The Iranian and Russian delegations, which have traditionally been close in the negotiations, held a separate meeting.

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has operated a nuclear research reactor at Lucas Heights for more than 60 years, but the use of nuclear power in Australia is currently prohibited by federal and state-level legislation.

“Nuclear cogeneration has an enormous potential to contribute to sustainable development while reducing carbon emissions, by taking advantage of the carbon free heat of nuclear power plants to provide fresh water, district heating, process heat and hydrogen,”

Design certification means that the NRC has determined a nuclear power plant design meets all its applicable safety requirements, independent of an application to construct or operate a plant.

Rosatom’s grip on the international nuclear-fuel cycle -- from mining uranium to engineering reactor assemblies -- makes it hard for Washington to exclude Russia from discussions about atomic power.

The reactor will be designed and constructed entirely by Iran and it and will complete Iran’s chain of research, assessment, test and certification for production of nuclear power.

In 2021, owners and operators of commercial nuclear power reactors bought 46.7 million pounds (lb) U3O8 equivalent (U3O8e) at an average price of $33.91/lb U3O8e.

In June, Last Energy signed an agreement with Polish state-owned energy company Enea SA to cooperate on the deployment of SMRs, potentially in Poland.

Uzbekistan is the world’s seventh-ranking uranium supplier, according to World Nuclear Association, and was a significant source of Russian uranium supply until it gained independence in 1991.

Были обсуждены все основные вопросы текущей и перспективной повестки дня российско-иранского сотрудничества в сфере мирного использования ядерной энергии.