This year could be a big year for the status of two nuclear power plants around Lake Michigan. That includes a shutdown plant just 120 miles east of Kenosha that is seeking a first-of-its-kind restart. The year could also be significant for extending the life of Wisconsin’s only working commercial plant, located 95 miles north …
Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident. In November, Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted its 796-megawatt (MW) Onagawa Unit 2 reactor, and in December Chugoku Electric Power Co. restarted its Shimane …
The signing of the agreement covering exports of nuclear technology was signed by the US and South Korea on the same day that the leaders of South Korea and the Czech Republic reaffirmed their commitment to projects including the expansion of the Dukovany nuclear power plant. The Memorandum of Understanding on Principles Concerning Nuclear Exports and Cooperation finalises …
The initial phase of Norway’s NuProShip initiative – which is evaluating Generation IV small modular reactor technologies for their viability in commercial shipping applications – has concluded, with three SMR technologies being selected for further evaluation in the next phase. The NuProShip project is being funded by the Research Council of Norway. Alongside Norwegian shipbuilder …
The Czech Republic has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan to the European Commission, featuring large renewable and nuclear energy capacity increases. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment worked together on the update, which models the development of the country’s energy sector to fulfil European Union decarbonisation targets. Minister of …
Advancement of small modular reactors is slow nationwide. But researchers encourage Indiana to explore — and incentivize — the technology. A new, quietly-released study showed that small nuclear reactors could present “substantial opportunities” for Indiana to meet its energy demands, and identified eight current or former coal sites across the state that could serve as …
Poland took another step in building its first nuclear power plant after the government greenlit as much as 60.2 billion zloty ($14.7 billion) in funding for the project which still awaits the European Union approval to go ahead. On Tuesday, Donald Tusk’s cabinet adopted a draft bill that allows it to increase the capital of …
Deep Fission aims to eliminate the need for costly concrete and steel surface containment buildings by placing its reactor a mile underground. (Various sizes of Deep Fission Borehole Reactor options, as seen in regulatory documents. Source: NRC.) Using its concept of underground small modular reactors (SMRs), California-based startup Deep Fission has reached an agreement to help power …
Norway’s Halden Kjernekraft AS has entered into a letter of intent with the owner of a plot of land in Halden identified as a possible location for the construction of a nuclear power plant based on small modular reactors. Halden Kjernekraft – 20% owned by Halden municipality with Norsk Kjernekraft and Østfold Energi owning 40% …
India’s Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) has issued an RFP for setting up 220MW Bharat small reactors by industries. In the RFP, which is open to Indian industries, the Corporation points to these reactors as providing a sustainable solution for the decarbonisation of hard to abate industries. In addition they would help these industries to secure …
