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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack appeared before a House of Lords committee on Wednesday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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UK minister planning nuclear reactor in Scotland, says minister

Scottish Secretary says no 'point having a great fight' about nuclear proposals as devolved government resists efforts.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Biden signs ban on imports of Russian nuclear reactor fuel into law

Enriched Russian uranium will not be imported to the United States in President Biden's latest effort to disrupt Putin's regime.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo
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US to force China-linked firm to sell land near US missile silos

The White House gave a Chinese-linked company and its partners 120 days to sell property they had bought near a U.S. Air Force...

South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, presides over the House on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power

The South Carolina Senate agreed to gut the House’s 80-plus page energy bill and replace it with a resolution acknowledging the state’s power...

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with the Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami (not pictured) in Isfahan, Iran, May 7, 2024. Iran's Atomic Energy Organization/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
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IAEA’s Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps ‘soon’

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will continue talks aimed at ending an impasse on many issues between them and should strike a...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a stand of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom at an exposition of the international military-technical forum Army-2023 at Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre in the Moscow region, Russia, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Republicans urge Biden to prevent French work with Russian nuclear power company

Two influential Republican U.S. lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to prevent a French company from working on civil nuclear power projects with...

FILE PHOTO: Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is seen in Monticello, Minnesota, U.S. March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher/File Photo
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Ban on Russian uranium helps US build nuclear fuel capacity

The U.S. has about three or four years to stand up new uranium conversion and enrichment capacity and replace Russian imports.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Argentine Modular Elements Power Plant (CAREM), which is the small modular reactor (SMR) project at the most advanced stage of construction worldwide, in Lima, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina August 1, 2023. CNEA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Argentina budget cuts hit nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says

Argentina's small module reactor project under threat, says nuclear body, with no budget increase under President Javier Milei's cost-cutting measures.

A Breakthrough Institute report suggests concerns about the impacts of mining for materials needed for clean technologies are overblown. Photo by omid roshan on Unsplash
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Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?

Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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Any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia needs safeguards: U.S. senator

An agreement to help develop nuclear power in Saudi Arabia could benefit the U.S. nuclear industry, which would supply technology.

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