France's nuclear industry comprises 3000 companies and 220,000 jobs, with 5000 new hires planned for 2021 in spite of the crisis caused by the pandemic.

The cost of electricity from new nuclear power plants remains stable, yet electricity from the long-term operation of existing plants constitutes the least cost option for low-carbon generation.

The US and Slovenia signed a civil nuclear energy pact Tuesday geared at strengthening and expanding bilateral cooperation on the matter, according to the State Department.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, the two organizations will share data, statistics, energy modelling tools, policy analysis and research.

The largest fusion device operating in the world today is a machine called JET, which is in the UK.

The UK Treasury said yesterday it is important to consider large-scale nuclear projects in addition to Hinkley Point C (HPC) if the country is to meet its net-zero by 2050 target.

Corruption and unethical behavior in the energy industry have an international dimension because often projects involve international actors.

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.

In May 2020, South Korea unveiled a long-term energy plan (basic energy policy for the years 2020-2034) shifting from thermal and nuclear power generation to renewable energies