Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and other countries’ dependence on Russian energy. Japan has become more reliant on Russian gas since shutting down nuclear reactors after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in which an earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown, devastating its …
The No. 5 unit of the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant Photo:CCTV The sixth generator of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in Liaoning Province – the last unit of the first nuclear power plant in Northeast China – was successfully connected to the grid on Monday, paving way for the unit to enter commercial operation as …
NNEGC Energoatom and the U.S.-based Westinghouse continue their joint work on the project of construction of new AR-1000 power units at Ukrainian NPPs. This was stated in an interview with the Tyzhden newspaper by Energoatom CEO Petro Kotin, who commented on the prospects of nuclear energy in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. “We have signed really high-level documents with …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are both asking for federal money to keep nuclear plants in their states open. (Photo: Getty Images) Virtually every place that shuts down nuclear plants — from San Diego to New York City, Germany to South Korea — replaces them with fossil fuels, swapping an …
A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project (photo: Reuters) The 200 mm thick cylindrical vessel with in-built safety systems would house fuel assemblies, the control rods and a host of other mechanisms, an official said. The Indo-Russian joint venture Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu achieved a significant milestone as the Reactor …
With the threat of power shortages looming and the climate crisis worsening, Gov. Gavin Newsom may attempt to delay the long-planned closure of California’s largest electricity source: the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Newsom told the L.A. Times editorial board Thursday that the state would seek out a share of $6 billion in federal funds meant …
AERB has given its nod for the ‘major equipment erection’ The third reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) is all set to cross a major milestone within a week as the 322-tonne Reactor Pressure Vessel will be installed shortly. The unit is a 200 mm-thick specially made steel container, which will hold nuclear fuel …
Prime minister Boris Johnson has thrown his support behind plans to build a nuclear power station at the Wylfa site on Anglesey – but it remains to be seen exactly what form the proposed power plant would take. During a council election campaign visit in north Wales on Monday, Johnson said he wanted to “get …
New Units Using AP1000 Technology at Sanmen and Haiyang to Expand Carbon-Free Power Westinghouse Electric Company celebrates the recent approval by China’s State Council to proceed with construction of four additional AP1000® reactors, increasing the global AP1000 fleet to 10 units. The four AP1000 reactors to be built – Sanmen 3 and 4 in Zhejiang …
Unit 6 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time. The unit – the second of two ACPR-1000 reactors built as Phase II of the plant – is scheduled to enter commercial operation later this year. The Northeast Nuclear and Radiation Safety Supervision …
