Xcel Energy says it should have no problem reaching its goal to cut carbon by 80 percent by 2030. It’s that last 20 percent that will require some still-nascent technology, Xcel CEO Ben Fowke told MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner in this week’s Climate Cast. “If we start to nurture these kinds of technology, I think they’ll be there …
Nuclear energy is, for now, playing a minuscule role in India’s energy story, contributing to about 2% of the country’s electricity needs. But nuclear power generation in India is a story that is set to grow. India is looking at adding another 5.4 GW to the nuclear power plants in the next decade, adding to …
Russia is offering to the Philippines to build floating nuclear power plants (NPP) for the island nation in western Pacific, Director General of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Alexei Likhachev said Thursday following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. “There are several ways to develop nuclear energy industry in …
Uzbekistan’s preparations to build its first nuclear power plant are gathering pace with a sense of making up for lost time. The Central Asian country became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as long ago as 1994, has 50 years of experience in nuclear research and is the world’s fifth biggest producer …
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and NuScale Power, two leading companies in the race to build small modular reactors (SMRs) for power generation, have recently announced deals that could result to new plants being constructed in Europe. Feasibility Studies in Estonia GEH on Oct. 3 said it had signed an agreement with Fermi Energia OÜ, …
The final major module for construction of the Vogtle 3 & 4 units has arrived onsite, meaning all 1,485 major modules required to complete construction have now been manufactured and safely delivered. The arrival of the final major module marks the completion of sourcing construction modules from 25 suppliers and vendors from around the globe. …
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy is currently conducting an inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia. The inquiry terms of reference ask the committee to examine circumstances and prerequisites necessary for any future government’s consideration of nuclear energy generation. The discussion is important because Australia has the …
Several new nuclear plants around the world marked important milestones over the summer. Among notable projects are those that began second units of new third-generation reactor designs—such as the EPR, APR1400, and ACPR-1000—and the Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first floating nuclear plant. World’s Second EPR Begins Operation. Unit 2 at the Taishan nuclear power plant in …
More than a decade ago, Gwyn Prins and Steve Rayner characterized climate policy as an “auction of promises” in which politicians “vied to outbid each other with proposed emissions targets that were simply not achievable.” For instance, among Democrats competing for the presidency in 2020, several, including Joe Biden, have committed to achieving net-zero carbon …
Bulgaria’s Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) on Tuesday granted an extension of the operational license of Unit 6 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) until 2029. The 1,000-megawatt (MW) Unit 6, which is one of the country’s two operational units, was connected to the grid in 1991 with a projected 30-year lifespan. “Today is a …
