The United States is working on supplying its own uranium for existing and advanced nuclear reactors that could become commercial in the future to reduce dependency on Russia for the fuel, Jennifer Granholm, the U.S. energy secretary told reporters on Wednesday. The United States relies on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for roughly …
Swapping coal-fired generating stations with nuclear power plants could be a win-win for utilities and coal towns, minimizing costs and creating jobs, according to industry experts. The opportunity to bring new energy investment to coal communities arose Oct. 24 at two nuclear energy events hosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Atlantic Council. That …
The existing Darlington plant provided a backdrop for the announcement (Image: OPG) The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced a commitment of CAD970 million (USD713 million) towards Ontario Power Generation (OPG’s) Darlington New Nuclear Project, in the bank’s largest investment in clean power to date. The Darlington New Nuclear Project will be a 300 MWe …
Hundreds of new jobs will support the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors, positioning GE Hitachi as a leader in the global energy transition GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced a major expansion to its Wilmington operations through continued job growth, further strengthening its capabilities for the deployment of its small modular and advanced …
NuScale Power LLC (NuScale) announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) issued letter ML22287A155, concurring with NRC staff, stating that the NuScale methodology for determining the appropriate size of the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) is acceptable for use by NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) power plants. This methodology …
A view shows a board with the logo of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo U.S. firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company …
Project continues pathway of U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC-15) program to promote design, construction and operation of Generation-IV nuclear reactors Southern Company, through its subsidiary Southern Company Services, and TerraPower have completed installation of the Integrated Effects Test, marking a crucial milestone in the development of TerraPower’s first-of-a-kind Molten Chloride Fast Reactor …
Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Centre) was photographed at a plenary session of the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki on 27 September 2022. Lintilä on Monday welcomed news that Fortum is looking into building new nuclear power plants, be it small modular reactors or traditional larger ones, in Finland. (Markku Ulander – Lehtikuva) MINISTER of Economic …
Construction is reportedly 95% complete on the demonstration nuclear heating project at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province and it aims to be up and running within the next month. The China Nuclear Energy Association, citing the Dalian Daily newspaper, said that construction has progressed well since July for the project which is jointly …
Cameco Corp (CCO.TO) and Brookfield Renewable Partners said on Tuesday they would acquire nuclear power plant equipment maker Westinghouse Electric in a $7.9-billion deal including debt, amid renewed interest in nuclear energy. The deal for one of the most storied names in the American power industry at an equity value of $4.5 billion comes at a …
