As the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant nears its expected commercial launch in early 2026, concerns are growing among energy experts over its financial viability, with many questioning whether the high project cost could turn it into a white elephant.
The government conceived the idea of setting up the RNPP project in 2009 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian Federation on May 13, 2009, on the 'Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy'.
Wyoming: a lesson in ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy
In late January, a legislative meeting in the US state of Wyoming cut to the core of energy debates. One bill in discussion, entitled ‘Make carbon dioxide great again — no net zero, ’ demonstrates general hostility to the energy transition in a predominantly Republican state that has produced coal, oil and gas for generations. But another bill on the meeting agenda, about advanced nuclear energy manufacturing, envisions a lower carbon future for Wyoming: one that has garnered significant interest from local and foreign companies.
“Wyoming is developing an environment that is very interesting to the nuclear industry, and we’re very excited to consider setting up our manufacturing operation in Wyoming,” Matt Wilson, operations director at California-based nuclear start-up Radiant Indus...
