Finland granted Posiva an operating license for Onkalo, the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository. Spent fuel will sit 400m deep in copper canisters built to last 100,000 years. No opening date yet. #Nuclear#Finland#Energy
The U.S. is pushing its nuclear tech in Central Asia and the Caucasus, with State Department talks in Armenia and Kazakhstan focused on small modular reactors, as Russia and China vie for the same reactor deals. #Nuclear#SMR#Kazakhstan
Solar power overtook nuclear in the global energy mix in 2025, generating 13% more electricity worldwide. In 2015, solar made just 256 TWh versus nuclear's 2,576 TWh, but panel prices have fallen 90% since 2010. #Solar#Nuclear#Renewables#Energy
Ports are eyeing nuclear power. A British Ports Association and Lloyd's Register paper says a single 100 MWe-class SMR could power a medium-sized port plus several industrial tenants as electrification drives demand. #Nuclear#SMR#Shipping
Iranian lawmakers and senior security officials are now openly calling for a nuclear bomb as the war with the U.S. drags into its eighth month and Washington weighs strikes on the Pickaxe Mountain site. #Iran#Nuclear#Geopolitics#Oil
