by 10% if President Trump’s tariffs are implemented, weighing heavily on the country that relies primarily on imports of the ore.

Trump’s tariffs · 12mo ago

Uranium Spot Struggles While Miners Gain. Uranium prices were down 3.09% in January, finding support at around $70 per pound

Uranium markets · 12mo ago

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek is making a splash in the tech world

Deepseek impact · 1y ago

The minimum barrier to entry for tokenized Uranium is now just $10, down from the previous minimum of $4.2 million for over-the-counter uranium trades.

Transak x Uranium.io · 1y ago

Fission Uranium Corp. FCUUF announced that Paladin Energy Ltd. PALAF completed the previously announced acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Fission Uranium. The merger establishes a world-class uranium producer with a diversified presence across leading uranium mining jurisdictions of Canada, Namibia and Australia.

Paladin x Fission Uranium · 1y ago

CNBC’s Pippa Stevens reports on a uranium mine in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Highest grade uranium · 1y ago

Tezos Co-founder Kathleen Breitman discusses the crypto project’s initiative allowing trading of tokenized uranium on the blockchain and how the U.S. regulatory landscape will shakeout under a Donald Trump presidency.

Tokenized uranium · 1y ago

Uranium.io aims to bring investment in the yellow metal to retail investors while the nuclear industry is having a revival, Arthur Breitman, director of the protocol's development firm said in an interview.

Uranium.io goes live · 1y ago

AI applications and data centers are creating a growing demand for uranium, which is now available for retail investors for the first time.

Uranium marketplace · 1y ago

Uranium continues to rise after last month’s hint from Russia president Vladimir Putin that he might apply an embargo on exports to the west.

Russian Export Ban · 1y ago