TPP’s Huang Kuo-chang warns gas reliance threatens national security TPP chair Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) has spoken out about why he supports reopening the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, which closed in May. “China does not need to attack Taiwan,” Huang said in a recent interview with Nikkei Asia reporter Thompson Chau. “China could announce military exercises …
Aug. 23 vote could reverse island’s nuclear phase-out amid fierce debate over energy security, safety, and politics Taiwan will vote next week on whether to restart its last nuclear reactor, a move that could reverse the island’s “nuclear-free homeland” policy adopted in 2016. The Aug. 23 referendum will ask voters if they agree to restart …
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) today announced the UAE’s first delivery of low-carbon aluminium using electricity generated at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, UAE. EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminium under the product …
NextEra Energy has filed a request with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to reclaim interconnection rights that were previously transferred from the shut down Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa to a solar energy project. The single-unit 615 MWe boiling water reactor plant was taken out of service in 2020 after more …
Jamie Pelton, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRC; Mike King, Acting Executive Director for Operations, NRC; Greg Bowman, Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC; NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo; Kelly Trice, President, Holtec International; Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, NRC Region III; and Philip McKenna, Deputy Director, Division of …
The former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania may restart in 2027, about a year ahead of schedule after being put on a fast track to connect to the regional grid, executives with the plant’s owner Constellation Energy said on Wednesday. Constellation struck a deal last September to power Microsoft data centers, paving …
Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Delivering Member States’ plans regarding nuclear energy will require significant investments, of around €241 billion until 2050, both for lifetime extensions of existing reactors and the construction of new large-scale reactors. Additional investments are needed for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) and microreactors and in fusion for …
The “front of the meter” arrangement doesn’t require Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval, according to Talen Energy. Talen Energy has entered into a 1,920-MW power purchase agreement with Amazon Web Services to supply data centers in Pennsylvania from the independent power producer’s majority-owned Susquehanna nuclear power plant, the company said Wednesday. Under the PPA, Talen’s existing …
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. began loading a second reactor with fuel at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, which may become its first reactor to be reactivated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. The work started at the No. 6 reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant around 1 p.m. on June …
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy. Beginning in 2027, the tech giant will purchase about 1.1 gigawatts of power from Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. Without Meta’s backing, the plant was in danger of premature closure. Tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Meta, signed a pledge …