The UK’s Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor nuclear power plants will operate until March 2027, while the Heysham 2 and Torness AGR plants will operate until March 2030, EDF Energy has announced. EDF manages the UK’s eight nuclear power plant sites, five that are operating (Sizewell B, Torness, Heysham 2, Heysham 1 …
The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday. Meta wants nuclear energy developers to submit proposals for new generation capacity to help it “meet our AI innovation and sustainability objectives,” the company said Tuesday. Its request for proposals seeks 1 GW …
Poland is reportedly exploring the possibility of constructing a third nuclear power plant (NPP) on its territory, according to sources. The Polish Ministry of Industry is expected to present an updated nuclear energy development program before the end of the year, which will include an analysis of the potential for a third NPP, News.Az reports, citing a Polish …
The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on new builds, the Deputy Director General of the Department for Mineral Resources and Energy has said. The 29 November event was themed Advancing Nuclear Technology’s Contribution for Just Energy Transition, Energy …
Province exploring sites for energy generation in Port Hope, Haldimand County and St. Clair Township The Ontario government has asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin discussions with Indigenous, community and municipal leaders on its existing sites in Port Hope, Haldimand County and St. Clair Township to determine community support for all types of new …
The small modular reactor could reestablish nuclear power as an alternative energy source, with the Washington-based company as its biggest investor. he latest attempt to put Washington at the center of nuclear power development is happening at the site of the state’s last effort, which mostly failed almost 40 years ago. And one of the …
Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the industry-leading eVinci™ microreactor. FNPPs are a game-changing approach to deploying nuclear energy to islands, ports, coastal communities and industry. These innovative power plants can be centrally manufactured …
Kenya has shortlisted two coastal locations for the plant, which it hopes to bring online by 2034. Kenya is on track to start construction on its first nuclear power plant by 2027, with electricity generation to begin by 2034, officials from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said at a parliamentary hearing last week. …
Slovakia is planning to launch a tender for a new nuclear power unit by mid-2025, with the supplier selection in 2027. Aiming for an operational start by 2040, the project hopes to boost the country’s nuclear capacity, aiding carbon-free energy production alongside European neighbors. Slovakia is set to increase its nuclear power capacity by launching …
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that Egypt seeks to complete the first stage of the construction of El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, built by Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, as scheduled due to the project’s strategic importance. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that Egypt seeks to complete the first stage of the construction …
