UAE’s first nuclear power plant marks ‘significant milestone’ in construction

The UAE’s first nuclear power plant has announced that the final two of its four reactors are now connected to the country’s electricity grid. The development is described as a “significant milestone” by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ahead of the nuclear plant’s activation expected later this year. The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will have four …

Russia to Develop Nuclear Power Plant Project in Sudan 

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and Sudan have signed an agreement to construct a nuclear power plant in the North African country, Russia’s Rosatom said Friday. The agreement was signed by Rosatom’s subsidiary Rusatom Overseas and the Sudanese Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity. As part of the feasibility study of the NPP construction project, the site will be selected and …

Georgia PSC votes to continue construction at Plant Vogtle

Georgia’s Public Service Commission has voted unanimously to allow continued construction of two nuclear reactors at Georgia Power’s embattled Plant Vogtle, which is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Commission chair Stan Wise said the decision came down to the importance of fuel diversity and the long term benefits the projecct would …

The fate of America’s only nuclear plant under construction will be decided Thursday

The Georgia Public Service Commission on Thursday is set to decide the fate of Plant Vogtle, the only nuclear reactor under construction in the U.S., which is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. At Thursday’s hearing, a commission made of five elected officials, all Republicans, will vote on whether to permit Georgia …

Akkuyu NPP construction begins in Turkey under limited license

Construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under a limited license began in Turkey on Sunday, TASS reported from the site. The ceremony was in Mersin. It featured Rosatom’s head Alexei Likhachev, and Turkey’s First Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez. The limited license is the first permission, which Rosatom received in October. Under …

Jordan, U.S. sign deal on building gas-cooled nuclear reactor

AMMAN, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Jordan and the United States on Saturday signed a deal on building a gas-cooled nuclear reactor with a total capacity of 76 megawatts. The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and the U.S.-based company X-energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conducts necessary studies for the building of the nuclear reactor, model …