States could use 24/7 carbon-free energy credits, potentially stacking them with federal incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act , according to Nuclear Energy Institute officials. A working group run by the Public Utility Commission of Texas is exploring how to attract advanced nuclear reactors to the state, potentially by offering clean energy credits or other …
The federal government is providing CAD50 million of funding to support pre-development work to study the feasibility of building 4800 MWe of new generating capacity at the Bruce site in Ontario. The funding was announced by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s CNA 2024 conference, which is taking …
The information session for those interested in gaining contracts with the Paks II nuclear power plant construction project was attended by 350 people from 180 companies, including 150 from Hungary. The Paks II project was launched in early 2014 by an intergovernmental agreement between Hungary and Russia for two VVER-1200 reactors to be supplied by …
China has begun construction on the second phase of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project using Hualong One reactors, domestically developed third-generation reactors, in the city of Zhangzhou, east China’s Fujian Province. The first four Hualong One units have been completed and put into operation, according to the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The Zhangzhou nuclear …
India will invite private firms to invest about $26 billion in its nuclear energy sector to increase the amount of electricity from sources that don’t produce carbon dioxide emissions, two government sources told Reuters. This is the first time New Delhi is pursuing private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon-emitting energy source that contributes less …
Britain is seeking to add nuclear capacity as fleet ages Utility also faces an expected jump in investments in France Electricite de France SA is in talks with the UK government over the “long-term financing” of its Hinkley Point C nuclear plant still in construction, as well as for the planned Sizewell C project, Chief Executive …
A new bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate this week would create a group to support the development of nuclear energy in the state. Senate Bill 198 would formally establish the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, which would be administratively attached to the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research. Senate Joint Resolution 140, also …
A man with a shiny metal Concorde model on his desk, and old circuit boards on a shelf, is clearly in love with technology. Chris Sharp is the chief technology officer at Digital Realty, a US business at the intersection of construction and high-tech. It builds data centres, the anonymous warehouses full of computers that …
The long-delayed facility is expected to generate 4,000 MW by 2035. Kenya plans to begin constructing its first nuclear power plant in 2027 as it diversifies its energy generation amid rising demand and a zero-carbon push. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority Director for Partnerships and Public Awareness Edward Mayaka, the country is ready to …
Georgia Power has announced that the new Vogtle unit 4 AP1000 reactor has reached initial criticality, with the unit’s in-service date now projected to be during the second quarter of 2024. Initial criticality signals that the nuclear fission reaction in the reactor is now self-sustaining, meaning the reactor can begin producing heat that will be used …
