The world’s second-largest economy is expected to leapfrog France and the US as the top source of atomic power. Within sight of mango and pineapple fields on the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, workers at Linglong One are finishing what will become the world’s first small modular nuclear reactor built for commercial purposes. It’s part of a …
Long-duration batteries, small modular nuclear reactors, hydrogen and fuel cells may be needed to replace 25 GW of fossil generation by 2040. New York’s electricity demand could increase by 50% to 90% over the next two decades, driven by the electrification of heating and transportation and the development of energy intensive projects and industry, the state’s grid …
The head of French energy utility EDF used his presentation of the latest financial results last Friday (July 26) to update the company’s nuclear ambitions: a target of 70 months to build a reactor – or half the current construction time. EDF can take a breath: Its €54 billion debt shrank by €200 million since …
Construction or upgrading began recently on several projects at nuclear plants in China, a significant development in the country’s nuclear power and clean energy landscape. Construction began on Sunday at a new unit of the Ningde Nuclear Power Plant in East China’s Fujian Province. The first concrete pour for the nuclear island of Unit 5 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The first unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is being prepared for the loading of dummy fuel, and with three more units under construction, the two sides discussed the potential of collaborating on a second nuclear power plant in Turkey. Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev, pictured above, left, and Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, above, …
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 …