The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating uranium contamination in cobalt exports after researchers estimated that thousands of tonnes of the radioactive metal likely left the world’s largest cobalt-producing nation over the past two decdes. The government said it would test cobalt hydroxide exported largely to China and establish a working group to assess findings …
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T), opens new tab has won Japanese government support for three projects to develop next-generation nuclear reactor technologies, including advanced light water reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs), it said on Wednesday. The projects, selected under the industry ministry’s supplementary budget programme, cover safety technologies and a standard design for advanced light water reactors, …
Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 8 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. Such tests are carried out to confirm whether components and systems important to safety are properly installed and ready to operate in a cold condition. The main purpose of cold …
Dominion Energy is taking steps to preserve the Early Site Permit issued to its North Anna site in 2007. The Louisa County site is already home to two operating reactors. Virginia Electric and Power Company (doing business as Dominion Energy Virginia) submitted its request to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on 14 July, seeking …
Nuclear is the public’s favourite energy source for keeping the lights on, chosen by 43% of people, with only 14% putting solar as their top pick 36% of people think nuclear will generate the most jobs and investment The majority support new nuclear to replace retiring power stations, with 53% of people in support while …
Unit 3 of the Changjiang nuclear power plant in China’s Hainan province has begun supplying electricity to the grid, while unit 2 of the Taipingling plant in Guangdong has entered commercial operation. Both units feature Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors. According to World Nuclear Association figures, China’s total installed nuclear generating capacity has now increased to …
Officials say that the first small modular reactor of Uzbekistan’s nuclear power plant project is to be commissioned in 2029. The head of Uzatom, Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency, Azim Akhmedkhadjayev said recently that the first small modular reactor of Uzbekistan’s ongoing nuclear power plant (NPP) project is to be commissioned in 2029, while the first large reactor …
China’s State Council announced on Friday that it had approved the construction of four nuclear power projects comprising eight new nuclear generating units, according to state media. Total investment in the projects is estimated at more than 170 billion yuan ($25.18 billion), according to government-backed media outlet the Paper. The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides …
A partnership agreement has been signed by the Serbian government, French nuclear operator EDF and the French Development Agency relating to the development of Serbia’s nuclear energy programme. Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said: “It is very important for us that in this phase of our nuclear programme, in which we are laying …
Tata Power Co. expects to build its first nuclear plant as early as 2032, after India ended a decades-old state monopoly in atomic power to bolster its energy security while decarbonizing. The company has shortlisted sites in at least three states to build nuclear projects and will start work after the government finalizes the rules for …