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Nuclear Fuel

Rosatom Starts Reactor Tests Aiming to Increase Nuclear Fuel Enrichment

Russia's Rosatom is testing VVER nuclear fuel containing the neutron absorber erbium and uranium enriched to about 5%. It says such fuel could significantly…

Oil Exploration

ORLEN Ramps up Its Exploration Activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

A total of 6 exploration and appraisal wells were completed by ORLEN Upstream Norway in 2024, 4 more than the previous year. As a result, the company discovered…

Uranium Project

USA Selects Suppliers for Low-Enriched Uranium Contracts

The US Department of Energy has selected six companies which will be able to compete for contracts to supply low-enriched uranium. It follows June's request…

Nuclear Reactor

Firms Selected to Evaluate SMR Deployment in Halden

US-based engineering company Amentum and Norwegian consulting firm Multiconsult Norge AS have been appointed by Halden Kjernekraft AS to evaluate the potential …

Nuclear Technology

Partnership Aims to Boost Canadian Nuclear Exports

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has signed a letter of understanding with Canada's government-to-government contracting agency Canadian Commercial Corporation…

Nuclear Reactor

UK Assessment of BWRX-300 Progresses to Second Step

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor design has completed the first step of the UK's Generic Design Assessment process and progres…

Nuclear Reactor

AtkinsRéalis Selected for Energy Northwest SMR Project

Energy Northwest has selected AtkinsRéalis Group Inc as the Owner's Engineer for its small modular reactor development project in Washington state.(I…

Oil Field

Equinor Exits Nigeria, Completes $1.2bn Asset Sale to Chappal Energies

Equinor (EQNR.OL) has officially announced its exit from Nigeria after three decades of operations, concluding the sale of its assets to Chappal Energies for $1…

Crude Oil

Indonesia’s Pertamina Has Signed Oil Block Contract -Regulator

Indonesian state energy firm PT Pertamina has signed a production sharing contract with the government for the country's second-largest crude producing fiel…

Wind Power Project

Iberdrola Awards EnergyLoop the Recycling of Blades From Its First Wind Power Repowering Project in Spain

In total, 139 wind turbines will be dismantled – 417 blades – which represents more than 800 tons.Iberdrola Spain has awarded EnergyLoop the contrac…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geo Dipa Awards Epc Contract for Patuha 2 Geothermal Power Plant, Indonesia

PT Geo Dipa Energi (Geo Dipa) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant in West Jav…

Wind Farm

Ocean Winds Hires Føn Energy Services in Scotland

Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (B…

Dam

Advancing US Hydropower Manufacturing With 3D Printing

A new initiative by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses additive manufacturing to rapidly produce large metal turbine runners…

Wind Power Project

Enefit Green Presses Ahead With Estonian Offshore Wind Project

Enefit Green’s Liivi Bay offshore wind farm has undergone an environmental impact assessment (EIA), showing no significant negative effects on the environ…

Wind Turbine

Vestas to Repurpose Isle of Wight Factory for Onshore Wind as Recently Launched Offshore Blade Production Line No Longer Needed

Vestas is ceasing the production of blades for the V174 offshore wind turbine at its Isle of Wight factory as the model is going out of demand. The company has …