Constellation Energy has agreed to purchase NRG Energy’s 44% stake in the South Texas Project (STP) for USD1.75 billion. The plant – located about 90 miles southwest of Houston – comprises two 1280 MWe pressurised water reactors which began providing electricity in 1988 and 1989, respectively. NRG announced it has entered into a definitive agreement …
A law on power sources for green transformation and decarbonization is enacted during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 31, 2023. (Kyodo) Japan’s parliament passed a bill Wednesday that allows nuclear reactors in the country to be operated beyond the current limit of 60 years to help cut …
The Palisades nuclear plant closed in May 2022 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed since then to reopen it A new caucus of lawmakers backs the effort, which could cost taxpayers $300 million or more The push to repower the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant has momentum in Lansing, with a bipartisan caucus pledging support for …
France needs to boost its nuclear industry with more skilled workers and investment to keep its fleet of nuclear plants safe, the head of the country’s nuclear watchdog, ASN, said on Thursday. “The results of the inspections carried out by the ASN in 2022 show that the technical capabilities of the nuclear supply chain remain …
Nuclear operators in North America are looking to take advantage of generous clean hydrogen subsidies to diversify and help pay the bills. Generation workhorses, such as Bruce Power’s Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada and Constellation’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in New York, as well as fourth generation reactor developers, such as Terrestrial Energy, consider themselves …
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she is “hopeful” about pending loan applications to fund the restart of the closed Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan. If approved, the approximately $1 billion in federal loans could help pay for the power plant to become the first U.S. nuclear reactor to restart after powering down. Lawmakers …
Further extending the operating life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s second unit was identified as a priority during a meeting between Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. During the meeting, in Yerevan, the two “agreed on specific steps for the near future, which will allow the re-extension work to …
Kansai Electric Power has asked Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for permission to extend the lifespan of units 3 and 4 at its Takahama nuclear power plant by 20 years. Under regulations which came into force in July 2013, Japanese reactors have a nominal operating period of 40 years. One extension to this – limited …
Funding offers of $93m have been received to support extended operation of unit 1 of Argentina’s Atucha NPP by 20-25 years. The funds will also help to finance construction of a second dry storage facility for used fuel at plant site. Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) said the second tranche of the NASA …
Germany is shutting down its last three atomic power plants this weekend after previously delaying the nuclear phaseout due to the war in Ukraine. The energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine forced Germany last year to extend the life of the last three nuclear power plants in the country by a few months beyond the …
