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The US government should hold "a structured conversation" with the country's nuclear industry on ways to restore and develop the sector, according to an essay from Mark Hibbs, senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's nuclear policy program.

Nuclear power's share of the UK's electricity generation mix was stable at 21% last year, according to statistics released by the Department for Business, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and Industrial Strategy yesterday. Nuclear generation rose 2% from 70 terawatt hours to 72 TWh in 2016 as nuclear plants had fewer planned and unplanned outages than in 2015.

Japan's cabinet last week approved the draft Basic Concept on Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Use developed by the Japan Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Commission. The concept - which will guide the country's future nuclear energy policy - calls for the promotion of the benefits of nuclear energy while minimising the risks of its use.

Nuclear power has an essential role to play in achieving a 'carbon free' future, Rosatom deputy director-general Kirill Komarov said yesterday during the Expo-2017 conference in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Concurrent Technologies Corp plans to launch a Centre for Advanced Nuclear ManufacturingÌýto fill the "critical gap" that exists in providing proven applied advanced manufacturing technologies in the emerging field of small modular reactors and advanced reactors.

The UK government's Department for Exiting the European Union has today published a position paper on nuclear materials and safeguards issues, which the head of the country's Nuclear Industry Association says "demonstrates the complexity" of replicating arrangements with the European Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Community.

A new modular manufacturing research and development centre in North West England was officially opened today by the UK's Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. It said the new facility - hosted by shipbuilder Cammell Laird - is the first of a new network of regional supply chain hubs.

The nuclear industry brought more than 9 GWe of new plant on line last year, the largest annual increase in 25 years, according to a new ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association report, putting it on track to achieve the Harmony goal of providing 25% of electricity in 2050 using 1000 GWe of new capacity.

The UK's National Audit OfficeÌýhas today published a report on the government's support for Hinkley Point C, which it calls a "risky and expensive" project. The report makes recommendations for how the government now oversees the project and how it agrees deals for other major infrastructure projects.

The nuclear energy industry needs to work together to secure its future role in the fight against climate change and energy poverty, five of its most prominent leaders said yesterday at the opening ceremony of the IX AtomExpo International Forum in Moscow.

Rosatom and its subsidiaries yesterday signed agreements with a number of governments, companies and universities during the IX AtomExpo International Forum it is hosting this week in Moscow.

The OECD-Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency and the US-based Electric Power Research Institute have signed a Memorandum of UnderstandingÌýtoÌýexchange global nuclear research experience.ÌýThe MOU outlines the scope and objectives of a five-year agreement to establishÌýdialogue between them. Representatives of each organisation will now be invited to participate in each other's committee meetings and they may also organise joint events, seminars, workshops and training activities.