Excavation work has started for the foundation of the nuclear island of unit 1 at the Bailong nuclear power plant in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The construction of Phase I (units 1 and 2) of the Bailong plant was among approvals for 11 new reactors granted by China’s State Council in August last year. …
Kazakhstan may begin the construction of two more nuclear power plants following the completion of its first high-power nuclear power plant (NPP), Azernews reports citing the local media. In an interview with the republican newspaper Ana Tili, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed confidence that Kazakhstan needs a high-power NPP and hinted at the possibility of starting the …
Switzerland’s government said on Dec 20 it wanted to change the law to get around a 2018 ban on building more nuclear power stations to help guarantee the country’s energy needs. “The aim is to keep nuclear energy open as an option for the long-term security of the Swiss energy supply,” said a statement from …
Malaysia is readying itself for the likely use of nuclear energy after 2035 as it struggles to meet renewable energy and net-zero carbon emission targets. The Straits Times has learnt that Malaysia’s Cabinet, after discussing in late November a nuclear road map proposed by the National Energy Council (MTN), decided that nuclear is “one of the options of electrical power …
Centre advises states where coal-based power plants have reached the end of operational life to consider setting up nuclear plants India aims to triple its installed nuclear power capacity by 2031-32. The current installed nuclear power capacity of 8,180MW is projected to increase to 22,480MW within this timeframe. The country currently operates 24 nuclear power …
The construction and installation works are completed at Unit 1 of Rooppur NPP being constructed by the Engineering Division of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The personnel of the NPP has started a large-scale test program. On December 18, the first stage of operation commenced for bringing the reactor …
The Russian participants of Xudapu NPP construction project ensure the performance of contractual obligations ahead of schedule The reactor pressure vessel has been installed in the design position at the construction site of Xudapu NPP Unit 4 (China), which is being built with participation of Rosatom enterprises. The operation was carried out under the supervision …
Jamaica’s government has said it is considering nuclear power as a major alternative energy source because, once properly managed, it will reduce the island’s carbon footprint, provide clean energy, and stabilize its sometimes shaky fossil fuel-dominated power system. Three weeks ago, the administration of Prime Minister Andrew Holness signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with …
Momentum for quitting Moscow’s revenue driver has stalled. “Something new needs to happen,” Dan Jørgensen told POLITICO. Dan Jørgensen is making it his “main priority” to craft a plan that will finally sever all European Union energy links with Russia. In his first interview since taking office as the EU’s new energy chief, Jørgensen warned …
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor design has completed the first step of the UK’s Generic Design Assessment process and progressed to the next phase of its assessment. Generic Design Assessment (GDA) is a process carried out by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to assess …
