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. …
Constellation to invest $1.6 billion to restart dormant reactor as data-center power demand surges. The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania will invest $1.6 billion to revive it, agreeing to sell all the output to Microsoft Corp. as the tech titan seeks carbon-free electricity for data centers to power the artificial …
Inspection of Palisades Containment Building dome and structural tendon system The Holtec Palisades team continues to build upon the momentum of recent progress at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. As reported in the August 29 issue of this bulletin, these advancements have included initial accreditation for our Operations and Maintenance & Technical training …
The owners of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden have decided to begin a preliminary study on what measures can be taken to extend the operating life of unit 3 from 60 to 80 years. The boiling water reactor was commissioned in 1985, and its service life and production capacity were increased in 2009. …
On Wednesday, September 11, a meeting took place in Yerevan between Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Gnel Sanosyan, and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin. The central topic of the discussion was the potential further extension of the operational life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). According to …
Pennsylvania lawmakers are beginning to discuss reopening the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, however, no specific plan to revive the plant has been made. TMI-2, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in US history, has stoked environmental fears in the public for years. Now, state lawmakers are considering reopening the plant. “This …
Tohoku Electric Power Company announced it has started loading fuel assemblies into the reactor of unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan’s northeastern Miyagi Prefecture. The reactor has been offline since November 2010 and will become the 13th Japanese reactor to be restarted. Tohoku applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in …
