The Facebook and Instagram parent aims to deploy new nuclear generation capacity to power its data centers beginning in the early 2030s, it said Tuesday. Meta wants nuclear energy developers to submit proposals for new generation capacity to help it “meet our AI innovation and sustainability objectives,” the company said Tuesday. Its request for proposals seeks 1 GW …
Poland is reportedly exploring the possibility of constructing a third nuclear power plant (NPP) on its territory, according to sources. The Polish Ministry of Industry is expected to present an updated nuclear energy development program before the end of the year, which will include an analysis of the potential for a third NPP, News.Az reports, citing a Polish …
The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on new builds, the Deputy Director General of the Department for Mineral Resources and Energy has said. The 29 November event was themed Advancing Nuclear Technology’s Contribution for Just Energy Transition, Energy …
The Britain Remade campaign group has said hitting the UK’s target for a clean energy grid by 2030 will be “almost impossible” without extending the operation of some of the country’s nuclear power plants. The group – which campaigns for the time it takes to build economy-boosting infrastructure to be slashed – is calling on …
Province exploring sites for energy generation in Port Hope, Haldimand County and St. Clair Township The Ontario government has asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin discussions with Indigenous, community and municipal leaders on its existing sites in Port Hope, Haldimand County and St. Clair Township to determine community support for all types of new …
The small modular reactor could reestablish nuclear power as an alternative energy source, with the Washington-based company as its biggest investor. he latest attempt to put Washington at the center of nuclear power development is happening at the site of the state’s last effort, which mostly failed almost 40 years ago. And one of the …
The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, foreground, right, which resumed operations on Oct. 29 (Masaaki Kobayashi) Nuclear power accounted for 8.5 percent of Japan’s total electricity generation in fiscal 2023, the highest level since 2012, the industry ministry said. The ratio rose by 2.9 percentage points from …
Draft rules proposed by the European Commission propose postponing until 1 July 2028 a decision on whether nuclear energy-derived hydrogen can be eligible for the ‘low-carbon’ label. Nuclear energy advocates are pushing for the European Commission to label nuclear-derived hydrogen as ‘low-carbon’, but several industry sources told Euractiv that would prefer the decision is brought …
Kenya has shortlisted two coastal locations for the plant, which it hopes to bring online by 2034. Kenya is on track to start construction on its first nuclear power plant by 2027, with electricity generation to begin by 2034, officials from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said at a parliamentary hearing last week. …
Slovakia is planning to launch a tender for a new nuclear power unit by mid-2025, with the supplier selection in 2027. Aiming for an operational start by 2040, the project hopes to boost the country’s nuclear capacity, aiding carbon-free energy production alongside European neighbors. Slovakia is set to increase its nuclear power capacity by launching …
