Uzbekistan says that it aims to have completed the design for the SMR project by the end of this year so that the "main phase of its implementation can begin in 2026".

The World Atomic Week (WAW) international forum, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry, which took place from 25 to 28 September at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow, attracted more than 20,000 visitors from 118 countries.

The facility located above the Arctic circle is key for Russia’s ambition to triple LNG production by the end of the decade. While those plans were squeezed by international restrictions after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s decision to take more Russian gas amid a confrontation with the US could revive those goals.

Russia remained the top supplier of nuclear reactor fuel to the US last year, even after a ban on enriched uranium imports from the country took effect in May.

The contract, worth CNY4.2bn ($594m), was awarded to a joint group of companies, China Energy Engineering Jiangsu Electric Power Construction No 3 Company and China National Nuclear Huachen Construction Engineering Company. They will build the nuclear islands, their auxiliary systems and part of the equipment for the balance of the station.

Current Russian exports to the Philippines are dominated by products from the metallurgical and chemical industries and the timber sector, as well as agricultural goods and food products. Philippines exports to Russia include electronics, chemical industry goods and agricultural products.

In May this year, Sweden's parliament - the Riksdag - approved the government's proposals for providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors in the country.

In Brussels, Belgium, Secretary Wright met with members of the European Parliament and Commission, stressing the benefits of U.S.-E.U. energy partnerships, ending Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas, and the need to shift away from policies that lead to more expensive energy and inhibit long-term energy agreements in the EU.

"In the field of nuclear energy, 10 new reactors are progressing rapidly. By 2047, when the nation will complete 100 years of independence - the year we have set as the target for achieving the goal of a 'Viksit Bharat' - we are moving forward with the resolve to increase our nuclear energy capacity more than tenfold."

Nuclear Energy Mission envisages deployment of large as well as small nuclear power plants in green fields, in brown fields, as captive plants and for off-grid applications in remote locations.

Russia and Malaysia have begun working on an intergovernmental agreement on deliveries of floating nuclear power plants (FNPP), according to Alexei Likhachev, the CEO of state nuclear corporation Rosatom.

A key focus of the visit was a plan for peaceful nuclear cooperation between Russia and Laos.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Vietnam’s state-owned energy company, Petrovietnam (PVN), also signed an MOU to develop a workforce for the nuclear power industry in the Vietnam, which plans to build four nuclear reactors by 2035.

Instead of using complex and expensive lasers or magnets to generate or maintain the conditions for fusion, FLF compresses the fuel inside a target using a projectile travelling at tremendous speed.

К 2042 году установленная мощность атомных станций будет увеличена до 47,5 ГВт, а доля атомной генерации в общей структуре производства электроэнергии в стране вырастет до 25%.