DefenceTalkWarsaw and Seoul on Monday signed a letter of intent for South Korea’s KHNP to build Poland’s second nuclear power station, the partners involved said in a statement. The announcement comes three days after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said US firm Westinghouse had been selected to build the nation’s first nuclear power station at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-south-korea-sign-letter-of-intent-on-nuclear-plant-79576/

DefenceTalkFrench state energy firm EDF said Thursday that lower electricity production due to stoppages of nuclear reactors would sap its operating profit by 29 billion euros ($29 billion) in 2022, worse than previously forecast. Almost half of France’s reactor fleet is offline for maintenance pushed back during the coronavirus crisis, or because of problems with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/frances-edf-faces-29-bn-euro-hit-from-nuclear-woes-79406/

DefenceTalkGermany should extend the lifetime of its nuclear plants to avoid an “extreme scenario” in which a Russian gas stop could wipe 12 percent off the economy, a government advisor said Thursday. Prolonging the operational lifetime of Germany’s remaining reactors could “create some breathing space”, Veronika Grimm, a member of the government’s council of economic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-gas-threat-revives-german-nuclear-power-debate-79019/

DefenceTalkIran has disclosed plans to develop nuclear reactors for ships, despite a deal with world powers that curtails its atomic program. The project is likely to get a cool response in Washington. Tehran has told United Nations nuclear inspectors of its plan to build nuclear reactors for ships, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-signals-plan-to-build-nuclear-powered-ships-71508/

DefenceTalkThe head of Iran’s atomic energy agency will travel to Russia Tuesday to sign a construction deal for two nuclear power plants on Iran’s southern Gulf shores, media reported. Ali Akbar Salehi’s visit will cap months of negotiations between Iran and Russia, and comes as the Islamic republic faces a November 24 deadline for a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-russia-to-sign-nuclear-plants-deal-tuesday-media-60978/