FORATOM, the voice of the European nuclear energy industry, called on the European Commission and other EU institutions to recognise and reward the long-term operation (LTO) of nuclear reactors given its role in meeting Europe’s long-term climate goals during a workshop held yesterday in Brussels. “Nuclear LTO pays off for a number of reasons. It …
China will build a new university dedicated to nuclear power research, amid a severe shortage of qualified people. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), the country’s leading nuclear power developer and nuclear power plant operator, has signed a contract with the government of Tianjin Municipality to invest in a nuclear technology university in Tianjin, local reported …
Brazil’s major electric utility will partner with French counterpart EDF on a three-year study of nuclear power capabilities in the South American nation. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras, known as Eletrobras, signed a memorandum of understanding with EDF to collaborate with the Brazilian utility’s Electronuclear unit. They will work together on resumption of activities at the Angra 3 unit while …
The U.K. government wants to revamp how it finances nuclear power and is looking at how it drew in funds for a 25 kilometer (16-mile) sewage project in London as a model. The move announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark on Monday, would help reduce the cost of nuclear power by requiring the state to …
Dr. Yousry Abu Shady As Egypt is standing on the verge of starting the construction of its first nuclear power plant at El Dabaa, it is becoming obvious that the country and the Matrouh province, where the plant will be located are in more a much more profound and far-reaching transformation than just the energy …
The Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom’s trading branch operating on the foreign market, Tenex, and Electricite de France (EDF) have signed a contract for recycling regenerated uranium from France. The contract was concluded at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. It will let the EDF improve economic parameters, preserve natural resources and diversify sources of …
The United States is leading an initiative with several other governments to promote nuclear power and encourage investment in new nuclear technologies. The initiative, launched on Thursday by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette with international partners, aims to “highlight the value of nuclear energy as a clean reliable energy source”. The partners are …
While the U.S. commercial nuclear power sector continues to suffer major contraction, the outlook in Canada is much brighter. Since October 2012, U.S. nuclear operators have announced they are closing more than 20 reactors at 16 plants. By contrast, Canadians are spending more than $25 billion to refurbish 10 nuclear reactors. Ontario Power Generation, owned by …
The end of 2017 and early 2018 have seen a series of landmark events as several of the region’s countries have made major steps towards realizing their nuclear programmes. In December 2017, Egypt and Russia signed into effect notices to proceed with the contracts for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant at El Dabaa; in March …
The head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety, Dana Drábová, gave this rather blunt warning at a Prague energy conference this week attended by most of the country’s top energy executives and the Minister for Industry and Trade: ʺThere is immense pressure developing that the operating life of nuclear reactors will be limited to …
