A nuclear power reactor in northeastern Japan is set to be reactivated Tuesday, amid mixed feelings among local residents. The No. 2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture will be the first reactor going back online in eastern Japan since the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami, which …
Constellation Energy (CEG.O), opens new tab is making its case to restore the operating license for its Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in the first public meeting before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday on the unprecedented project to restart a retired reactor. Constellation, which announced last month that it had signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft …
John Ketchum, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Nextera Energy, speaks during the 2023 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum said the company is “very interested” in restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa. The plant is seeing strong interest …
The aging No. 1 reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant in central Japan was given the all clear by the nuclear regulator Wednesday to continue operations, making it the first reactor in the country to get approval to operate beyond 50 years. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave the green light to Kansai Electric Power …
Chugoku Electric Power said its nuclear reactor will restart in early December, a move that will boost the nation’s power supply this winter. The Shimane No. 2 reactor — which was shut in 2012 following the Fukushima disaster — will be connected to the grid by the end of December, according to a statement on …
Texas’ top electricity regulator has a message for Big Tech: If you want to build AI data centers next to power plants, you may have to build the power plant, too. Data centers designed to support artificial intelligence can guzzle as much electricity as entire cities, leading some developers to propose building them next to …
Japan’s new economy minister said the country will need to maximize the use of existing nuclear power plants as artificial intelligence and data centers are expected to boost electricity demand. It’s “natural” for Japan to pursue both atomic and renewable energy in order to meet the growing needs without increasing carbon emissions, said Yoji Muto, …
Progress toward the historic restart of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant made a monumental step forward today with the announced close of a $1.52 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The announcement took place on site in Covert Township, Michigan, before a large gathering of Holtec associates, skilled …
Data centers are expected to consume more and more electricity thanks to growth in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining — and nuclear energy and uranium appear a good way for investors to gain exposure to this rise in power demand. Clearly, data centers and AI need “consistent, baseload power,” while many information-technology (IT) companies in …
Duane Arnold Energy Center The owner of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant is weighing whether to bring the facility back online as more power hungry data centers are coming to eastern Iowa. The Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo shut down four years ago with its owner, NextEra, saying it wasn’t economically viable anymore. …
