The leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany, Friedrich Merz has said he would prioritise revitalising the country’s industrial base ahead of climate protection. In a speech in the industrial western German city of Bochum on Monday, January 13th, Merz said that climate protection should not be more important than the preservation of Germany’s …
This year could be a big year for the status of two nuclear power plants around Lake Michigan. That includes a shutdown plant just 120 miles east of Kenosha that is seeking a first-of-its-kind restart. The year could also be significant for extending the life of Wisconsin’s only working commercial plant, located 95 miles north …
Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident. In November, Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted its 796-megawatt (MW) Onagawa Unit 2 reactor, and in December Chugoku Electric Power Co. restarted its Shimane …
Switzerland’s government said on Dec 20 it wanted to change the law to get around a 2018 ban on building more nuclear power stations to help guarantee the country’s energy needs. “The aim is to keep nuclear energy open as an option for the long-term security of the Swiss energy supply,” said a statement from …
After a comprehensive review, Axpo decided on 4 December 2024 to secure the operation of the Beznau nuclear power plant until 2033 by investing CHF 350 million. This means that in 2033, Beznau will be able to look back on 64 years of reliable and low-carbon electricity production. Axpo has made extensive clarifications and conducted …
The UK’s Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor nuclear power plants will operate until March 2027, while the Heysham 2 and Torness AGR plants will operate until March 2030, EDF Energy has announced. EDF manages the UK’s eight nuclear power plant sites, five that are operating (Sizewell B, Torness, Heysham 2, Heysham 1 …
The Britain Remade campaign group has said hitting the UK’s target for a clean energy grid by 2030 will be “almost impossible” without extending the operation of some of the country’s nuclear power plants. The group – which campaigns for the time it takes to build economy-boosting infrastructure to be slashed – is calling on …
Chugoku Electric Power Co. notified the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Monday that it plans to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power plant in western Japan on Dec. 7. The Shimane No. 2 unit will be the second boiling water reactor, after the No. 2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa …
Lawmakers of Germany’s largest opposition party alliance have called for an expert assessment of whether recently decommissioned nuclear power plants could be reactivated. In the “Energy Agenda” policy paper, conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) politicians outline their energy policy priorities for the country’s future, ahead of the next federal election, which …
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order rejecting the amended Susquehanna Interconnection Service Agreement between PJM Interconnection, PPL Electric Utilities and Talen Energy Corporation proposing to increase the load capacity of Amazon’s data centre at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. In March, Talen announced the sale of its 960 …
