As Europe struggles to contain a worsening fuel crunch, one country is about to secure energy independence that will shield households from crippling electricity costs and the threat of blackouts. A new nuclear reactor in Slovakia is due to start early next year, the nation’s first atomic generator to open in 22 years. The central …
The second unit at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant has had the installation of its reactor pressure vessel (RPV) completed. The reactor vessel – which is 11.45 metres by 5.6 metres and weighs 343 tonnes – was installed in position in an operation lasting about six hours, using a Liebherr 13,000 crawler crane, Rosatom’s Akkuyu …
– Unit 3 start-up reflects safe and steady progress at Barakah, with Units 1 and 2 already commercially operational – Unit 3 will be connected to the UAE grid in the coming weeks, as part of the pathway to commercial operations. – ENEC adds third unit to the grid, highlighting mega-project management expertise – UAE’s …
Japan’s power generation mix, nuclear fleet This analysis is by Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Industry Analyst Henik Fung and Associate Analyst Chia Cheng Chen. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. The energy equivalent of a Greek chorus is beating the drums for Japan to fire up its nuclear plants, with public support rising to 60% …
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) (9501.T) said on Friday it will revise its pricing for high-voltage industry customers next year to reflect soaring costs, but will take into account the assumed restart of the No.7 unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa told a news conference of the new pricing policy, including the …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conducted its first ever Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to look into site selection for a small modular reactor (SMR). The three-day mission to Romania was conducted last month at the request of Nuclearelectrica. Nuclearelectrica and NuScale are cooperating with the US Trade and Development Agency …
The Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) appears to be open to postponing preparations for the Doel 3 reactor’s dismantlement, as will be discussed by the Federal Government at an upcoming meeting. On Wednesday, it was reported that the Doel 3 power station would be permanently decommissioned on 23 September and would no longer supply roughly 7,500 …
The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 & 2, in Guangdong, China. (Source: EDF Energy via Wikimedia Commons) China had last approved a larger number of nuclear power plants in 2008, when it gave the go-ahead to 14 new ones. The projects approved this week will cost about 80 billion yuan ($11.5 billion), reported Yicai.com, …
With the permanent shutdown of the Doel 3 nuclear reactor having been announced yesterday, the Federal Government is dithering on whether to delay its dismantling with the Federal Interior Minister leading calls for a potential postponement. Given the energy crisis driven by the war in Ukraine, the Federal Government’s plan to phase out nuclear power has …
How the Zhangzhou plant should appear once all six unit have been constructed (Image: NNSA) China’s State Council approved the construction of two CAP1000 units as Phase I of the Lianjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province and two Hualong One units as Phase II of the Zhangzhou plant in Fujian province. The decision to …
