The latest update came during a Congressional hearing this week. Palisades, likely to become the U.S.’ first shut-down nuclear power plant to be recommissioned, is on track to restart in August 2025, according to an update from the top U.S. nuclear regulatory official. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chair Christopher Hanson told U.S. Rep. Tim …
KEY POINTS NextEra is looking at restarting the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa, CEO John Ketchum said. The Duane Arnold plant ceased operations in 2020 after 45 years of service. Demand for nuclear power is growing as the tech sector and utilities scramble for carbon-free energy. NextEra Energy is considering restarting a nuclear plant in …
Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivers a keynote address during the opening event of the fifth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) in Bucharest, Romania, July 23, 2024. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights The United States is working with Ukraine on a roadmap for its post-war energy …
Officials in India said that country’s energy transition plan will focus on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), pumped energy storage projects, and more efficient coal-fired power plants. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the government’s 2024-2025 budget, noted the latest financial allocations outline a shift in priorities for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sitharaman on July …
The purpose of the agreement is twofold – to explore and consider in the medium term co-investment opportunities in the construction of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear power plants, partly to cover the needs of the steel industry, and to consider opportunities for the medium-long term supply of nuclear energy, primarily by means of the …
Rolls-Royce SMR is first ever UK reactor design to be submitted for consideration Evaluation of potential benefits and detriments is required for in-principle justification of any new nuclear practice The Nuclear Industry Association has applied for a justification decision for Rolls-Royce SMR’s reactor design. Our application makes the case that the benefits of clean, firm, flexible …
The first unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is being prepared for the loading of dummy fuel, and with three more units under construction, the two sides discussed the potential of collaborating on a second nuclear power plant in Turkey. Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev, pictured above, left, and Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, above, …
The top DOE appropriator in the House seeks to accelerate two existing demonstration projects and the deployment of small modular reactors. The House Appropriations Committee passed legislation last week that would provide a $9 billion boost to two existing nuclear reactor demonstration projects and the deployment of at least one small modular reactor, despite criticism from Democrats …
South Korean nuclear energy stocks surged after Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. was chosen to build two reactors in the Czech Republic, beating out French and US rivals for the multibillion dollar project. Shares in KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., which is owned by KHNP’s parent Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO), rose as much …
The first batch of concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 2 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning Province, marking the official start of construction of the unit. The construction of units 1 and 2 of the Xudabao (also known as Xudapu) plant was approved by China’s State Council …
