Granholm ‘hopeful’ about $1B in federal loans to restart Palisades nuclear plant

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she is “hopeful” about pending loan applications to fund the restart of the closed Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan.   If approved, the approximately $1 billion in federal loans could help pay for the power plant to become the first U.S. nuclear reactor to restart after powering down. Lawmakers …

NEI Head: ‘This Is the Biggest Moment for Nuclear Energy Since the Dawn of the Atomic Age’

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) President and CEO Maria Korsnick gave the organization’s annual “State of the Nuclear Energy Industry Address” on May 15, 2023. Courtesy: NEI “Everywhere we look, we’re seeing demand surging,” Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), said. “When we talk about demand for nuclear, we’re talking about …

High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The report is a collaborative effort by the non-governmental organisations ClearPath, Third Way, Potential Energy Coalition and RePlanet. The large-scale online survey questioned 13,500 members of the general public in eight countries – France, Germany, Japan, …

Korea considers deployment of NuScale SMR for hydrogen production

Private power generation company GS Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, to consider the use of NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology to provide heat and power to the planned Uljin Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex. Under the MoU – signed on 4 …

Italian parliament backs Meloni plan to reactivate nuclear

 The Italian parliament on Tuesday backed the government’s plan to include nuclear in the country’s energy mix as part of its decarbonisation efforts after abandoning its nuclear programme nearly four decades ago. “We will now discuss with our European partners and evaluate, with the utmost attention, how to include it in the national energy mix …

Westinghouse Submits AP300™ SMR Regulatory Engagement Plan to Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Westinghouse launched the AP300™ SMR on May 4. It is the only SMR based on deployed, operating & advanced reactor technology. Key Document Outlines Path Forward Toward Design Certification  Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the submission of its pre-application Regulatory Engagement Plan with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the game-changing AP300™ small modular …

S. Korea Seeks Cooperation With Hungary On Nuclear Power Generation

Seoul, May 8 (IANS) South Korea’s Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang on Monday proposed enhanced cooperation with Hungary on nuclear power and various other advanced industry sectors, the Industry Ministry said. He made the call during a meeting with Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover in Seoul, where the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral economic …

Philippines sounds out potential suppliers of nuclear reactors from US

THE PHILIPPINES is lining up potential US suppliers and is also studying some domestic manufacturing to support its proposed nuclear power industry, Trade Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said. Mr. Pascual said at a briefing last week that the Philippine delegation to the US, led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., met with two US nuclear …