US working with Kyiv on future power generation plans

Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivers a keynote address during the opening event of the fifth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) in Bucharest, Romania, July 23, 2024. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights  The United States is working with Ukraine on a roadmap for its post-war energy …

India Pledges Support for Nuclear, Coal, and Pumped Storage Projects

Officials in India said that country’s energy transition plan will focus on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), pumped energy storage projects, and more efficient coal-fired power plants. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the government’s 2024-2025 budget, noted the latest financial allocations outline a shift in priorities for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sitharaman on July …

EDF, Edison, Federacciai, Ansaldo Energia and Ansaldo Nucleare signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the use of nuclear energy to boost the competitiveness and decarbonisation of the Italian steel industry

The purpose of the agreement is twofold – to explore and consider in the medium term co-investment opportunities in the construction of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear power plants, partly to cover the needs of the steel industry, and to consider opportunities for the medium-long term supply of nuclear energy, primarily by means of the …

First UK reactor design submitted for justification

Rolls-Royce SMR is first ever UK reactor design to be submitted for consideration Evaluation of potential benefits and detriments is required for in-principle justification of any new nuclear practice The Nuclear Industry Association has applied for a justification decision for Rolls-Royce SMR’s reactor design. Our application makes the case that the benefits of clean, firm, flexible …

Fleischmann Proposes $9 Billion Boost for Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects

The top DOE appropriator in the House seeks to accelerate two existing demonstration projects and the deployment of small modular reactors. The House Appropriations Committee passed legislation last week that would provide a $9 billion boost  to two existing nuclear reactor demonstration projects and the deployment of at least one small modular reactor, despite criticism from Democrats …

Construction starts on Xudabao 2

The first batch of concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 2 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning Province, marking the official start of construction of the unit. The construction of units 1 and 2 of the Xudabao (also known as Xudapu) plant was approved by China’s State Council …

Russia Ahead in Bid to Build Turkey’s Next Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom ‘ahead’ amid talks for new plant, Turkey minister says Ankara is also talking with China and US on nuclear projects Russia’s state-owned Rosatom Corp. is “ahead” in a bid to build Turkey’s second nuclear power plant, in the latest sign of Ankara’s growing energy ties with Moscow. Rosatom already has experience in Turkey’s nuclear sector, starting commissioning work …

Kazakhstan should consider at least three sites where it can build NPPs – Energy Minister

The Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almassadam Satkaliyev, believes it is necessary to prepare at least three sites for the construction of new nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the country in order to ensure a reliable and expandable energy supply in the future, Kazinform News Agency reports. “The discussion is not yet …