Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Friday it had jointly hosted a small modular reactor technology seminar with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday, aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in next-generation nuclear energy. The event was organized as a follow-up to a memorandum of understanding signed in June last …
– Japan and the US plan to include a nuclear power project in Japan’s $550B investment package. – The project will involve Westinghouse and potentially Japanese firms like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toshiba, and IHI. – Japanese Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa will visit the US to advance talks ahead of a March 19 meeting. Japan and the United States are working to include a nuclear power project in …
South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission has received an application for standard design approval for the Innovative Small Modular Reactor from the i-SMR Technology Development Project Group. The Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) – being developed by a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute …
TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, received notification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that the Commissioners have voted to award the first Natrium 1 plant, Kemmerer Unit 1, with a construction permit. This is the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant to ever receive this permit. TerraPower’s president and CEO, Chris Levesque, issued the following statement …
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, today announced that its subsidiary Candu Energy Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Türkiye Nuclear Energy Company (TUNAS) to explore opportunities for deploying CANDU® nuclear technology in support of the country’s plans to expand …
President Lee Jae Myung and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation in areas including artificial intelligence (AI), the defense industry, nuclear energy and critical minerals during their summit talks. Lee underscored the importance of expanding bilateral ties beyond trade and investment into promising new sectors and stepping up …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a proposed rule for comment, which would streamline Atomic Safety and Licensing Board adjudicatory hearings on most license applications, including new reactors and reactor license renewals. This rule is part of broader reforms from Executive Order 14300 aimed at increasing U.S. nuclear capacity and to reestablish the United States as …
In a rapidly changing world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economic strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. As the world’s fastest-growing major economy, India presents extraordinary opportunities. With a population of 1.4 billion, its energy demand is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world – equal …
The state is one of several looking into allowing new nuclear reactors to meet climate goals as AI power demand surges. Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals. New state legislation introduced last month would allow …
Hours after rejecting a bill to prohibit Arizona counties from regulating small nuclear reactors that are co-located with data centers and other large energy users, the Arizona House of Representatives approved a different bill with nearly identical language. The proposals are expanded versions of a bill that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed last year that would have allowed …