Great British Nuclear (GBN) has delayed a decision on where the first mini-nuclear reactors will be built until after the next election, following concerns that losers of a design contest may otherwise threaten to sue. The public body, which is tasked with preparing the ground for a ‘nuclear renaissance’, previously said it would select small modular reactor …
Measures moving through Congress to encourage new reactors are receiving broad bipartisan support, as lawmakers embrace a once-contentious technology. The House this week overwhelmingly passed legislation meant to speed up the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants, the latest sign that a once-contentious source of energy is now attracting broad political support …
Lescure (second from left) and Le Maire (centre) pictured with La Hague Site Director Stéphanie Gaiffe (far left) and Orano CEO Nicolas Maes (on the right) during the visit (Image: Orano) Minister for the Economy, Finance, Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire announced the decision to continue with France’s treatment-recycling strategy for used nuclear …
A nuclear startup backed by OpenAI chief Sam Altman wants to power data centers and homes alike. It’s racing against surging demand while working to satisfy regulators. Tech firms and Silicon Valley billionaires have been pouring money into nuclear energy for years, pitching the sustainable power source as crucial to the green transition. Now they …
During COP28, UAE was among 22 countries committing to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050 as part of the transition to Net Zero The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the regulatory body for the nuclear sector in the UAE, is “proactively developing” future strategies to serve more nuclear reactors, a top official said in …
China can aim to approve as many as 10 new nuclear reactors a year to accelerate its rapid expansion of capacity, according to the chairman of one of the nation’s largest developers. Three or four new reactors will be added to the national fleet this year to take China’s capacity to about 60.8 gigawatts, according …
The Dutch parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a motion that proposed building four new nuclear plants instead of two. The motion said the two extra nuclear plants should be ready to use from 2040 onwards. The outgoing government had already decided in 2022 to build two new nuclear plants by 2035 and has now been …
States could use 24/7 carbon-free energy credits, potentially stacking them with federal incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act , according to Nuclear Energy Institute officials. A working group run by the Public Utility Commission of Texas is exploring how to attract advanced nuclear reactors to the state, potentially by offering clean energy credits or other …
The fourth unit start-up moves Barakah towards generating 25% of UAE’s electricity needs, 24/7 – Barakah accelerates decarbonization of the UAE grid and achievement of Net Zero by 2050 target – Barakah offers a new model for efficient nuclear plant development The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) today announced that its operating and …
The federal government is providing CAD50 million of funding to support pre-development work to study the feasibility of building 4800 MWe of new generating capacity at the Bruce site in Ontario. The funding was announced by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s CNA 2024 conference, which is taking …
