In Other news 11/19/25

In other news US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud have signed a Joint Declaration on the Completion of Negotiations on Civil Nuclear Cooperation. "Today is a historic day for the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," Wright said. "We've come together on a deal for civil nuclear cooperation. Together, with bilateral safeguard agreements, we want to grow our partnership, bring American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia and keep a firm commitment to non-proliferation." California-based nuclear startup company Deep Fission, which is proposing to place microreactors deep underground, has announced the official name of its proprietary underground reactor: The Gravity Nuclear Reactor. "Gravity is one of the most reliable forces in nature," said Liz Muller, Co-Founder and CEO of Deep Fission. "That same reliability is what we’ve built into our reactor design." Deep Fission's system combines three established technologies: a standard pressurised water reactor from the nuclear sector, deep borehole drilling from the oil and gas industries, and geothermal heat transfer techniques. The company is targeting a Levelised Cost of Electricity of USD50–70 per MWh. Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, has, through its subsidiary SKB International, signed a new agreement with the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency. SKB said the information exchange agreement strengthens the relationship and cooperation between the two organisations. Sweden, through SKB, is a pioneering country that already has a final repository for short-lived radioactive waste and has begun construction of a used nuclear fuel repository. SKB International already has several projects together with the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency to export Swedish expertise in nuclear waste management. The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that the main 750 kV external power line to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been reconnected after it was shut down on Friday following the activation of a protection system. Its restoration means the plant once again has two external power lines available.