We are pleased to announce that the company has submitted a filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to formally begin the process of seeking federal reauthorization of power operations at the 800-megawatt Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. This filing follows a series of public meetings with NRC staff to lay out …
– Turkish energy minister says significant progress have been achieved in talks with China for construction of second nuclear power plant in Thrace region Türkiye will start operating the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in southern Türkiye next year in time to mark the country’s 101st anniversary, the country’s energy minister …
A design for a floating offshore nuclear power barge from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Kepco Engineering & Construction (Kepco E&C) has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Project collaborators include ABS, HD KSOE, KEPCO E&C and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR). The floating …
Federal regulators Wednesday rejected a request from two environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant. Friends of the Earth and Mothers for Peace said in a petition filed last month with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that long-postponed tests needed to be conducted on critical machinery at …
Southern Nuclear has announced it has received authorisation from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use advanced nuclear fuel enriched up to 6% uranium-235 at Vogtle unit 2. This is the first time a US commercial reactor has been authorised to use fuel with over 5% enrichment. The regulatory authorisation means that manufacture of …
The dome of the containment building has been installed at unit 2 of the San’ao nuclear power plant, China General Nuclear (CGN) has announced. It is the second of six Chinese-designed HPR1000 (Hualong One) pressurised water reactors planned at the site in China’s Zhejiang province. The dome – weighing about 238 tonnes and measuring 45 …
To be officially handed over on October 5 RNPP has two 1200MW units The first batch of fresh uranium, the nuclear fuel of the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Bangladesh. According to official sources, the consignment of uranium arrived in Dhaka from Russia on Thursday afternoon through a special …
Costs of expanding nuclear power plants could ultimately run into the hundreds of billions of dollars Demand for electricity across Canada is forecast to double in the next 25 years, and all the signs from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government indicate that nuclear energy will supply the biggest portion of the province’s additional power needs. …
The UK’s National Grid Plc is preparing for a possible power crunch in January as several planned nuclear outages coincide with peak winter demand. Electricity consumption is projected to climb to a high during the first two weeks of January, just as nuclear availability is forecast to drop, according to National Grid’s winter outlook report …
A dome is installed over a Hualong One nuclear power unit at Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China May 23, 2018, in this picture provided by Fangchenggang nuclear power plant and released by China Daily/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights China expects to greenlight six to eight new nuclear power units a year …
