The outer dome is taking shape at the unit (Image: Rosatom) Work is taking place to install the dome part of the outer containment building for unit 1 at the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The section, weighing 200 tonnes and with a diameter of 46.3 metres, was lifted by a LR11350 crane into …
Nuclear power will ultimately make up 30-35 percent of Poland’s energy mix while the rest will mostly come from the renewable energy sources, the development and technology minister has said. Waldemar Buda told the Republika TV station on Tuesday that “in 10-12 years our energy mix will look completely different from today.” “A nuclear power …
France is a nuclear energy giant, normally generating 70 percent of its electricity from this power source French President Emmanuel Macron had pledged to engage in “ambitious cooperation” with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on nuclear energy amid fears that fuel imports from Russia will plummet this winter. In their first meeting since Mr Sunak replaced shortest-ever UK leader Liz Truss, the …
Share The 238.5-tonne dome was hoisted into place on 3 November, marking an important milestone in the construction of the first of six Hualong One units planned for the site. Work at San’ao 1 will now focus on the installation of equipment. The dome is a key component of the third safety barrier of the …
French Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher delivers a speech during a press conference on the energy situation in France and Europe, in Paris, France September 14, 2022. Bertrand GUAY/Pool via REUTERS France has drafted legislation to streamline bureaucracy for administrative permits needed to build new nuclear power plants, as it aims to double down …
A rendering of a BWRX-300 plant (Image: GEH) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted an application for a Licence to Construct a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington site, where it plans to build Canada’s first commercial, grid-scale SMR. This licence is required before any nuclear construction work on the SMR at Darlington can …
Hinkley Point C (Hinkley) could have saved households over £4bn in energy bills this winter, argued one of the leading financing experts in the nuclear industry. Julia Pyke, director of Sizewell C (Sizewell) financing and economic regulation, told Parliament that if the Somerset-based nuclear power plant was already in the UK’s energy mix – it …
Westinghouse of the US gets the nod to build the country’s first nuclear power plant. U.S. nuclear power technology provider Westinghouse will build Poland’s first reactor by 2033, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday. “We assume the overall cost at around $20 billion,” he told reporters, adding: “The upfront capital investment is big but once a nuclear …
An innovative design, emphasizing safety and economic efficiency, is key to the reactor technology at China’s newest—and now largest—nuclear power plant. China’s nuclear power program has utilized several technologies over the years, drawing on the expertise of its own engineers and those of other nations while pursuing its own reactor development and technology export program. …
Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build its second planned nuclear power plant Poland’s government said Monday that it has chosen South Korea as its partner for building its second planned nuclear power plant, a decision that comes days after it picked the U.S. and Westinghouse to build the first one. …
