Germany could face power shortages this winter without the supplies of Russian gas on which its economy has relied.

UK seeking to build on its established fusion research and resources and help make fusion energy a reality within the next few years.

Benchmark futures dropped as much as 10.1% to 115 euros per megawatt-hour, the lowest intraday level since mid-June.

Finnish utility Fortum has launched a two-year feasibility study to examine the prerequisites for nuclear new build in Finland and Sweden.

The parties said the conditions for investments in nuclear power must be strengthened. The new government will provide special credit guarantees totalling SEK400 billion (USD35.7 billion), "with more generous terms than today's system"

The MRF is supported by the UK government's National Nuclear User Facility and Fusion Foundations programme. It is also part of the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and bridges the gap between university and nuclear licensed site laboratories.

The EU has already asked members to voluntarily reduce gas demand by 15%, and Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has said a plan is under consideration to make the cut mandatory.

Traders are on edge with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying any energy infrastructure in the world is at risk after the Nord Stream explosions, which he said benefited the US, Ukraine and Poland.

European authorities are on high alert for any signs of sabotage on energy infrastructure since the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month.

EU energy ministers gathering in Prague on Wednesday will consider that model, which has already been adopted by Spain and Portugal, allowing consumers to avoid the worst of the price surges.

In total, Russian enterprises have manufactured and shipped more than 1,000 pedestals. The ITER Design Centre, a private institution under Rosatom, performs the functions of the Russian National Agency for ITER, responsible for ensuring Russia's in-kind contribution to the project.

Benchmark Dutch front-month futures dropped as much as 7.8% to 144 euros per megawatt-hour, the lowest intraday since July 1.

Europe's gas price benchmark, the TTF month-ahead contract, traded Oct. 7 below Eur160/MWh, more than 50% lower than peaks seen in late August.

The head of Germany's Federal Network Agency, which would be in charge of gas rationing in the event of a supply emergency, repeated his warning a week ago that consumption was too high.

Excluding Russia's share of Kazakhstan's CPC Blend exports, Russian crude exports averaged 2.99 million b/d in the month, down 290,000 b/d on the August levels and lowest since September 2021 when global oil demand was still recovering from pandemic lockdowns