Owners of the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan may seek $300 million in state funding to reopen the facility. The owner and operator of a shuttered Southwest Michigan nuclear power plant may ask for about $300 million in state funding to help reopen the facility. Holtec International has launched an unprecedented effort to reopen a …
The 730-tonne reactor cavity precast pool has been installed in Hinkley Point C unit 1’s reactor building, using the giant crane, called Big Carl. Meanwhile the final phase of the offshore work by the site is under way after the arrival of two large jack-up vessels. Tractebel, part of the ICOS consortium with Egis and Setec …
If the USA were to shut down its nuclear power plants, the pollution from the coal, gas, and oil that would be used to make up the generation shortfall would result in a worsening of air quality that could cause an additional 5200 pollution-related deaths over a single year, according to a newly published study …
Next Wave of Reactors Utilizing AP1000® Technology Moving Forward Westinghouse Electric Company congratulates CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited and their partners for the pouring of first nuclear concrete for Sanmen Unit 4. This significant milestone will further demonstrate the economic and schedule benefits of utilizing AP1000® technology through its Nth-of-a-kind deployment and modular construction. …
Georgia Power announced today it has achieved another important milestone for the new nuclear units under construction at its Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga. The generator at Vogtle Unit 3 has generated electricity for the first time, and the unit has successfully synchronized and connected to the electric grid. Meanwhile, at …
From left: Doosan Enerbility President Jung Yeon-in, Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CEO Whang Joo-ho during a signing ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul in central Seoul, Wednesday [YONHAP] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Doosan Enerbility signed a 2.9 trillion won ($2.3 billion) component supply agreement …
The Egyptian Nuclear & Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) has given the green light to establish a third unit for the Dabaa nuclear power plant. According to a statement released by ENRRA on Wednesday, discussions were held with representatives from the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) to evaluate the first two units and plan for the …
The UK’s Environment Agency has granted EDF Energy subsidiary NNB Generation Company (Sizewell C) Limited three environmental permits for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England. Meanwhile, Sizewell C and Associated British Ports (ABP) are developing plans to locate a unique Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility at Lowestoft, capable of removing carbon …
On March 25, the reactor of Power Unit 2 of Belarus NPP (general designer and general contractor is Rosatom State Corporation Engineering Division) was brought to minimum controllable power level. At 19:42 (Moscow time), the neutron flux was registered for the first time, and controlled self-sustained nuclear reactor began. Achievement of the minimum controllable power …
Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the first Hualong One nuclear unit serving western China, went into operation on Saturday, 168 hours after trial operation, said its operator China General Nuclear Power Corp. Hualong One is China’s third-generation nuclear power technology with full intellectual property rights. With …
