Helen Arnold, daughter of Duane Arnold, in an April 17, 2015, photo looks into the water pool where spent fuel rods were stored at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. She was accompanied by Plant Operations Manager Ray Wheaton. Duane Arnold, a power company executive, oversaw the construction and opening of the plant that …
Japan’s nuclear regulator has approved Kansai Electric Power Company’s long-term reactor management plan for units 3 and 4 of its Ohi nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture, allowing the units to operate beyond 30 years. They become the first reactors to be permitted to operate up to 40 years under new legislation. Under regulations which …
China’s first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project, at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China’s Jiangsu province, has entered operation following commissioning tests. The project will supply steam to a nearby petrochemical plant. The project – known as Heqi-1 – was jointly developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) subsidiary Jiangsu Nuclear Power Company …
Higher power prices have created opportunities for nuclear operators to serve data centers that locate nearby, S&P Global Ratings said. Data centers could drive 35 GW of incremental load growth through the end of the decade, creating opportunities for existing nuclear generating plants to ink supply deals with nearby facilities, S&P Global Ratings said in a June 10 …
Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that restarting a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan is necessary to reach her goal of generating all the state’s electricity without burning fossil fuels. Whitmer was part of an economic forum in Detroit, where she said affordable and accessible energy is critical to the state’s future. And she said …
The United States could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, or add reactors to existing sites, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in an interview. The administration of President Joe Biden believes nuclear power is critical to meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals and decarbonizing the …
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority says there have been no reports of abnormalities at two nuclear power plants along the Sea of Japan coast following an earthquake on Monday morning. An intensity of 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to seven was recorded at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. The tremor …
The No. 3 reactor, left, and No. 4 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture (Toshiyuki Hayashi) The Nuclear Regulation Authority on May 29 approved extending the operating lives of two reactors in Fukui Prefecture to 60 years, the seventh and eighth such requests accepted by the nuclear industry watchdog. The …
Expanding capacity with uprates and new build at existing nuclear plant sites are part of Constellation Energy’s plans to meet growing needs for clean energy in the USA – even a restart of Three Mile Island is not ruled out – but extending the operating lives of existing nuclear plants will be vital, CEO Joe …
National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin speaks at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times The government could revise the rules on the use of nuclear power, if the public agrees, to meet electricity needs to drive economic growth and industrial development, National Development Council (NDC) Minister …
