South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear power plant will be allowed to run one of its two units for another 20 years, the country’s nuclear regulator said on Monday after lengthy deliberations. The 40-year operating licence of Unit 1 of the plant outside Cape Town was due to expire this month, but in 2021 state-owned power utility …
The announcement was made on Wednesday. From left: physics professor Koviljka Stankovic; Prime Minister Milos Vucevic; and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic (Serbian Government/Slobodan Miljevic) Five Serbian ministries and 20 companies and universities have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin work on a civil nuclear power programme. Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said at a press conference …
Nuclear energy is becoming a key element of the energy strategy for Africa, where cooperation between regional and global nuclear organisations is strengthening noticeably. The evidence of this growing cooperation is active participation of nuclear energy corporations’ representatives and various African delegations in important business events. A meeting took place between the President of the …
Dominion Energy is taking a first definitive step to bring a new kind of nuclear technology to Virginia, and says if it comes, it will come next to its workhorse North Anna nuclear power station in Louisa County. The utility is asking the roughly half dozen firms that are developing small modular reactors — power …
Duke Energy confirms there is no current plan for a nuclear power plant to be built on a plot of land in Levy County, however, the door is left open. TV20 reported back in 2006 when Duke Energy considered a similar $24 billion project with planned construction starting in 2016. However, the project was canceled …
Legislators discussed amendments that would make it easier to extend the life of nuclear plants on Wednesday (July 10), amid opposition from the ruling party and environmental activists. A meeting to discuss the amendments was held in the legislature on Wednesday morning, where five draft proposals were put forward by Kuomintang (KMT) legislators. Proponents of …
Eastern European governments from Prague to Sofia have grand plans to build new plants, but the question is who will pay for them. The explosion at the Chernobyl plant in 1986 slowed the Soviet-era flurry of nuclear projects in Eastern Europe, and then the fall of communist regimes reduced it to a trickle. Now as the west of …
Plant Vogtle, located in Waynesobor, GA, is the largest generator of clean power in the United States. President Biden signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act into law chalking up a BIG win for our nuclear power industry. Included in the bill is bipartisan legislation known as the ADVANCE Act that will help us build new reactors at a …
Russia’s state-run nuclear energy agency said it is looking at potentially building six new high-power nuclear power units and low-power nuclear power plants in India, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti. The announcement comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first visit to Russia in five years. The Context Modi is holding talks with …
Constellation Energy is in discussions with the US state of Pennsylvania governor’s office and state legislators regarding funding for a potential restart of a unit at the Three Mile Island power facility, Reuters has reported. The ongoing talks have been described as “beyond preliminary” by two sources. The move indicates that Constellation is moving forward with plans …
