Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) that paves the way for the Canadian company to provide pre-deployment, operations, maintenance, and other services to OSGE as Poland deploys small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The LOI builds on an earlier agreement announced by the companies in …
El-Dabaa NPP The facility has been described as a cornerstone of the country’s vision for a secure and sustainable energy future The last segment of the third circular tier of the inner containment (IC) has been installed in the design position at the second unit of El-Dabaa NPP in Egypt. The IC is a cylindrical …
Minister Singh said the decision to open up the nuclear sector for private participation was more difficult than unleashing space sector reforms Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who oversees the Department of Atomic Energy, has said that changes in relevant rules and legislations will have to be made to facilitate the entry of the private sector …
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. will begin studying plans for a nuclear power reactor, the first step toward constructing a new one since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Nikkei reported. The regional utility, which currently operates seven reactors in western Japan, will start geological surveys at its Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, Nikkei reported without citing where it got the …
Bulgaria has secured a partnership with U.S. bank Citi (C.N), opens new tab to finance the construction of nuclear power units at Kozloduy NPP, marking the country’s largest energy project in decades, its energy ministry said on Wednesday. Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov held final talks in New York with Citi’s leadership, agreeing on financing for units 7 …
Up to 41 small modular reactors (SMRs) could be installed in the UK by 2050, according to a series of energy scenarios published by the National Energy System Operator (Neso). Neso published its Future Energy Scenarios: Pathways to Net Zero (FES 2050) this week, which includes pathways showing “the scale of work that remains,” needed to achieve …
For the first time in decades, the United States is taking serious steps to rebuild its nuclear energy capacity. Recent executive orders from the Trump administration outline an ambitious agenda, including reviving the domestic nuclear supply chain, modernizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and expanding America’s role in global nuclear exports. If the administration intends to compete …
As the global search for clean and reliable energy sources intensifies, nuclear power is quietly reclaiming its place in the energy mix. For India, which remains heavily reliant on coal, nuclear energy offers a promising route to achieve its net-zero commitments while ensuring base-load power security. But the path ahead is fraught with institutional, financial, …
Fermi, a Texas company looking to build four nuclear plants next to a U.S. nuclear weapons complex, said in documents revealed on Tuesday that it is talking with large data managers on leasing agreements for the project. Fermi, co-founded by Rick Perry, a former U.S. energy secretary, wants to build four AP1000 reactors at a …
A new bipartisan bill speeds up the timeline for building new nuclear reactors in Wisconsin, which state leaders say will be key to powering new data centers. Nuclear power was one of the few zero-emissions electricity sources whose federal tax incentives remained mostly intact last week following President Donald Trump’s signing of a massive budget …