On July 15, the Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kansai EP) restarted its Ohi-4 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 1,180MW), which had been undergoing a periodic inspection. Adjustment operations began two days later, and the unit will return to commercial service on August 12 following a final inspection by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan. On …
A general view of the nuclear power plant, whose last unit will be shut down at the turn of the year, in Gundremmingen, Germany, December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lukas Barth Germany may extend the life of its three remaining nuclear power plants, the economy ministry said on Monday, as public support rises in the face of …
The three-unit Tihange plant (Image: Electrabel) The Belgian government has asked energy company Engie to see if it can extend the operating life of Tihange unit 2 until the end of the winter peak electricity season. “The government has asked the nuclear operator to prolong the functioning of Tihange 2 until the winter peak has …
Workers pouring concrete into the reactor building’s foundation raft (Image: SNERDI) The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 3 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the first of two CAP1000 …
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he asked for as many as nine nuclear reactors to be online this winter to help with an expected power crunch. “There are concerns about a power shortage this winter,” Kishida told a news conference Thursday. “We must prevent this situation.” The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will …
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang (second from left) speaks during his policy briefing to President Yoon Suk-yeol (center) at the presidential office in Seoul, Tuesday. (Yonhap) South Korea will resume the construction of new nuclear reactors in the country’s southeastern industrial city of Uljin, speeding up the nuclear energy drive it announced …
Hinkley Point C is getting ready for another spectacular engineering feat with the precision placement of 5,000 tonne cooling-water intakes on the seabed. Four times longer and twice as high as a double-decker bus, each intake head will be connected to five miles of tunnels used to circulate cooling-water for the new power station. The …
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and X-energy have signed a framework agreement to pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) for industrial applications in Canada. Under the agreement, OPG and X-energy will pursue opportunities to deploy Xe-100 advanced reactors in Ontario at industrial sites and identify further potential end users and sites throughout Canada. …
The upper containment cylinder of the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor (SMR), the Linglong One, was successfully installed on July 6 at Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China’s Hainan province. The upper cylinder is an important component in ensuring the safety of the reactor building, and its installation lays a solid foundation for advancing …
The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has begun the process to initiate the USA’s strategic uranium reserve, issuing a solicitation to purchase up to an estimated one million pounds of domestically-produced U3O8. The solicitation – which is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) – is for purchase of uranium “provided by a vendor that has …
