Data center developers in Northern Virginia are asking utility Dominion Energy Inc. for as much power as several nuclear reactors can generate, in the latest sign of how artificial intelligence is helping drive up electricity demand. Dominion regularly fields requests from developers whose planned data center campuses need as much as “several gigawatts” of electricity, …
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 …
The inner containment dome has been installed at unit 5 of the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong province. It is the first of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) under construction at the site, where four CAP1000s are also planned. The steel dome – measuring 45 metres in diameter and almost 14 metres in height, …
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 …
The United Arab Emirates will tender shortly for the construction of a new nuclear power plant that would double the number of the small Gulf state’s nuclear reactors, three sources familiar with the matter said. The UAE, a U.S. security partner, became the first Arab state to operate a nuclear power plant when in 2021 …
China will revise its atomic energy law to promote the safe development of nuclear power, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The draft of the amended law will clarify the regulatory system for nuclear power and promote research and development and the competitiveness of China’s domestic industry, Xinhua said. The draft has been …
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment (EA) for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable to the reactor technology selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the General Electric Hitachi BWRX‑300 reactor. The Commission further concluded that it had fulfilled its constitutional responsibility to consult …
Nuclear power generating capacity in China is expected to continue increasing in the coming years with its share in the country’s energy mix set to keep climbing, according to an industry report. China is expected to further expand its installed nuclear power capacity, which will account for 10% of China’s total power output in 2035, …
Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law funding are supporting new technologies, he said, but the “missing link” is permitting reform. The electric demand growth outlook has shifted, with data centers now expected to drive a surge in demand. This abrupt change is creating one of the biggest challenges facing the power sector, and advanced nuclear …
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 …
