Hungary and Russia have reportedly agreed to change the loan agreement for the expansion of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant Paks. According to bne Intellinews, Hungary will start repaying the loan once the two new units at Paks are connected to the grid and begin operations. Meanwhile, Russia and Hungary have held their first “international environmental expedition” to …
Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has begun work to repair a previously reported problem that causes vibrations in its cooling unit, and which must be fixed before regulators sign off on its safety, operator TVO said on Thursday. Start-up of the reactor, Finland’s first new nuclear plant in some 40 years, is a decade behind …
Saskatchewan’s premier is south of the border this week to get some face time with officials in the United States. Scott Moe began meetings Tuesday with senators, House representatives and members of President Donald Trump’s administration. Moe’s trip follows last week’s announcement that tariffs on steel and aluminum would be lifted by the American government. “We …
FISSION 3.0 CORP. (“Fission 3” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce a three-hole (1,225m) drill program at its Cree Bay property, located in the northeast area of Canada’s Athabasca Basin. The program is budgeted at $500,000 and is expected to take 2.5 weeks to complete, commencing during the last week of May. The property …
ROSATOM and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed a Memorandum on the implementation of Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in Vietnam. The document was signed by the Director General of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev and the Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam Chu Ngoc Anh in …
Jung Jae-hoon, president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, delivers a speech at the WANO 30th anniversary ceremony at Hilton Hotel in Tokyo on May 15. Korea’s next-generation nuclear reactor APR1400 has received favorable reviews from members of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) for its compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Nuclear …
Reliable and affordable energy solutions require a mix of sources from renewables to nuclear, which may include inland and offshore small modular reactor solutions. Speaking during a PowerGen track at the African Utility Week conference, Dmitry Shornikov, CEO of Rosatom Central and Southern Africa highlighted the reliability and versatility of small modular nuclear power plants …
The US Department of Energy (DOE) should learn from the legacy of the NASA commercial orbital transportation services (COTS) programme to return the USA to a leadership role in nuclear energy, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) says in a report issued today. The report, Enabling Nuclear Innovation: In Search of a SpaceX for Nuclear Energy, reviews …
The first 220 MW nuclear power plant at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS-1) will be synchronised with the grid next week and power generation will be increased after that, a senior official of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said. The KAPS-1 unit/reactor attained criticality, or initiation of controlled self sustaining nuclear fission chain …
Due to atrophy at home and competition abroad, the U.S. nuclear industry is increasingly at risk of losing power plants, workforce talent and global business. Why it matters: The civilian and military nuclear sectors depend on one another, and both are strategic assets vital to national security. Nuclear energy also eases the path to decarbonizing the …