German utility E.ON (EONGn.DE) said on Wednesday it had sold 99% of the remaining 2022 output from its Isar 2 nuclear plant ahead of the reactor’s planned closure in March 2023. The company’s presentation slides for nine-month financial results showed power production from Isar 2 in E.ON’s non-core PreussenElektra unit was sold at 99 euros ($99.59) per megawatt hour (MWh), as …
Nuclear power will ultimately make up 30-35 percent of Poland’s energy mix while the rest will mostly come from the renewable energy sources, the development and technology minister has said. Waldemar Buda told the Republika TV station on Tuesday that “in 10-12 years our energy mix will look completely different from today.” “A nuclear power …
The No. 2 reactor building of Chugoku Electric Power’s nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, in September 2021. Nuclear power plant operators are required to comply with tougher regulation which were implemented after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 11, 2011. | KYODO Japan’s industry ministry is considering extending the lifespan of nuclear reactors …
France is a nuclear energy giant, normally generating 70 percent of its electricity from this power source French President Emmanuel Macron had pledged to engage in “ambitious cooperation” with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on nuclear energy amid fears that fuel imports from Russia will plummet this winter. In their first meeting since Mr Sunak replaced shortest-ever UK leader Liz Truss, the …
The deal also includes steam turbine technologies such as the European pressurised reactors and small modular reactors. French state-owned electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has signed a binding agreement with General Electric (GE) to acquire GE Steam Power’s nuclear activities. GE Steam Power’s business activities include the production of conventional island equipment for the new nuclear …
Westinghouse Electric Co. plans to focus on eastern and central Europe as the US company seeks to benefit from the revival of nuclear power on the continent. The Polish government’s decision this week to pick Westinghouse for its first ever nuclear power plant may be the start of the firm’s expansion in Europe, according to …
Share The 238.5-tonne dome was hoisted into place on 3 November, marking an important milestone in the construction of the first of six Hualong One units planned for the site. Work at San’ao 1 will now focus on the installation of equipment. The dome is a key component of the third safety barrier of the …
French Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher delivers a speech during a press conference on the energy situation in France and Europe, in Paris, France September 14, 2022. Bertrand GUAY/Pool via REUTERS France has drafted legislation to streamline bureaucracy for administrative permits needed to build new nuclear power plants, as it aims to double down …
A rendering of a BWRX-300 plant (Image: GEH) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted an application for a Licence to Construct a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington site, where it plans to build Canada’s first commercial, grid-scale SMR. This licence is required before any nuclear construction work on the SMR at Darlington can …
Hinkley Point C (Hinkley) could have saved households over £4bn in energy bills this winter, argued one of the leading financing experts in the nuclear industry. Julia Pyke, director of Sizewell C (Sizewell) financing and economic regulation, told Parliament that if the Somerset-based nuclear power plant was already in the UK’s energy mix – it …
