US company Holtec International has established a wholly-owned subsidiary aiming to “energise the presently placid business sector of modification and maintenance”, with the initial project being the restart of the Palisades plant. Holtec Maintenance & Modification International (HMI) is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is being headed by Christopher Bakken. In its statement announcing the …
A political magazine alleged that the Economy Ministry hid expert advice supporting the extension of Germany’s remaining nuclear power plants. Two ministers defended their decision to a parliamentary committee. Two German ministers on Friday defended their handling of the extension of Germany‘s three remaining nuclear power stations during the 2022-23 energy crisis, after a media report alleged the process was …
US utility Constellation Energy Corporation has submitted a subsequent licence renewal application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its two-unit Dresden nuclear power plant in Illinois. The plant’s operating licence was first renewed by the NRC in 2004. Filing the licence renewal application with the NRC kicks off a comprehensive, multi-year regulatory review process …
File photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane in April 2021 shows the Unit 6 (R) and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo) Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. started loading nuclear fuel into a reactor on Monday at an idle plant northwest of Tokyo as part of preparations …
Retiring reactors will need to be replaced: utility group Government to revise its energy strategy in the next year Japan will need new nuclear power plants to meet its 2050 net zero goal, according to nation’s main electricity utilities. At least some reactors scheduled to retire by the mid-century will have to be replaced with …
Thomas Quinn wants to build a hyperscale data center — what would be the single largest user of electricity in Connecticut — next to the Millstone Nuclear Power plant in Waterford. The center would use more than 9% of the average power consumption in the state, enough to raise concerns among state lawmakers about the …
France’s nuclear power giant EDF will likely be grappling with some problems linked to stress corrosion at some of its reactors until the end of next year, a senior company executive told a parliamentary hearing on Thursday. Cedric Lewandowski, in charge of EDF’s nuclear energy operations, told the French Senate the corrosion issues will continue …
California should consider keeping its last nuclear power plant — Diablo Canyon — running past its planned closure in 2030, according to PG&E Corp. Chief Executive Officer Patti Poppe. “Nuclear should be part of the future,” Poppe told a Stanford University forum on Wednesday. Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature previously agreed to a …
The company that owns New Jersey’s three nuclear power plants said Wednesday it will seek federal approval to operate them for another 20 years. The move comes as New Jersey makes a strong push to become the East Coast leader in offshore wind. But the three power plants run by PSEG Nuclear LLC provide nearly half of …
S. Korea moves to revitalize nuclear energy as AI boom drives up electricity demand South Korea will begin the process of extending the operating lifespan of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Units 2, 3 and 4, which previously had been on track for closure within the next two to five years. This means that all ten …
