Ukraine is laying the groundwork for small modular reactors to form part of its post-war energy buildout, with Kyiv advancing regulatory changes, evaluating reactor technologies and considering destroyed thermal power plants as possible SMR sites. The effort comes as Ukraine looks beyond replacing generating capacity destroyed during the war
A Russian missile strike on ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has killed two people, injured 13 employees and contractors and forced the steelmaker to partially halt production, the company said. The attack, which hit the plant overnight on Aug. 15-16, damaged key facilities used in energy and blast furnace production. ArcelorMittal
Ukraine is considering a rail corridor through Moldova to the Romanian port of Constanța as an alternative to Black Sea shipping, as Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports increasingly disrupt grain exports, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Kyiv has asked Moldovan authorities for a 50% discount on the standard freight rate,
