Category: Demand

POLL: Strong local and statewide support for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

By John Dyer   Posted in Existing Fleet Nuclear Attitude U
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Newly released polling shows strong local support for extending the operations of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California’s largest source of carbon free energy generation. Statewide support for extending operations of the plant was also strong, according to the poll conducted by FM3 Research. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced his intent to explore options to continue operations at the Diablo Canyon …

Construction of Xudapu 4 under way

By John Dyer   Posted in Pending Reactors U
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Construction of unit 4 at the Xudapu nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has officially got under way with the pouring of first concrete for the reactor’s nuclear island. The unit is the second of two VVER-1200 reactors at the site to be supplied by Russia. In June 2018, Russia and China signed four …

Utilities seek more time to consider U.S. nuclear credit program

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Two utility industry trade groups have asked for more time for their members to consider applying for funds under a new federal program to stop nuclear generators from shutting down. Edison Electric Institute and Nuclear Energy Institute made the request to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a letter sent on Monday. Under the program, which …

Tokyo Steel Calling for Faster Nuclear Power Revival in Japan

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A major Japanese steel-maker is calling for a quicker restart of nuclear reactors that were idled after the Fukushima disaster more than a decade ago as it grapples with soaring energy costs. Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan’s biggest producer of steel made from scrap, said more nuclear power generation was essential to revive the competitiveness …

Point Lepreau nuclear power station licence hearings resume in Saint John

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Phase 2 of the public hearing for NB Power’s licence renewal application for the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station got underway Tuesday in Saint John. NB Power continued to plead its case to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for a first-in-Canada 25-year renewal that would see operations continue into 2047. Representatives for the corporation said this timeframe would …

Foundation completed for Chinese SMR turbine building

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The pouring of concrete has been completed for the foundation slab of the conventional island for the ACP100 multi-purpose small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China’s island province of Hainan. The final concrete for the foundation slab was poured at 2.00am on 3 May, China National Nuclear Corporation …

US working on uranium strategy, weighs ban on Russian imports: Energy secretary

By John Dyer   Posted in Demand Supply U
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US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday that the United States was working on a strategy to ensure steady uranium supply and that the country should not be sending any more money to Russia. Republican Senator John Barrasso, the top Republican on the Senate energy committee, asked Granholm at a hearing on President Joe Biden’s proposed …