U.S. Launches Net-Zero World Initiative to Accelerate Global Energy System Decarbonization

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States of America today announced the Net Zero World Initiative — a new partnership between countries working to implement their climate ambition pledges and accelerate transitions to net zero, resilient, and inclusive energy systems. Through Net Zero World, led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Build …

Georgia Power allowed to bill customers $2.1B for Plant Vogtle expansion

ATLANTA — Georgia’s utility-regulating agency voted unanimously Tuesday to let Georgia Power pass on to customers $2.1 billion of the costs of completing the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. That figure, which will boost average residential customer bills by $3.78 a month, was set in an agreement the Atlanta-based utility and …

Nuclear Power Foundation of China’s Future Generation

China has its sights set on being the world leader when it comes to nuclear power technology. The country has brought its first Hualong One—a third-generation pressurized water reactor—online at the Fuqing plant in Fujian province, with its developers calling it a “strategic tool for the government to promote nuclear power technologies abroad.” China is …

Russia’s Rosatom Gets Go-Ahead from Turkey to Begin Construction of Fourth Unit of Akkuyu NPP

JSC Akkuyu Nuclear, a subsidiary of Russian nuclear conglomerate Rosatom, got the green light from Turkey’s Nuclear Regulatory Council to start construction work on the fourth power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Turkey. “Obtaining a license allows to start performing all construction and installation work on the unit, including nuclear …

The Future of the Nuclear Industry is in Developing and Newly Industrialised Countries

Providing plentiful, clean, energy to the world’s growing population will become an increasingly difficult challenge as the effects of climate change begin to take hold and the demand for electricity grows. Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) provide a reliable, low-carbon, energy source that should be a valued part of any growing country’s energy generation plans. The …

McGuinness moves towards including gas and nuclear in green transition

Irish commissioner in eye of storm as member states row amid energy crisis Ireland’s European Commissioner Maireád McGuinness is moving closer to classifying nuclear energy and gas as having a role to play in the transition to climate neutrality as an energy price crisis consumes the European Union. Soaring electricity bills have made the issue politically …