Turkey continues negotiations over new nuclear power plants

Following the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Turkey is planning to build two more plants at Sinop and Thrace. lparslan Bayraktar, Turkey’s energy minister, has said that the first nuclear unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant should be launched by the end of the year, while negotiations with Russia, China and South …

Barakah Plant $2.42 Bn refinancing recognized as Green Loan Facility, reinforcing its integral role in rapid decarbonization of UAE power grid

Barakah Plant project refinancing loan with two leading UAE banks, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (FAB), is the first in MENA Region and Asia to be recognized as a green loan facility. – Positions Barakah Plant and the wider nuclear sector at the forefront of clean financing instruments …

Nuclear power policy to be major focus in parliament after Ishikawa quake

As Japan marks 13 years since the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in March 2011, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is moving toward restarting idled nuclear power reactors. But a powerful Jan. 1 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture reminded the country of how seismic activity can lead to …

UAE: More nuclear reactors to be served in future as authority ‘proactively develops’ strategies

During COP28, UAE was among 22 countries committing to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050 as part of the transition to Net Zero The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the regulatory body for the nuclear sector in the UAE, is “proactively developing” future strategies to serve more nuclear reactors, a top official said in …

Texas regulators explore how to attract advanced nuclear projects, structure SMR incentives

States could use 24/7 carbon-free energy credits, potentially stacking them with federal incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act , according to Nuclear Energy Institute officials. A working group run by the Public Utility Commission of Texas is exploring how to attract advanced nuclear reactors to the state, potentially by offering clean energy credits or other …

Start up of Chinese industrial nuclear steam project begins

Commissioning has begun of China’s first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. The project at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province will supply steam to a nearby petrochemical plant. The project is being jointly carried out by CNNC subsidiary Jiangsu Nuclear Power Company and the Lianyungang …

Left-for-dead uranium mines are being revived as prices soar, countries eye nuclear power to address climate change

The Mochovce nuclear power plant in Mochovce, Slovakia last November. JANOS KUMMER/GETTY IMAGES Across the US and allied countries, owners of left-for-dead uranium mines are restarting operations to capitalize on rising demand for the nuclear fuel. At least five US producers are reviving mines in states including Wyoming, Texas, Arizona and Utah, where production flourished …

Unit 4 Start-up at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant accelerates UAE towards Net Zero 2050

The fourth unit start-up moves Barakah towards generating 25% of UAE’s electricity needs, 24/7 – Barakah accelerates decarbonization of the UAE grid and achievement of Net Zero by 2050 target – Barakah offers a new model for efficient nuclear plant development     The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) today announced that its operating and …