The operating license for the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant could be issued in the first quarter of 2020, followed by the start-up of the first reactor, a senior official at the industry regulator said on Wednesday. The $24.4 billion Barakah power plant is the world’s largest nuclear project under construction and will …
Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy plant in the UAE will soon join around 450 operable peaceful nuclear energy reactors around the world, Al Dhafra residents heard in a forum organised by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec). The forum held at the Baynounah Educational Complex in Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi highlighted the strategic …
The Czech Republic approved the construction of the Dukovany II nuclear power plant, and has set a target date for completion of 2036. According to the Czech parliamentary committee for the construction of new nuclear resources, this is an important step to maintain the self-sufficiency of the country. The committee claims that by 2040, renewable …
Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday ignored pleas from the Green party to scrap a nuclear agreement with Brazil. “Our cooperation in this area has worked well for decades,” Parliamentary State Secretary for the Environment Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) said. “There are currently no plans to cancel the agreement.” The …
A supplier for a new unit at Czech utility CEZ’s Dukovany nuclear power plant should be chosen by the end of 2022, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Wednesday. The Czech government, which owns 70% of CEZ, has been locked in discussions with the utility for years over how to expand nuclear power and to …
The ceremony is attended by Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi The construction of the second stage of the Bushehr nuclear power plant conducted jointly by Russia has begun in Iran, according to the IRIB broadcaster. Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has attended the ceremony. …
Saudi Arabia is in talks with five vendors, including US-based Westinghouse, to build its first nuclear power plant with two reactors, according to an energy ministry presentation. The other companies in the discussions are France’s EDF, Russia’s Rosatom, South Korea’s KEPCO and China National Nuclear Corp, according to the presentation, shown Wednesday at the Future …
The Philippines will prepare a detailed plan for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on how it could embark on a nuclear power programme, its energy chief said on Wednesday, backing a push for the country to tap nuclear energy. “We are set to meet with the IAEA next month to discuss further collaboration efforts,” …
Another nuclear power plant in southern region, PM said. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project to develop infrastructure for safety supervision of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) involving Tk1,710.63 crore. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital. According to the project …
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said on Monday it would provide financial support to Japan Atomic Power Co (Japco) to help it take safety measures needed to restart its Tokai Daini nuclear power plant near Tokyo. Late last year, Japan’s nuclear regulator approved an operations extension for the 40-year-old Tokai Daini reactor, which was damaged …
