Power companies warn lawmakers about their plans to tackle rising bills

Leaders from New Jersey’s four regulated utilities told a joint legislative panel Friday that the state could take greater steps to build power generation capacity and cautioned against some cost-saving proposals lawmakers have floated as ratepayers …

Spain signals openness to keeping nuclear power plants open - Bloomberg

In US-Russia ceasefire talks, Ukraine's nuclear power plants are a key issue

The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, exiled in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on April 9, 2025. ADRIEN VAUTIER/LE PICTORIUM FOR LE MONDE When asked about Donald Trump's suggestion – made on March 30 and April 9 – that American protection of Ukraine be …

India Considers Allowing 49% Foreign Equity In Nuclear Sector Attract $ 26 Bn Investment

(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Apr 25 (KNN) India may soon allow foreign companies to own up to 49 per cent in its nuclear power plants, three senior government sources revealed. This marks a major shift in policy for a sector traditionally under tight …

Alberta has a big vision to build massive AI data centres, but do they have the power to handle it?

Rural Alberta has rarely been anybody’s first choice to put a data centre. In fact, the entire province has mostly been overshadowed by Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, places with cleaner electricity grids. So it was unusual when a provincial staffer …

The Trump administration says it wants a ‘nuclear renaissance.’ These actions suggest otherwise.

In March, in a thunderous op-ed in Power Magazine, a trade publication covering the electricity industry, Republican senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee called for President Donald Trump to make some major institutional changes in the …

Bill to fast-track new power plants on coal sites heads to governor, despite local control debate

A bill to let utilities bypass some local laws to build new power plants on the site of old ones barely made it to the governor’s desk. Debates over local control are likely what led Senate Bill 425 to pass through the House on Thursday by only one vote. …

A Thorium Reactor in the Middle of the Desert Has Rewritten the Rules of Nuclear Power

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of water to cool the fission reactor, which is reportedly …

Nuclear Facilities as Targets of Military Attack

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has centred concerns on the threat that militaries pose to nuclear installations. While Ukraine’s situation is unique, the threat of military strikes on nuclear facilities predates the war in Ukraine …

The United States plans to cover the oceans with a new generation of floating nuclear power plants capable of generating ...

The United States is embarking on an ambitious maritime energy project that could revolutionize how we power coastal communities and industries. Core Power, a leading developer in maritime nuclear technologies, has unveiled plans to create the world’s …