Global Snapshot: Nuclear Power Bolstered Energy Security in 2025
Governments are committing to making nuclear power a core pillar of their strategies for energy security amidst geopolitical and energy volatility.
Nuclear Sets Records as Electricity Demand Surges
Nuclear energy delivered a record-breaking year of output in 2024 Nuclear capacity is forecast to more than double by 2050.
A low-carbon future — with nuclear power
Manitoba stands at a crossroads. With the release of the province’s economic development strategy and roadmap to net zero, we have a rare opportunity to align our economic and energy priorities for a clean and secure future.
Public Increasingly Supportive of Nuclear Power
Public opinion polls conducted over the past year around the world indicate a growing acceptance and even strong support for nuclear power.
Nuclear Stocks Surge Following Trump’s Executive Orders
Nuclear power company stocks saw a remarkable surge following US President Donald Trump’s signing of four executive orders related to domestic nuclear energy production.
Canada Powers Forward: Darlington SMR Gets Green Light
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has officially authorized Ontario Power Generation to construct the first of four Small Modular Reactors at its Darlington site.
StarCore Moving Forward in Manitoba
In the week of December 9, several of the StarCore Nuclear team were in Manitoba to continue discussions with several parties who are participants in Project Whiteshell. Project Whiteshell is a 9.6 MWe HTGR which is intended to demonstrate StarCore’s offering for off-grid sites in Canada.
Nuclear Power – Price vs Cost
If we look at energy provision for a modern industrial society as a system, more than simple accounting arithmetic is needed. Over and above the the price, there are many externalities, which economists take to be third party costs – but they are still part of the price of providing the whole system.
HALEU Supply Boosted with New North American Source
The North American supply of HALEU (high assay low-enriched uranium) got a boost this month with the delivery of the first 20 kg from Centrus Energy Corp which began enrichment operations at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The plant is the only HALEU facility in the USA licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]
SMR Power Plant Proposed in Norway
Norsk Kjernekraft has submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Oil and Energy for an assessment into the construction of a power plant based on multiple small modular reactors (SMRs) in the municipalities of Aure and Heim. The company said it marks the first formal step towards the possible construction of the country’s first nuclear […]