Today, following the issuance by the Nuclear Regulation Authority of a pre-operational confirmation certificate and a certificate of passing for the pre-operational inspection for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 6, TEPCO recommenced commercial operation at 4:00 p.m. TEPCO has worked diligently to earn understanding from the local community, Niigata Prefecture, and society as a whole, …
France’s power-grid operator can now require Electricite de France SA to keep nuclear plants online even when there’s more than enough supply and prices are low. The move is aimed at maintaining stable grid voltage, which has become increasingly difficult with the boom in renewables. The decision, announced by the country’s energy regulator this week, comes a …
A Constellation executive told an energy industry conference Thursday his firm still does not have a green light to send power from a reopened Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear power station to the grid next year. In fact, as a Reuters correspondent reported Thursday, Constellation’s senior vice president and chief external affairs officer David Dardis said …
It is a misinterpretation to say that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has a definite intention to restart nuclear plants, DPP caucus chief executive Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) said yesterday. President William Lai (賴清德) on Saturday said the government has begun the approval process for restarting the decommissioned Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei …
President says green power gains under Tsai may be insufficient TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has signaled openness to nuclear energy as a potential power source for Taiwan’s growing AI sector. Speaking at a gathering of the National Cultural Association of Taiwan, Lai said the government is advancing AI development plans and …
Regulators weigh final safety checks as KHNP targets late‑March restart for Kori Unit 2 Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 has entered the final procedures for restart after its continued operation was approved. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said it has completed more than 100 facility upgrades, including replacing life-expired equipment and reinforcing …
Taipei, March 18 (CNA) Restarting nuclear power generation in Taiwan would have to follow established procedures, with the exception of an emergency order by the president, Nuclear Safety Commission chief Chen Min-jen (陳明真) said Wednesday. Chen, who was at the Legislature to report on Taiwan’s plans to restart the decommissioned No. 3 Nuclear Power Plant …
The commission will start accepting public comment and requests for public hearings this week. Liz Fulton grew up in Middletown, where the cooling towers of the former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant were visible from her Dauphin County school. She recalled visiting as a student and being given a tiny piece of plastic the …
Operators carry out reactor startup operations in the central control room of Unit 6 at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 21. Japan yesterday switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a …
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. Today, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. received approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority for the test use of the reactor in preparation to confirm the integrity verifications of systems including the pre-operational operator inspection to be conducted after reactor startup. Preparations for the reactor startup have been underway …