The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province. The tanks are an important part of the CAP1000 reactor’s passive safety system. Each CAP1000 unit contains two water replenishment tanks, A and B. They are mainly used to …
The Biden administration has finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running. The funding is a financial pillar in the plan to keep the Diablo Canyon Power Plant producing electricity …
This aerial photograph taken on on October 4, 2023, shows the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Rooppur. Bangladesh on October 5 accepted the first uranium delivery for its Russia-backed nuclear plant, a project aimed at bolstering its overstretched energy grid but complicated by sanctions on Moscow. Uranium prices surged on Monday as fresh supply worries …
Finnish power grid operator Fingrid acted in breach of market regulation when transferring certain obligations for the power system’s reliability to TVO, owner of the new OL3 nuclear reactor, Finland’s energy authority said on Friday. The OL3 reactor, Europe’s biggest with a capacity to meet around 14% of Finland’s energy demand, began regular output in 2023 after …
The price of the nuclear fuel has hit its highest level since 2007. The market is only getting tighter. Uranium has been a hot commodity, and its rally could have a long half-life. Spot prices for triuranium octoxide, the form of the commodity that is widely traded, hit $92.50 a pound on Monday, more than …
Shares in uranium miners jumped globally after the US said it’s soliciting bids to boost domestic production of nuclear fuel in an effort to bolster national energy security. The Energy Department is requesting proposals from US companies to produce a type of fuel known as high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, it said Tuesday. It …
Several nuclear power projects, including the Jinqimen in Zhejiang province, have received official approval. The Jinqimen project will adopt the “Hualong One”, China’s self-developed third-generation nuclear power technology. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) will follow the principle of putting safety first, advance construction in a steady and orderly manner in accordance with the highest …
EDF Energy aims to extend the life of its nuclear plants in Britain and invest a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) in its operational UK nuclear fleet to maintain output at current levels and energy security, the firm said on Tuesday. Several countries in Europe, including France, Belgium and Sweden, have announced plans to …
The draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2023) setting out how South Africa will seek to ensure security of electricity supply was formally issued by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe and will be open to public comments until 23 February. “The purpose of this publication is to solicit public comments on the assumptions, …
In an unprecedented event unfolding in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture, the Shika nuclear power plant (NPP), operated by Hokuriku Electric Power Company, suffered a significant oil leak and damage following a powerful earthquake and a series of aftershocks on New Year’s Day. The 7.6-magnitude earthquake, the strongest recorded in the Noto Peninsula region since 1885, sent …
