China has begun construction on the second phase of the Zhangzhou nuclear power project using Hualong One reactors, domestically developed third-generation reactors, in the city of Zhangzhou, east China’s Fujian Province. The first four Hualong One units have been completed and put into operation, according to the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The Zhangzhou nuclear …
India will invite private firms to invest about $26 billion in its nuclear energy sector to increase the amount of electricity from sources that don’t produce carbon dioxide emissions, two government sources told Reuters. This is the first time New Delhi is pursuing private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon-emitting energy source that contributes less …
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems couldn’t bring its plans for the Carbon Free Power Project to fruition, but its CEO/General Manager Mason Baker hopes the lessons his agency learned in trying to bring a first-of-its-kind small-modular reactor facility online will pay dividends for those who follow. Baker addressed the Leadership In Nuclear Energy Commission on …
Switzerland should lift a ban on new nuclear power plants, according to a popular initiative entitled “Electricity for all at all times (stop the blackout)”. On Friday, the authors of the petition submitted around 130,000 signatures to the Federal Chancellery. The initiative aims to overturn a ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants …
A new bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate this week would create a group to support the development of nuclear energy in the state. Senate Bill 198 would formally establish the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, which would be administratively attached to the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research. Senate Joint Resolution 140, also …
A feasibility study, as part of the US-funded Project Phoenix, is looking into the potential for small modular reactors (SMRs) in Slovakia with an indicative timeline to 2035. Project Phoenix was announced by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (pictured above) at the COP27 climate conference in 2022 and aims to support energy …
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) 2024 Ministerial Meeting and 50th Anniversary event, held in Paris on 13-14 February, has agreed to recognise nuclear as one technology for achieving energy security and decarbonisation. The IEA said the event – co-chaired by France and Ireland – “produced a strong commitment to safeguard energy security while speeding up …
The company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero for approval to enter the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for the AP300 small modular reactor. Westinghouse is one of six small modular reactor (SMR) suppliers shortlisted in October 2023 to bid for support from the UK government as …
A team led by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has concluded a series of large-scale demonstration tests for an innovative new floating seismic isolation system intended for pairing with small modular reactors to enable siting feasibility, including in areas of high seismicity. The series of tests – which ran from 29 January to 9 February …
Gretchen Whitmer and other lawmakers now want to repower the plant, which once provided 800 megawatts daily of carbon-free electricity (Bridge photo by Kelly House) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal includes another $150 million to help reopen a shuttered nuclear plant The proposed subsidy comes on top of $150 million approved last year Federal officials …
