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112 India's power ministry sets out steps to faster nuclear energy expansion, World Nuclear News, 29 April 2025
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118 Nuclear Power in Iran, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
119 Iran marks start of work for Darkhovin plant, World Nuclear News, 6 December 2022
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128 Nuclear Power in Japan, World Nuclear Association, updated August 2025
129 Japan enacts law for operating nuclear reactors beyond 60-yr limit, Kyodo News, 31 May 2023
130 Nuclear Power in Mexico, World Nuclear Association, updated July 2025
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132 D. Proctor, Dutch Government Supports Four New Nuclear Reactors, Power Magazine,6 June 2024
133 Borssele earmarked for two new reactors, World Nuclear News, 12 December 2022
134 D. Dalton, Government ‘Talking To Three Suppliers’ For New Nuclear Power Plants, NucNet, 30 June 2023
135 KHNP pulls out of Dutch reactor project, World Nuclear News, 19 March 2025
136 Collaboration for Rolls-Royce SMR deployment in the Netherlands, World Nuclear News, 25 August 2022
137 Constellation to help Dutch Rolls-Royce SMR deployment, World Nuclear News, 15 September 2022
138 Dutch province considers SMR deployment, World Nuclear News, 13 March 2025
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141 Canada offers CAD3 billion finance for new nuclear in Romania, World Nuclear News, 20 September 2023
142 Nuclear Power in Romania, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
143 US Exim Bank approves loan for Romanian SMR project, World Nuclear News, 2 October 2024
144 Country Nuclear Power Profiles: Russian Federation, International Atomic Energy Agency, 2025
145 Nuclear Power in Russia, World Nuclear Association, updated May 2025
146 Russia to build 16 new nuclear units by 2035, Nuclear Engineering International, 1 June 2022
147 Eight RITM reactors currently under production, World Nuclear News, 12 March 2025
148 Slovakia and South Korea discuss cooperation on new nuclear, World Nuclear News, 20 May 2024
149 Slovakia looking at US tech for new nuclear capacity, World Nuclear News, 6 August 2025
150 Slovakia’s SMR timescales outlined as Project Phoenix gets under way, World Nuclear News, 15 February 2024
151 Newcleo joint venture aims to develop Slovakia units, World Nuclear News, 15 January2025
152 Slovakia looking at US tech for new nuclear capacity , World Nuclear News, 6 August 2025
153 Slovenia aiming for referendum on new nuclear this year, World Nuclear News, 31 January 2024
154 Nuclear Power in South Africa, World Nuclear Association, updated July 2025
155 X. Vásquez-Maignan et al., Latest Plans to Increase Nuclear Energy in South Africa, White & Case, 20 March 2024
156 Minister confirms environmental authorisation for South African new build, World Nuclear News, 11 August 2025
157 South Korea confirms need for new reactors, World Nuclear News, 21 February 2025
158 Lin Bo-yu, Lee Jae-myung backs renewables, signals pause on new nuclear projects, Reccessary, 12 September 2025
159 Spanish nuclear industry calls for rethink of phase-out policy, World Nuclear News, 26 February 2025
160 Financing model proposed for new Swedish reactors, World Nuclear News, 13 August 2024
161 Vattenfall to select between BWRX-300 and Rolls-Royce SMR, World Nuclear News, 21 August 2025
162 Nuclear Power in Switzerland, World Nuclear Association, updated February 2025
163 Legislative changes proposed to remove Swiss new reactor ban, World Nuclear News, 15 August 2025
164 A. Cornwell and M. El Dahan, UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say, Reuters, 26 April 2024
165 ENEC and ADNOC team up to support UAE energy diversification, World Nuclear News, 26 November 2024
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167 Nuclear Power in Ukraine, World Nuclear Association, updated March 2024
168 Energoatom starts construction of two new power units at South Ukrainian NPP, Ukrainian National News, 8 May 2024
169 Grossi suggests Zaporizhzhia will not be restarted during conflict, World Nuclear News, 7 June 2024
170 President of Ukraine signs law on equipment procurement for Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion, Energoatom, 14 March 2025
171 Westinghouse and Energoatom expand plans to nine AP1000 units, World Nuclear News, 6 June 2022
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173 Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, Power Technology, 9 March 2022
174 Sizewell B starts review to extend operation by 20 years, EDF Energy, 6 April 2022
175 Sizewell C reports project progress to parliament, World Nuclear News, 31 January 2025
176 UK government announces GBP14.2 billion for Sizewell C, World Nuclear News, 10 June 2025
177 UK’s SMR selection process ‘into final stage’, World Nuclear News, 28 February 2025
178 Rolls-Royce SMR named as UK’s selected technology, World Nuclear News, 10 June 2025
179 At COP28, Countries Launch Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050, U.S. Department of Energy, 1 December 2023
180 Status of Subsequent License Renewal Applications, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, updated September 2025
181 Crane Clean Energy Centre on track for ahead-of-schedule restart, World Nuclear News, 26 June 2025
182 Holtec ready for Palisades to enter operational mode, World Nuclear News, 11 July 2025
183 NextEra updates NRC on Duane Arnold plans, World Nuclear News, 13 August 2025
184 Westinghouse Shares Vision for New AP1000 Reactors with President Trump and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick and Partners with Google on AI at Energy Summit, Westinghouse, 16 July 2025
185 Brookfield, Cameco team with US government for AP1000 deployment, World Nuclear News, 28 October 2025
186 Holtec and Hyundai E&C target 10 GW SMR fleet after Palisades, World Nuclear News, 26 February 2025
187 Application lodged for construction of Texas SMR plant, World Nuclear News, 31 March 2025
188 Dow’s Seadrift, Texas location selected for X-energy advanced SMR nuclear project, X-Energy, 11 May 2023
189 Multiple Xe-100 SMRs planned for Washington State, World Nuclear News, 19 July 2023
190 Clinch River application accepted for review, World Nuclear News, 11 July 2025
191 TVA, ENTRA1 Energy team up for SMR deployment, World Nuclear News, 4 September 2025
192 Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) 2023, Government of Bangladesh, July 2023
193 Rooppur 1 hot testing under way, World Nuclear News, 17 July 2025
194 Nuclear Power in Bangladesh, World Nuclear Association, updated May 2024
195 Country Nuclear Power Profiles: Egypt, International Atomic Energy Agency, updated 2022
196 Egypt to commission first nuclear power plant in 2028, African Press Agency, 25 July 2025
197 In pictures: Reactor vessel delivered for El Dabaa unit I, World Nuclear News, 24 October 2025
198 Turkey ‘aiming for 20 GW of nuclear by 2050s’, World Nuclear News, 10 July 2023
199 Nuclear Power in Turkey, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
200 Turkish utility to cooperate with Rolls-Royce in SMRs, World Nuclear News, 20 March 2020
201 Energy Ministry Unveils Plan for First Nuclear Power Plant Amid Energy Crisis, The Cuenca Dispatch, 24 February 2025
202 Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries – Europe section, World Nuclear Association, updated September 2025
203 BWRX-300 selected for Estonia’s first nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News, 8 February 2023
204 Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries – Africa section, World Nuclear Association, updated September 2025
205 Ghana selects potential sites for first NPP, Nuclear Engineering International, 26 September 2023
206 Ghana to select builder for nuclear plant from global contenders, Power Technology, 22 May 2024
207 ThorCon applies to build Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News, 5 March 2025
208 D. Karyza , RI identifies 29 potential nuclear power plant sites, The Jakarta Post, 11 December 2024
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210 Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050', World Nuclear News, 2 July 2024
211 Italian government introduces draft bill on nuclear energy, World Nuclear News, 3 October 2025
212 Nuclear Power in Kazakhstan, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
213 Kazakhstan selects Rosatom for first nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News, 27 June 2024
214 Site surveys begin for first Kazakh nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News, 16 June 2025
215 Nuclear Power in Kazakhstan, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
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217 Kenya agency outlines nuclear development strategy, World Nuclear News, 22 March 2024
218 Nigeria moving ahead on nuclear power plant plan, World Nuclear News, 18 March 2022
219 G. Ikeh, Nigeria’s Power Minister rejects plans to construct nuclear power plants, APA News, 8 May 2025
220 Nuclear Power in the Philippines, World Nuclear Association, updated November 2025
221 Philippine Energy Plan 2023 - 2050 Volume III, Department of Energy (Philippines), 2023
222 PH eyes 1,200 MW of nuclear energy by 2032, Asian Power, September 2024
223 IAEA Reviews Poland’s Progress in Nuclear Power Development, International Atomic Energy Agency, 26 March 2013
224 Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 (EPP2040), Government of Poland, 2021
225 Polish government approves first nuclear power plant, World Nuclear News, 12 July 2023
226 Go-ahead for preliminary works at Polish plant site, World Nuclear News, 2 September 2025
227 South Korea’s KHNP signs letter of intent on Polish nuclear, World Nuclear News, 31 October 2022
228 Second large Polish nuclear plant gets approval, World Nuclear News, 27 November 2023
229 KHNP withdraws from Polish nuclear project, Nuclear Engineering International, 21 August 2025
230 BWRX-300, Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), 2025
231 Site of Poland’s first SMR selected, World Nuclear News, 28 August 2025
232 Polish ministry approves plans for Rolls-Royce SMRs, World Nuclear News, 15 May 2024
233 Nuclear Power in Saudi Arabia, World Nuclear Association, updated March 2024
234 Saudi Arabia reiterates plans for nuclear energy, World Nuclear News, 28 September 2023
235 Sri Lanka presses on with nuclear development plans, Nuclear Engineering International, 26 June 2024
236 CEB Long Term Generation Expansion Plan 2023-2042, Ceylon Electricity Board, February 2023
237 Y. Praiwan, New plan prepares for nuclear power, Bangkok Post, 14 January 2025
238 Thailand considers deployment of Seaborg power barge, World Nuclear News, 30 April 2024
239 Uganda Vision 2040, Government of Uganda, 2013
240 Energy Policy for Uganda 2023, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda), April 2023
241 Uganda looks to potential uranium production, World Nuclear News, 16 May 2024
242 Uganda Acquires Land for East Africa's First Nuclear Power Plant, Bloomberg, 11 May 2022
243 Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries – Africa section, World Nuclear Association, updated September 2025
244 Uranium in Uzbekistan, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
245 Russia set to build SMR nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, World Nuclear News, 28 May 2024
246 Uzbekistan could start construction of first nuclear plant in 2026, Platts Nuclear News Flashes, S&P Global, 25 March 2025
247 Key Stage in Construction of Small-Capacity Nuclear Power Plant Begins in Uzbekistan, Atomstroyexport (Rosatom), October 2025
248 Uzbekistan plans two VVER-1000s and two SMRs, World Nuclear News, 29 September 2025
249 Vu Nguyen Hanh, Vietnam Revises PDP8: Key Targets of the National Power Development Plan, Vietnam Briefing – Dezan Shira andAssociates, 17 April 2025
250 Vietnam approves nuclear power plan aiming for reactor online in next decade, Bangkok Post, 7 February 2025
251 Vietnam fast tracks Ninh Thuận project, Nuclear Engineering International, 12 February 2025
252 MOIT proposes additional smaller-scale nuclear power plants, NetZero.VN, 14 February 2025
253 Algerian-Russian Cooperation In Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Elikhbaria, 29 March 2024
254 M. Bovill, Peter Dutton opting for the nuclear option for Australia's energy future, ABC News, 7 July 2023
255 Australia must pursue the nuclear option, Coalition declares, The Daily Telegraph, 14 September 2023
256 Is Nuclear Power the solution to Australia’s Energy Transition?, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, 18 September 2023
257 C. Bowen, Five serious answers why nuclear is the wrong solution for Australia, The Australian Financial Review, 29 August 2023
258 Australia's Uranium, World Nuclear Association, updated February 2025
259 J. Scott, Jamaica to go nuclear, Jamaica Observer, 2 May 2023
260 About the Commission, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, updated September 2025
261 Nuclear Power in Jordan, World Nuclear Association, updated March 2024
262 Jordan considers floating NPPs, Nuclear Engineering International, 28 April 2023
263 Malaysia launches nuclear energy feasibility study, World Nuclear News, 19 August 2025
264 F. Derewenda, Romania and Moldova to develop long-term energy cooperation, CeenergyNews, 24 July 2023
265 Myanmar signs new nuclear energy agreement with Russia, World Nuclear News, 7 February 2023
266 Further proposal submitted for SMR plant in Norway, World Nuclear News, 29 August 2025
267 Overview of Singapore Climate Targets, National Climate Change Secretariat (Singapore), updated 2025
268 Singapore Energy Statistics 2025, Chapter 2: Energy Transformation, Energy Market Authority (Singapore), 2025
269 A. Chew, Is Singapore Betting on Nuclear Energy?, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 28 February 2025
270 Study to evaluate deployment of nuclear in Singapore, World Nuclear News, 3 September 2025
271 World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements, World Nuclear Association, updated October 2025
272 Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions – Executive summary, International Energy Agency, September 2022
273 UK Nuclear Fleet Stakeholder Update, EDF Energy, January 2025
274 Spanish nuclear industry calls for rethink of phase-out policy, World Nuclear News, 26 February 2025
275 SDG7: Data and Projections, Access to Electricity, International Energy Agency, 2024
276 World population projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, June 2017
277 The Paris Agreement, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, 2015
278 World Energy Outlook 2024, International Energy Agency, October 2024
279 World Energy Outlook 2024 Free Dataset, International Energy Agency, October 2024
280 Global Energy and Climate Model, International Energy Agency, October 2024
281 The 2025 Energy Security Scenarios, Underlying data, Shell, 2025
282 World Energy Model, Shell, 2017
283 BP Energy Outlook 2024, BP, 2024
284 Energy Perspectives 2025, Equinor, 2025
285 New Energy Outlook 2025, BloombergNEF, 2025
286 Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050, International Atomic Energy Agency, 2025
287 Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, 2022
288 AR6 Scenario Explorer and Database, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, updated January 2023
289 P. Dodds et al., Overshoot briefing note, Met Office Hadley Centre, 8 February 2024