Russia’s regulator authority Rostekhnadzor has granted nuclear power company Rosatom a licence to begin construction of the first two reactor units at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant-2. However, the region will continue to rely on ageing reactors—whose operating lives have already been extended twice—for at least another decade before the replacement units come online. …
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and U.S. Representative Mike Simpson (all R-Idaho) celebrated the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) announcement to award approximately $31 million to the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC) Tech Hub, a regional initiative of more than 45 organizations across Idaho and Wyoming, led by the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium …
Boccard UK will deliver Pools, Tanks, and Sumps (PTS) scope elements for Sizewell C Tanks will be manufactured at fully-digitised Deeside facility in North Wales, which supports over 200 jobs Sizewell C has awarded a major contract to Boccard UK to deliver its critical Pools, Tanks, and Sumps (PTS) scope elements – with manufacturing to …
The Trump administration has tentatively agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium without enacting international safeguards intended to prevent nuclear weapons development, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by CNN. The draft nuclear accord that outlines US support for Riyadh’s civilian nuclear program is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature despite …
World-leading expertise of three organisations come together to deliver geotechnical works for Sizewell C Geotechnical sub-alliance thought to be the first of its kind in the UK – bringing combined expertise into one integrated team Organisations have supported some of the world’s most significant infrastructure projects Three world-leading organisations have joined forces to deliver the …
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy file applications seeking regulatory approval of their proposed combination Customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina would receive $2.25 billion in shareholder-funded bill credits, and the companies have committed that merger-related costs will not be passed on to customers The combination brings together Dominion Energy’s local leadership, experienced workforce …
Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI), a joint venture between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and NTPC Ltd, is preparing to invite engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) bids worth over ₹28,000 crore for the nuclear island package of the Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project in Rajasthan. The package covers the construction of four indigenous 700 MW …
India is currently operating 24 nuclear power reactors across seven sites with a total installed capacity of 8.78 Gigawatt. Ten more reactor units with a combined capacity of eight thousand Megawatt are under construction. These reactors are Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors, Boiling Water Reactors and Light Water Reactors. The country is mainly using natural uranium …
The reactor pressure vessel has been installed at unit 1 of the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong province, China General Nuclear announced. The vessel is the high strength steel cylinder that will house the reactor core and all associated components, including the reactor vessel internals which support and stabilise the core within the …
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) today announced our Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan has resumed production activities following a temporary suspension due to challenges at Orano’s McClean Lake mill, where Cigar Lake ore is processed. The McClean Lake mill has now resumed operations, Cigar Lake has begun shipping stockpiled ore to the mill, and has …