Theme: Politics We are now in the cycle of extending the Metsamor nuclear power plant’s operating period until 2036, after which another phase; it is assumed, will be possible to extend the Metsamor nuclear power plant’s operation for another ten years. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this during Wednesday’s question-and-answer session with the government in the …
Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. Such tests are carried out to confirm whether components and systems important to safety are properly installed and ready to operate in a cold condition. The main purpose of cold …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing for Duke Energy Carolinas Early Site Permit application for the Belews Creek site in North Carolina. The notice covers petitions to intervene in such a hearing. Petitions must be filed by April 10, by anyone whose interest …
Operators carry out reactor startup operations in the central control room of Unit 6 at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 21. Japan yesterday switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a …
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has poured the first concrete for the foundation of the fifth reactor at Hungary’s nuclear power plant Paks, marking the official start of construction on the Paks 2 project. Paks 2 is planned to have two reactors, of 1.2 GW each, significantly boosting Hungary’s energy independence. The first concrete pouring …
Decision leverages Savannah River Site to produce fuel for advanced nuclear reactors, securing America’s energy future The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) today announced that it is restarting uranium recovery operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) H Canyon facility in South Carolina, marking a strategic step forward in strengthening America’s nuclear industrial base and …
The NRC is launching a significant reorganization to streamline decision making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for more efficient licensing and deployment of safe, innovative nuclear technology. The agency will reorganize around core business lines of new reactors, operating reactors, and nuclear materials and waste. Licensing and inspection functions will be integrated within …
India’s Tata Power is examining potential sites in three states for future nuclear power projects but is awaiting further regulatory clarity before finalising plans, Chief Executive Praveer Sinha said on Wednesday. India’s parliament in December approved a landmark atomic energy bill that allows private and foreign companies to enter the nuclear power sector, as the …
Data center demand “climbed to 18% of our industrial load in 2025, and we are projecting data center growth to double in our region by 2030,” said CEO Don Moul. The Tennessee Valley Authority saw demand growth of around 1% to 2% in the last three months of 2025, and it anticipates “more robust” growth …
-Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers. This MOU represents an expansion of a long-standing commercial relationship between Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy. The parties expect to …