On Monday, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed legislation that amends the state’s nuclear power and storage regulations into law. House Enrolled Act 59 includes a variety of provisions related to the production of nuclear energy and storage of nuclear waste as the state works to establish a regulatory framework in anticipation of TerraPower’s planned construction of a …
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Tuesday issued the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for a modern energy system, in which it outlined clear targets for annual energy supply capacity while specifying measures to enhance the country’s energy independence, including increasing nuclear power as the country is going greener. The latest government plan is …
Wylfa on Anglesey could get three new nuclear reactors as the Prime Minister is said to be ‘enthusiastic’ about accelerating plans in order to reach the UK’s future net-zero targets and close an energy black hole. US nuclear company Westinghouse has put together a consortium with construction group Bechtel to revive plans for two nuclear …
Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The federal government has decided to take the necessary steps to extend the life of two nuclear reactors by ten years,” Prime Minister Alexander De …
The Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), Yau Idris, said that agreements had been signed with a number of other countries’ regulators as plans proceed for a proposed four unit plant. Speaking at the Nigerian International Energy Summit in Abuja earlier this month, Idris said that Nigeria had had a small nuclear …
The Czech Republic launched a tender on Thursday to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear plant as the country aims to increase nuclear power generation. Three companies — U.S. Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea’s KHNP — have passed a Czech government security appraisal and are expected to bid for the lucrative project. The …
At least 15 GW of nuclear is essential by 2035 to strengthening energy security says Nuclear APPG As Britain looks for ways to strengthen its energy security and wean itself off imported gas the Nuclear APPG has outlined five steps for government to kickstart the UK’s nuclear revival. The Prime Minister, this week, outlined his …
The Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed developing nuclear energy on a small scale post 2030 in its latest version of the draft Vietnam Power Development Plan from 2021–2030 (PDP8) with a vision towards 2045. The move aims to support Vietnam’s efforts to achieve zero-net emissions by 2050, as nuclear power is …
The government wants to repurpose South Africa’s coal fleet towards nuclear energy as part of a move away from harmful fossil fuels over the next 30 years. The proposal is included in the government’s national infrastructure plan 2050 which was published by public works and Infrastructure minister Patricia De Lille on Friday (11 March). “Reliance …
If the project starts this year, the reactor will begin operating between 2028 and 2030, he predicted. [EPA-EFE/KAY NIETFELD] The Bulgarian government will try to build at least one nuclear reactor at the functioning Kozloduy nuclear power plant on the banks of the Danube. “The Ministry of Energy has started a study for the rapid …