A local government in Japan voted Monday to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant, which has been closed since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant sits on the Sea of Japan in Niigata prefecture. The plant’s seven nuclear reactors help to power one of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo, some 136 miles...
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Government Finalises Draft Bill to Establish Nuclear Owner-Operator Company for Parliamentary Consideration
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has completed a draft bill for onward submission to Parliament for consideration and passage into law, for the establishment an Owner-Operator Company to spearhead the country’s nuclear power programme, according to a parliamentary report adopted on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The report of the Select Committee on Energy,...
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Energy Minister Inaugurates Nuclear Power Ghana Board, Charges Members to Accelerate Nuclear Agenda
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, has inaugurated the new Board of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), tasking members to fast-track the country’s long-held ambition of adding nuclear energy to its power mix.Speaking at the ceremony, the minister highlighted Ghana’s decades-long pursuit of nuclear power—an aspiration...
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US energy secretary says biggest use of loan office will be for nuclear power plants
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday the biggest use of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office will be for nuclear power plants.The LPO has hundreds of billions of dollars in financing aid, including loan guarantees for projects that struggle to get bank loans. During President Donald Trump’s first term in the White...
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Germany destroys two nuclear plant cooling towers as part of nuclear phaseout plan
The two towers, equivalent to roughly 56,000 tonnes of concrete, collapsed in a controlled demolition on Saturday. It comes as part of Germany’s nuclear phaseout.Two cooling towers of the former nuclear power plant in Germay’s Bavarian town of Gundremmingen were brought down in a controlled demolition at noon on Saturday. The plant had served as...
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Nuclear power plants: reality and prospects
South Africa is currently the only country on the continent generating nuclear electricity. The first and second units of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station with a combined electrical capacity of 1,854 MW were launched in 1984 and 1985, respectively. Many African countries have expressed interest in developing nuclear power generation, but these plans are at...
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Ethiopia Approves Nuclear Energy Commission
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers approved a regulation on Tuesday establishing the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission, advancing plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix. The new body will oversee efforts to develop and regulate the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including electricity generation, industrial applications, healthcare, and agriculture, the Prime Minister’s Office...
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Russia’s Rosatom Readies to Offer Africa Floating Nuclear Technology
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, showcased its latest floating nuclear technologies at African Energy Week 2025 (AEW 2025) in South Africa, engaging African energy experts, entrepreneurs, and policymakers on the adoption of floating nuclear plants. The corporation underscored its long-term commitment to delivering sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions across the African continent. A...
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Paks II equipment supply approved, Rosatom says
Rosatom has said that an audit by Paks II and the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority has certified that its machine-building division meets the requirements for the supply of nuclear steam generator equipment for the Paks II project.Rosatom said that the issued document following the “routine supervisory audit” means “the company can supply nuclear power plant...
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Looking towards nuclear micro reactors
Pakistan’s energy crisis is not just about power cuts; it is about survival. Every summer, citizens brace for rolling blackouts as peak shortfalls rise into the thousands of megawatts. Behind the flickering lights lies a deeper malaise: circular debt in the power sector that has ballooned into trillions of rupees, an import bill for petroleum...