A US nuclear reactor that stopped generating power in 2019 has passed an environmental review tied to its proposed restart. The Christopher Crane Clean Energy Center in Pennsylvania, formerly known as Three Mile Island unit 1, could return 835 MW of power to the grid in 2027. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Department …
Saskatchewan’s future power generation will include nuclear energy, with an announcement on plans and the location of potential reactors expected Tuesday afternoon. Speaking to reporters at the Oil and Gas Show in Lloydminster on Sept. 17, Premier Scott Moe confirmed the province is considering potential nuclear power sites along the North Saskatchewan River. The …
Two South Korean-designed APR1400 reactors would be included alongside two additional AP1000 reactors in the second phase. The final third phase would consist of two more AP1000 reactors. The government’s reference to a six-month period does not establish a deadline for signing the APR1400 contract. Instead, it refers to the interval between the engineering, procurement …
The initiative aims to concentrate fuel fabrication, advanced reactors, spent fuel reprocessing, and data centers in large regional complexes, although it will require changes to nuclear waste legislation. This week, the Senate began reviewing the legal changes needed to advance the so-called Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, a Department of Energy initiative that seeks to concentrate …
Nuclear power remains an indispensable tool for Hungary to ensure energy supply security and achieve its climate objectives amid ongoing geopolitical instability, Hungarian State Secretary for Energy András Tótth declared. At the FIRST Europe regional conference on the potential deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), Secretary Tótth emphasized that the government in Budapest remains fully …
The agreement advances negotiations on the EPC contract for the construction of a three-unit AP1000® plant in Pomerania The Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) have agreed on the main commercial terms of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract that will deliver Poland’s first nuclear power plant. Reaching agreement on these terms advances …
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that negotiations with several countries are continuing over the planned construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia to replace the aging Metsamor facility. “We have a nuclear power plant [Metsamor] that was built during the Soviet era, and the operating life of that nuclear power plant is nearing …
There are a lot of wild nuclear bets in the market. One enrichment company holds a strong hand. Uranium enrichment—a key step in making nuclear fuel—is a unique corner of the energy market. Only two companies, both in Europe, hold enrichment capacity outside Russia and China. American company Centrus Energy LEU 1.30%increase; green up pointing …
Framatome has signed a groundbreaking commercial contract to deliver the world’s first nuclear fuel reload with uranium-235 enrichment above the industry standard of 5 wt% to a U.S. nuclear reactor in operation. This landmark agreement represents a major advancement for the global nuclear industry, enabling the first reactor in operation to extend its cycle lengths …
Existing Intellectual Property Settlement Amended Westinghouse Objected, but Washington Pressed for Change According to political sources on Wednesday, the government reported at a full committee meeting of the National Assembly’s Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups Committee that it is negotiating a “nuclear framework” with Washington that bundles the construction of eight large reactors in …