Hungary plans to extend the lifetime of the Paks nuclear power plant and will make assessments about costs and feasibility next month, Technology and Industry Minister Laszlo Palkovics told Inforadio late on Wednesday. Palkovics said the nuclear plant “could have up to 20 additional years” of service and he said his ministry would draft a …
The first concrete was poured for unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant on June 28 in East China’s Zhejiang province, marking the start of the plant’s second phase project. The China National Nuclear Power under the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has built and put into operation 11 nuclear power units at the Qinshan and Sanmen plants. The …
FILE – Construction site of Al Dabaa Power Plant The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority announced Wednesday the issuance of the permit to build the first reactor at Al Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. The request to establish the first two reactors, out of four, was submitted to the authority on January 1, 2019. Since …
IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ISO; OTCQX: ISENF) has agreed to settle a portion of the interest payment due to Queen’s Road Capital Investment Ltd. (“QRC”) (TSXV: QRC) as at June 30, 2022 in Common Shares. Pursuant to the unsecured convertible debenture dated August 18, 2020 between QRC and the Company (the “Debenture”), …
Inner containment dome metal structures were installed in the reactor building of Power Unit 2 at the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (the NPP’s General Designer and General Contractor is the ROSATOM’s Engineering Division). The upper portion of the dome weighing 194 tonnes and being 35.7 m in diameter was …
Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV: PTU) (OTCQB: PTUUF) (“Purepoint” or the “Company”) today announced the commencement of an airborne gravity/magnetic survey over their 100% owned Carson Lake Uranium Project which lies on the north-eastern edge of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan Canada. The Carson Lake project covers the northeast extension of a major conductive trend that is also present …
Prior to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, 54 nuclear reactors were in operation in Japan, supplying approximately 30% of the country’s electric power. However, the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was a drastic blow to nuclear power’s reputation, leading to increased distrust and unease toward the energy source. As of …
The government is set to approve a key funding decision on the proposed £20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant in the next two weeks. Ministers are ironing out “minor” details on the project prior to the announcement of a government investment decision, according to reports in The Telegraph, with a decision due in the next fortnight. Sources told the …
Following a thorough assessment of several Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies, SaskPower has selected the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan in the mid-2030s. “This is an important milestone as Saskatchewan works towards a cleaner, more sustainable future,” said Don Morgan, Minister responsible for SaskPower. “Today’s announcement further acts on the Saskatchewan Growth Plan …
Lee Chang-yang, left, minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, speaks during the Energy Commission meeting at the Plaza Hotel Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Korea has gone all-out to revive its nuclear power generation industry under the Yoon Suk-yeol administration as Lee Chang-yang, minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, will …