California’s last nuclear power plant faces renewed scrutiny as it gains latest permit

A state regulator is requiring California’s last nuclear power plant to conserve 4,000 acres of surrounding land to keep operating until 2030. California’s last nuclear power plant overcame a regulatory hurdle on Thursday when the California Coastal Commission voted to approve keeping the plant open for at least five years. It was one of the …

Trump admin invests $800M in latest move to bolster US nuclear industry

Two designs each get $400 million to prove that smaller, cheaper reactors can work, but the funds will cover only a fraction of the development costs In the race to build America’s first small modular reactors, the U.S. Department of Energy has picked its front-runners. On Tuesday, the agency awarded a total of $800 million in grants, originally allocated under …

Financial backers call VC Summer restart a ‘no brainer’ for the future of nuclear energy

A day after inking a $2.7 billion deal to lead South Carolina’s nuclear reboot, executives of a New York investment firm were in the Palmetto State to talk about what drew them to the multibillion-dollar undertaking. Hundreds gathered Tuesday on the floor of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia to hear from South Carolina utility executives, legislators and …

India’s nuclear generation hits all-time high as NPCIL crosses 56,681 MUs in FY 2024-25

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has achieved the highest generation of nuclear power of 56,681 million Units of electricity in FY 2024-25, avoiding about 49 million tons of CO2 emissions. Continuous Operation for more than a year has been recorded 53 times so far, with TAPS-3 exceeding its earlier record of 521 days …

‘Construction begins,’ says Tusk as EU approves funding for Poland’s first nuclear power plant

Poland will begin building its first nuclear power plant later this month after the EU formally approved public funding for the project, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday. Posting on X, the prime minister said: “We have it! Billions in public aid for the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant. Europe has given its approval and the …

Putin’s N-power hard sell: SMRs, new-gen large nuke reactors, serial production in India

A sizeable nuclear industry contingent is set to accompany Russian President Vladimir Putin during his upcoming India visit. Here’s what Russia is offering, and what India needs. Russian nuclear company Rosatom State Corporation is likely to make a strong pitch for deploying its small modular reactors (SMR) for targeted applications in India, alongside efforts to …

India’s nuclear power generation capacity to reach 21,880 MW by 2032: Govt

India’s nuclear capacity will expand sharply to 21,880 MW by 2032 as ongoing and planned PHWR projects come online, with BARC also developing next-generation Small Modular Reactors Three 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) units — RAPS-8 (700 MW) at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan and GHAVP-1 & 2 (two units of 700 MW each) at …

Ghana joins Africa’s nuclear race, set to begin construction of first nuclear plant

Ghana is preparing to make its first foray into nuclear energy, targeting 2027 to begin construction of its first nuclear plant on a dual-site designed to diversify the country’s power mix. Ghana plans to begin construction of its first nuclear power plant by 2027 to diversify its energy mix. Two sites have been identified for …