India and France are making progress in discussions related to establishing a financing mechanism and a localization component for the 9,900 MWe Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district India and France are making progress in discussions related to establishing a financing mechanism and a localization component for the 9,900 MWe Jaitapur nuclear power plant in …
Ukraine expects to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn, Energy Minister German Galushchenko told Reuters on Thursday, as the country seeks to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia. Two of the units – which include reactors and related equipment – will be based …
Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell by 8% to 66.2 million metric tons last year to the lowest since 2009, preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance showed, following nuclear power restarts and increased use of renewable energy. As a result, last year Japan was no longer the world’s biggest LNG importer and was …
Egypt and Russia’s presidents joined a ceremony by videolink to mark the pouring of the first concrete into the foundation slab of El Dabaa unit 4 – a moment which means all four units at the Egyptian nuclear power plant are now under construction. El Dabaa will be Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, and the …
Those seeking selection for the engineering, construction, procurement and commissioning of a new AP1000 unit at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant site by 2035, have until 2 February to respond to an invitation for expression of interest. The initial process is for prequalification of candidates against eligibility and prequalification criteria. The shortlisted candidates will submit …
TotalEnergies SE is ready to buy nuclear power from Electricite de France SA through long-term contracts to help the debt-laden utility fund the construction of new atomic plants, said the oil and gas giant’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne. “I’m ready to sign contracts of 15 to 20 years,” Pouyanne said in a interview on …
India’s Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is on a mission to commission a nuclear power reactor every year, Chairman and Managing Director BC Pathak said. In an interview with The Hindu, he also outlined the progress and future plans of the country’s nuclear power sector. On December 17, 2023, the fourth unit of India’s largest …
The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province. The tanks are an important part of the CAP1000 reactor’s passive safety system. Each CAP1000 unit contains two water replenishment tanks, A and B. They are mainly used to …
The Biden administration has finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running. The funding is a financial pillar in the plan to keep the Diablo Canyon Power Plant producing electricity …
Finnish power grid operator Fingrid acted in breach of market regulation when transferring certain obligations for the power system’s reliability to TVO, owner of the new OL3 nuclear reactor, Finland’s energy authority said on Friday. The OL3 reactor, Europe’s biggest with a capacity to meet around 14% of Finland’s energy demand, began regular output in 2023 after …
