Legislators discussed amendments that would make it easier to extend the life of nuclear plants on Wednesday (July 10), amid opposition from the ruling party and environmental activists. A meeting to discuss the amendments was held in the legislature on Wednesday morning, where five draft proposals were put forward by Kuomintang (KMT) legislators. Proponents of …
Eastern European governments from Prague to Sofia have grand plans to build new plants, but the question is who will pay for them. The explosion at the Chernobyl plant in 1986 slowed the Soviet-era flurry of nuclear projects in Eastern Europe, and then the fall of communist regimes reduced it to a trickle. Now as the west of …
Plant Vogtle, located in Waynesobor, GA, is the largest generator of clean power in the United States. President Biden signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act into law chalking up a BIG win for our nuclear power industry. Included in the bill is bipartisan legislation known as the ADVANCE Act that will help us build new reactors at a …
Russia’s state-run nuclear energy agency said it is looking at potentially building six new high-power nuclear power units and low-power nuclear power plants in India, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti. The announcement comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first visit to Russia in five years. The Context Modi is holding talks with …
Constellation Energy is in discussions with the US state of Pennsylvania governor’s office and state legislators regarding funding for a potential restart of a unit at the Three Mile Island power facility, Reuters has reported. The ongoing talks have been described as “beyond preliminary” by two sources. The move indicates that Constellation is moving forward with plans …
Tests to check the integrity of the containment structure have been completed at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province. The unit is the first of three Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors under construction at the site. The two-part tests confirm that the containment vessel meets design and construction quality requirements. …
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 …
Chris Womack, CEO of Southern Company The U.S. will need upwards of 10 gigawatts of additional large nuclear capacity in the coming years, power provider Southern Company CEO (SO.N), opens new tab Chris Womack said at a Reuters conference on Thursday. Government incentives, including providing cost-overrun insurance, would be needed to grow the country’s nuclear industry, Womack …
The plant based in the Chukotka Autonomous region is set to be commissioned in 2028. The Baimsky project’s first of four floating nuclear power plants are set to be commissioned in 2028, according to Vladimir Aptekarev, the deputy head of Rosatom’s engineering division. The plants will supply energy to mining projects in the Chukotka Autonomous …
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 …
