The strategy says that between 2020 and 2024 the European Commission will support the installation of at least 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysers in the EU, and the production of up to 1 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen.

The ageing reactor fleet across Europe is reaching its 40th year in many countries and decommissioning of these plants is inevitable.

The UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and Saudi Arabia's Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC) have agreed to cooperate in nuclear and radiation regulatory matters, and to form topical working groups.

"Nuclear power is enjoying a sustained growth in capacity at the fastest rate in 25 years,"

"If you look at it in terms of energy efficiency, nuclear energy is not the most efficient way of developing electricity. Solar energy probably offers better efficiency in the long-run, while in the short-run because of the depressed price of oil, countries are finding it more economic to just import oil."

Rosatom is planning to build a small nuclear power plant in Yakutia.

The USA and Bulgaria recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on civil nuclear cooperation.

New nuclear build is the most efficient way to achieve decarbonisation of the electricity grid,

Russia's Rosatom has entered a competition to establish a nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia, as part of Rosatom’s global expansion.

The United States has been competing with China and Russia and other countries to supply nuclear power technology to countries hoping to build their first reactors, or boost their programs.