The fourth nuclear power unit on the second phase of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project in Zhangzhou, Southeast China’s Fujian province, recently started the pouring of its first batch of concrete, marking the full-scale construction of the nuclear power plant installed with Hualong One technology. According to China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Hualong One is …
To accelerate the clean energy transition across the U.S., we’re signing the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors (SMR) to be developed by Kairos Power. Since pioneering the first corporate purchase agreements for renewable electricity over a decade ago, Google has played a pivotal role in accelerating clean …
Kenya has allocated a coastal area to build its first nuclear plant, worth 3.9 billion dollars, in a bid to diversify its energy mix. The project is expected to generate 1000 MW, as part of a long-term strategy to reduce reliance on hydro-power and fossil fuel energy. Switch on is expected in 2034, despite rising …
Keravan Energia, a Finnish energy utility, has signed an agreement with technology company Steady Energy Oy to develop nuclear-powered district heating. This marks Kerava as the third Finnish city to consider small modular reactor (SMR) technology for heating purposes, following earlier initiatives in Kuopio and Helsinki. Should the project proceed to investment, construction of the …
Electricite de France SA is holding talks with investors over funding for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in the UK, as the French utility grapples with the ballooning cost of the project. EDF is seeking to raise as much as £4 billion ($5.2 billion) through a bespoke financial instrument which would …
Italy is considering U.S. energy group Westinghouse or France’s EDF as potential international partners for a state-backed company that will build advanced nuclear reactors in the country, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Nuclear-fired power plants are prohibited in Italy following referendums in 1987 and 2011. But the government plans to draft …
Emulating the demand-aggregation approach Boeing used for the 787 Dreamliner could create a “committed orderbook” of 5-10 new reactors of the same design and cut near-term deployment costs, DOE says. Faster-than-expected load growth and Inflation Reduction Act incentives have spurred “a step change in the valuation of the existing [nuclear] fleet and new reactors,” the …
The industry association believes that this can become a structural solution to the energy supply problem Italian steelmakers are interested in purchasing nuclear power, Antonio Gozzi, president of the Italian steelmakers’ association Federacciai, said at a recent hearing in the Chamber of Deputies. This is reported by ANSA. Federation members are following with interest the development of …
Nuclear produces no carbon emissions, but comes with tradeoffs As Alberta grapples with the climate crisis and the need to reduce carbon emissions, it may look to replace the role of fossil fuels in its electricity grid with another controversial energy source — nuclear. Calgary-based company Energy Alberta, which was involved in a previous attempt to bring …
Voters in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium miner, backed the construction of a nuclear power plant in a referendum on Sunday. Kazakhstan’s central election commission said on Monday that 71% of voters cast their ballots in favor of the government plan to build a new reactor. Turnout was about 64%, well above the threshold necessary …
