Infrastructure bill funds two reactors, including one in Wyoming Legislation includes $6 billion in credits for merchant nuclear units One new reactor expected to come online in 2022, one to retire The current focus on climate change has changed the conversation on nuclear energy, creating momentum for public and private sector action in 2022 to help push …
EU Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius gives a news conference on sustainable blue economy in Brussels, Belgium May 17, 2021. John Thys/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo The European Commission plans to finish next year its long-awaited rules on whether to label gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments under EU green finance rules, its …
Today, NuScale Power announced the company will provide technical assistance for a Ukraine small modular reactor (SMR) licensing gaps analysis as part of a grant awarded to the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). The USTDA grant will be instrumental in supporting the licensing and deployment …
Countries from Armenia and Ghana to Poland and Turkey show significant potential for using nuclear energy to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and meet climate change goals including those agreed at the COP26 climate summit, according to national research conducted in a three-year project coordinated by the IAEA. The findings of the Coordinated Research Project (CRP) …
Provincial leadership on nuclear energy creating jobs and helping reduce global emissions The Ontario government is building Ontario by attracting jobs and investment, including in our world-class nuclear supply chain. Today, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) and Synthos Green Energy (SGE) announced their intention for BWXT Canada to build key components, here …
– Rafael Mariano Grossi praises the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program highlighting nuclear energy as an indispensable part of the solution to the climate crisis The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi Emirate. Mr. Grossi …
There is no doubt nuclear energy can help in the transition to a low carbon economy; however, the issue remains a divisive topic for countries across Europe. This has been enough to put ETF issuers and index providers off so far, but could we see a change in mentality? The struggle to reach a common …
U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel The development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of …
Former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley has said that the case for nuclear power “has to be made with conviction and confidence and with some urgency”. Lord Wigley said that he was speaking in a personal capacity. His party said in its 2019 General Election manifesto that it “opposes the development of new sites for …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge of a soon-to-be-published list of sustainable investments amid controversy around the possible classification of fossil gas and nuclear energy as “green” or “transitional” activities under certain conditions, according to several sources familiar with the process. The European Union is moving closer to integrating nuclear power …
