Two new nuclear power units, utilizing domestically designed third-generation Hualong One nuclear technology, began construction on Friday in the southern Chinese port city of Fangchenggang, marking a major expansion of the country’s key nuclear energy base. The new No. 5 and No. 6 units at the Fangchenggang nuclear power station will each have a capacity …
US nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam’s biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. Hanoi and Washington are engaged in a second round of trade talks after US President Donald Trump threatened a 46 percent levy on Vietnamese goods …
Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for SaskPower is heading to Poland next week to promote the province’s nuclear energy potential on the international stage. Jeremy Harrison will lead a provincial delegation to the World Nuclear Supply Chain Conference in Warsaw, where he plans to showcase Saskatchewan’s uranium assets, growing nuclear sector and its commitment to supporting global …
Taiwan’s last operating nuclear reactor gradually began to reduce its power generation yesterday afternoon before completely shutting down at midnight, fulfilling the government’s promise to make Taiwan nuclear-free. The No. 2 reactor at the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County was disconnected from the nation’s power grid at 10pm, state-run Taiwan Power Co (台電, …
On Wednesday, May 14, Prime Minister Robert Fico held negotiations with US officials and the nuclear energy company Westinghouse regarding possible construction of a new reactor at the Jaslovské Bohunice site in western Slovakia. The American firm has expressed interest in constructing a next-generation reactor near the existing, Soviet-designed nuclear facility there. The TASR newswire reported yesterday, May 15, …
Nuclear waste protester Kuo Chien-ping says his fight will continue. Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg Photo by An Rong Xu /Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloombe Lack of long-term waste storage and Japan meltdown fueled opposition to atomic power In 1996, a rust-streaked freighter carrying barrels of nuclear waste attempted to dock at Orchid Island off the southeast coast of Taiwan. …
The Doel nuclear power plant in Doel, Belgium © BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM The Chamber of Representatives has voted by a large majority to repeal a 2003 law setting out plans to phase out nuclear power. The bill to repeal the nuclear exit law was proposed by the majority parties and received support from opposition …
National Atomic Company “Kazatomprom” JSC, the Ministry of Energy of Romania, and the state company SN Nuclearelectrica S.A. held negotiations on expanding bilateral cooperation in the supply of natural uranium and the development of the beryllium industry. The negotiations took place in Astana as part of the meeting of the Kazakhstan-Romania Energy Working Group. The …
Drafts of executive orders reportedly circulating within the White House reveal a potential sweeping overhaul of U.S. nuclear power policy, with the aim of quadrupling nuclear energy capacity by 2040. The proposals, if enacted, would significantly shift authority to federal departments, streamlining approval processes for reactor designs and projects. According to a review by Politico’s E&E …
The country has built up the best large-scale atomic-energy industry outside China and Russia. Now it stands to reap financial and diplomatic rewards. A machine the height of an eight-story building is working around the clock in the South Korean port city of Changwon, bearing down on massive slabs of red-hot steel with the force of 240,000 men. Doosan …
