ABU DHABI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Argentina plans to start building two new nuclear reactors next year, a government official said on Tuesday. The South American country already generates about 5 percent of its electricity with three heavy water nuclear reactors, two German-built and one Canadian, with combined capacity of 1,600 megawatts (MW). A new …
CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Egypt expects to finalise contracts before the end of 2017 for its first nuclear power plant with 4,800 megawatt (MW) capacity, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said on Tuesday. Egypt signed an agreement in November 2015 for Russia to finance building and operating the plant. Egypt’s official gazette said last year …
ABU DHABI – Pakistan plans to build at least three to four big reactors as it targets nuclear power capacity of 8,800 megawatts (MW) by 2030, the country’s atomic energy commission chairman said. Pakistan has five small reactors in operation with combined capacity of just over 1300 MW. The last one in the four-reactor Chashma …
Japan Atomic Power Co. is preparing to apply for a 20-year extension to operate the aged Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant beyond its 40-year life span, sources said. Such an extension would be the first among Japan’s aged boiling-water reactors, which include those at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tokai No. 2 …
Some countries are introducing nuclear power for the first time; others are expanding their fleet. This will be one of the topics on the agenda of the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st century. This article sheds light on China as the fastest expanding nuclear power producer in the world. It has 38 …
The South Korean government has decided to gradually reduce the number of nuclear reactors to 14 by 2038. It will cancel plans to build a further six new nuclear reactors, will not allow lifespan extension for 14 aged reactors, and will close Wolsong-1 earlier than scheduled. Paik Un-gyu, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, announced …
The main construction work of the Rooppur nuclear power plant on the banks of the river Padma has been delayed for the third time. It had been rescheduled to begin this month. Project director of Rooppur nuclear power plant Shawkat Akbar informed to reporters of the matter after a meeting at the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction …
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday the government will continue to phase out nuclear-generated electricity, following a public opinion survey that dealt a blow to his plans to do so. “We will completely stop all plans for the construction of new nuclear reactors like the government previously stated,” Moon said …
MOSCOW, October 20 – Rosatom has obtained the first license on construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, Russia’s nuclear corporation reported Friday. “The limited construction permit allows to launch construction and assembly operations at all sites of the nuclear power plant, excluding the buildings and facilities that are …
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s support of a government panel to resume building two stalled nuclear reactors sent shares of engineering and construction companies surging. The recommendation released Friday on the $7.5 billion project came after a nine-member committee gathered public opinion over the past three months about the permanent suspension of the Shin Kori …
