On December 22, the Japanese government’s Green Transformation (GX) Implementation Council (chaired by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio) held a meeting, at which a basic policy aimed at implementing the country’s green transformation was put forth together with a ten-year roadmap. Since July, the council had been deliberating on major reforms in the areas of energy, …
Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez has said that the first unit at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant will be commissioned at the end of 2023, and that nuclear power plants will be seen in various parts of the country in the next 10 to 20 years. “We laid the foundation of the fourth unit in Akkuyu this year and …
Nuclear power has been pushing electrons onto the U.S. energy grid since 1957, with little fanfare touting its steadfast reliability and carbon free attributes. However, with increasing focus on decarbonization initiatives and an influx of public and private-sector investments, nuclear energy is sharing the stage with wind, solar, and other low-carbon projects as an indispensable …
Japan’s nuclear watchdog approved new regulations Wednesday that will allow reactors to operate longer than the previous limit of 60 years as the nation looks to increase the share of power generated by nuclear energy. But realizing the plan could take time, as new legislation is needed in order to put the recommendations into practice. …
“It is a very important law, which I hope will be adopted as soon as possible by my colleagues in the Parliament, in order to move forward with the project of the new units from Cernavodă,” Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said in a news release. [EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT] A draft law regarding the agreement to build …
Japan confirmed a major nuclear power policy shift on Friday to tackle an energy crisis more than a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted it to idle most of its reactors. Public opinion has been hostile towards nuclear energy since a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, …
Minister of State Jitendra Singh confirmed the government’s plans for 21 new reactors – including those already under construction – and gave an update on the progress of the various projects in a written answer to the Lok Sabha. According to Singh’s statement, the following projects are classed by the government as “under construction”: Kakrapar 3 …
A Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE, the first overseas nuclear project for Korea Electric Power Corporation [YONHAP] The state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) is in discussions with the Turkish government to develop four nuclear power plants worth about 40 trillion won ($30.7 billion). A spokesperson at Kepco said on Thursday that the …
South Korea on Wednesday held a ceremony to celebrate the operation of its 27th nuclear reactor, as the country has striven to become a nuclear powerhouse and to better manage electricity demand. The construction of the Shin Hanul No. 1 nuclear reactor began in 2010 in Uljin, 307 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and was completed …
The government’s newly released strategy maps out how Canada can seize the “generational opportunity” presented by a global energy transition underpinned by the exploration, extraction, processing, product manufacturing and recycling of critical minerals including uranium. The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy was released on 9 December by Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, who said it will position …