Ontario is preparing to expand its nuclear energy capacity to meet rising electricity demand, a move that could support uranium consumption and create opportunities for critical-mineral development. The Energy for Generations plan, released this month, sets out Ontario’s integrated long-term strategy to modernize the grid, expand transmission and guide power supply as demand is expected to rise …
The reactor-building spree would make China by far the world’s largest nuclear power generator, while the US strives to revive its own industry China will nearly double its nuclear power capacity by 2040, making it by far the world’s largest nuclear power generator, according to a new report by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA). …
“It is in Hungary’s strategic interest to cooperate as closely as possible with Canada, as it is the world’s second largest country in terms of area, with vast untapped natural resources and energy potential,” according to a statement issued by Levente Magyar, Parliamentary State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade in Toronto. Following the talks, …
Slovakia is close to a deal with Washington that would see U.S. company Westinghouse build a new nuclear reactor in the central European country, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday. Slovakia, which currently has five nuclear reactors at two plants, plans to expand its nuclear power capacity in the coming decades to meet …
An energy expert has expressed his confidence that Indonesia is ready to begin constructing nuclear power plants (PLTN) and have operational units by early 2030s, citing the legal and institutional infrastructure is in place and the country has sufficient technical expertise to manage nuclear energy safely and effectively. “Indonesia is ready, eligible, and safe to …
Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Delivering Member States’ plans regarding nuclear energy will require significant investments, of around €241 billion until 2050, both for lifetime extensions of existing reactors and the construction of new large-scale reactors. Additional investments are needed for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) and microreactors and in fusion for …
The “front of the meter” arrangement doesn’t require Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval, according to Talen Energy. Talen Energy has entered into a 1,920-MW power purchase agreement with Amazon Web Services to supply data centers in Pennsylvania from the independent power producer’s majority-owned Susquehanna nuclear power plant, the company said Wednesday. Under the PPA, Talen’s existing …
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. began loading a second reactor with fuel at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, which may become its first reactor to be reactivated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. The work started at the No. 6 reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant around 1 p.m. on June …
The U.S. in recent days suspended licenses for nuclear equipment suppliers to sell to China’s power plants, according to four people familiar with the matter, as the two countries engage in a damaging trade war. The suspensions were sent to companies by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the people said, and affect export licenses for …
Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant. Kevin Miller, vice president of global data centers at Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web …
