The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early …
Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar has announced the country’s 2050 nuclear target of twelve large reactors and five thousand megawatts of small modular reactors to deliver 10-15 percent of the country’s electricity from nuclear power. According to the government’s website, Alparslan Bayraktar explained Türkiye’s nuclear energy goals at the meeting of the Istanbul Chamber of …
Taiwan may restart one of its atomic power plants in 2028 if safety reviews proceed smoothly, a government minister said. Restart procedures for the Maanshan facility may begin in early 2028 if it passes a safety review, and recommissioning plans are thorough and robust. Taiwan’s government announced it would draft proposals to restart two nuclear …
The Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County is pictured in an undated photograph. Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) is expected to submit a plan to restart two decommissioned nuclear power plants to the Nuclear Safety Commission by March next year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday. The ministry in a statement said that …
Hungary and Romania are launching professional and political cooperation on extending the operating life of the Paks and Cernavoda nuclear power plants in order to complete the process as quickly as possible, announced Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Tuesday in Bucharest. Following his talks in Romania, the Minister stated that the …
Meg Dowling, Senior Engineer – Nuclear Technology and Alternative Fuels, LR A new industry report reveals how nuclear propulsion creates competitive advantage for both operators and charterers through superior economics and performance. Nuclear-powered containerships have the potential to eliminate bunker costs, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver faster transit times, while maintaining safety and …
French state-owned utility EDF is considering selling all of its U.S. renewable energy business, its CEO said on Wednesday, as the company focuses on building up its domestic nuclear operations and U.S. support for wind and solar has been rolled back. Bernard Fontana said the company was considering selling “between 50% and 100%” of its U.S. renewable unit, revising an earlier …
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki will announce his intention at a prefectural assembly meeting on Friday to accept the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture, it was learned Tuesday. Suzuki plans to explain that restarting the reactor is the only realistic choice, given …
The United States on Friday issued a Russia-related general license allowing certain transactions with the Paks II civil nuclear power plant project in Hungary, according to the Treasury Department website. The license will allow transactions linked to the nuclear power plant project involving some Russian banks, including Gazprombank, VTB Bank, and the Russian central bank, …
The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant in east China’s Fujian Province – the world’s largest base employing the Hualong One reactor – connected its Unit 2 to the grid for the first time on November 22, marking a major step forward in the mass construction of China’s domestically developed third-generation reactor. The plant is designed to …