Haiyang 3 containment takes shape

The walls of the containment building of unit 3 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China’s Shandong province are now in place following the installation of the third cylinder ring, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) announced. The steel containment shell is an important part of the nuclear island reactor building …

Top uranium producer expects ‘modest’ production growth this year

Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of uranium, said Friday there will be modest production growth this year as it reported swelling profits. Kazatomprom KZAP, -1.42% NATKY, -0.53% said its annual profit rose 23% to 570 billion Kazakhstani tenge ($1.27 billion), on a 43% jump in revenue to 1.44 trillion tenge. The company said its sales growth was faster than the …

Taiwan Can’t Shake Its Nuclear Ghosts

The island’s resistance to a dependable—and desperately needed—source of energy has been shaped by a covert history. After a contested race, the people of Taiwan have elected current Vice President Lai Ching-te to be their next president. The result keeps the Democratic Progressive Party, which broadly favors Taiwanese sovereignty and closer ties with the United …

Uzbekistan’s Uranium Deposits Attract Foreign Investors

Representatives of the China Nuclear Uranium Corporation (CNUC) met with the general director of state company Navoiuran, Jamal Faizullaev, to discuss the possibility of mining black shale uranium at the Jantuar and Ma’danli deposits in the Navoi region of Uzbekistan. Samples have already been taken from the deposits to complete geological studies. According to the …

Small Modular Reactor project at Clarington’s Darlington Nuclear on time and on budget

Darlington Nuclear is making a habit of getting work done as promised after announcing this week that early work on the small modular reactor megaproject at the Clarington nuclear plant is on time and on budget. Darlington is also undergoing a complete refurbishment of its four reactors, with Unit 3 returning to service last August …