France is considering restructuring plans for debt-laden power firm EDF (EDF.PA) that include full nationalisation followed by the sale of its renewables business to focus on nuclear energy, BFM Business reported, citing unidentified sources. The website said the government was working with investment bank Goldman Sachs on several restructuring scenarios. The sale of the renewables business could …
A study that began in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has finished its third and final phase. The study provides important insight that will not only extend the life of the United States’ fleet of nuclear power plants but also provides an example of a …
The UK Government’s new Energy Security Strategy has given fresh hope to developing a nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey. New nuclear was a prominent factor in the strategy and a new government body, Great British Nuclear, will be set up immediately to bring forward new projects as soon as possible this decade, including …
Russia’s state-owned nuclear power supplier Rosatom and its Finnish unit RAOS Project will proceed with a planned nuclear plant in Finland, RAOS said on Monday, despite uncertainty over government permits since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Rosatom and RAOS Project continue fulfilling their obligations under signed agreements and contracts relating to the Hanhikivi 1 project,” RAOS …
Westinghouse Electric Company signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with nine companies in the Czech Republic. The MOUs signed cover cooperation on the potential deployment of an AP1000® plant for the Dukovany 5 project as well as other potential AP1000 projects in Central Europe. These MOUs add to the seven agreements signed with local companies in …
Today, as part of Ontario’s hydrogen strategy, Bruce Power is announcing plans to explore opportunities to leverage optimized site output for potential hydrogen production in partnership with companies within the Clean Energy Frontier region. “Through our Life-Extension Program we are providing Ontario residents and businesses with a long-term supply of clean, reliable electricity and life-saving …
A site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee has been selected as the site for the USA’s first commercial high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)-based fuel fabrication facility. Construction of the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility, or TF3, is to begin this year, with commissioning and start-up as soon as 2025. Xe-100 developer X-energy announced on 4 April that its …
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) initiated a procedure to extend the operation of Kori Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 from April next year. A series of nuclear power plant service life extensions are likely to be conducted with the new government in favor of the expansion of nuclear power generation. The unit is the …
China National Nuclear Power Co’s first-quarter power generation increased by 15.5per cent from the same period last year, with renewables growth outpacing its dominant nuclear arm. Total power output was 47 billion kilowatts hours (kWh) in the first three months of 2022, including 44.3 billion kWh from nuclear power stations and 2.69 billion kWh from …
India has imported just over 7600 tonnes of uranium in the past three years, mostly from Kazakhstan and Canada, according to official figures released by the government. Minister of State Jitendra Singh provided the data, as well as figures for domestic uranium production, and updates on nuclear construction projects, in written answers to questions in …
