FUKUSHIMA – Tepco on Sunday began installing equipment to be used for removing fuel from the storage pool for reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The equipment, weighing 72 tons, was lifted by two large cranes. The storage pool, located in the reactor building on a floor 36 meters above ground level, holds …
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government has postponed a long-held target to reduce the share of nuclear energy in the country’s power production after grid operator RTE warned it risked supply shortages after 2020 and could miss a goal to curb carbon emissions. Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Tuesday it was not realistic to …
PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – France’s ASN nuclear regulator has said two reactors, Chooz 2 and St Laurent 2, are safe after examining files submitted by EDF in a review of components of all the utility’s nuclear plants. An EDF spokeswoman said ASN had not yet given the green light for resuming operations at the …
Japan Atomic Power Co. is preparing to apply for a 20-year extension to operate the aged Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant beyond its 40-year life span, sources said. Such an extension would be the first among Japan’s aged boiling-water reactors, which include those at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tokai No. 2 …
The South Korean government has decided to gradually reduce the number of nuclear reactors to 14 by 2038. It will cancel plans to build a further six new nuclear reactors, will not allow lifespan extension for 14 aged reactors, and will close Wolsong-1 earlier than scheduled. Paik Un-gyu, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, announced …
The fate of two incomplete nuclear reactors ― Shin-Kori 5 and 6 ― will be decided this week. The decision, which will be announced Friday, is likely to profoundly affect the future of Korea’s nuclear energy. The review committee, which consists of 471 ordinary citizens, held the final discussion about whether to continue the construction of …
Georgia Power on Friday touted continued progress continues at the Vogtle nuclear expansion site near Waynesboro, Georgia with recent latest milestones achieved over the past week including a 71-hour continues concrete pour the company deemed a “super placement.” Workers on site also managed the latest heavy lift at the site involving the placement of a 237-ton CA03 …
At its regular meeting on September 27, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan approved draft review reports concerning the Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6 and -7 Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs, ABWRs, 1356MWe each) owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) in Niigata Prefecture. The power company is working toward the restart of the reactors It was …
FUKUI – The Fukui Prefectural Assembly effectively gave its green light on Thursday to the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear power plant. By a majority vote at a plenary meeting, the assembly adopted an opinion paper which implicitly assumes the reactors will restart. The final …
* EDF publicly disagrees with regulator closure order * Says dike strengthening to be carried out within a month * Plant to shut down in coming days, EDF hopes for Nov restart * Shut-down increases worry over winter supply, prices jump (Adds IRSN comment on flooding risk, Greenpeace comment) By Bate Felix and Sudip Kar-Gupta …
