China’s State Council has approved five nuclear power projects – Xuwei Phase I, Lufeng Phase I, Zhaoyuan Phase I, San’ao Phase II and Bailong Phase I – with a total of 11 reactors. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant in Jiangsu project will be “the world’s first to couple …
Tata Steel is likely to use the electricity from the BSRs in electrolysers to produce green hydrogen and use the hydrogen to replace coking coal in the production of steel, say sources Tata Steel, one of the world’s largest steel producers, is examining the option of going nuclear for producing green steel. According to sources …
US microreactor technology company NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB) that could lead to the deployment of small modular reactors and microreactors in the African nation. NANO Nuclear said the MoU establishes a framework under which it will work alongside the RAEB to facilitate …
TerraPower announced today its selection of industry experts Sargent & Lundy to design the Kemmerer Training Center (KTC); another major milestone for TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor Demonstration Project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The 30,000 sqft Kemmerer Training Center will host all Natrium operation training activities, for both the demonstration project as well as future Natrium plants. The …
Eight out of 10 South Koreans said nuclear power generation was necessary, according to a survey. The Korea Energy Information Culture Agency said on Aug. 14 that 81.9 percent of the respondents in the survey said that nuclear power generation was necessary, far exceeding the percentage of negative answers (15.5 percent) in the Energy Perception …
The model includes both state-backed loans and CfD contracts Program is designed to support four full-scale reactors Sweden could borrow 300 billion Swedish kronor ($28.5 billion) to help finance a new fleet of nuclear reactors in the coming decades. A government study released Monday in Stockholm highlighted several features of its preferred model in order provide certainty …
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met on Monday with the head of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp., Mohammed Al-Hammadi, as the government seeks to include atomic power in its energy mix. The Philippines has been exploring clean and sustainable options to generate power, as the country regularly suffers power outages and faces high tariffs. Coal remains …
In short: WA Mines Minister David Michael has ruled out any change to the Cook government’s long-standing policy on uranium mining. There is an effective ban on mining the mineral in WA, where only one uranium mine is permitted to operate. What’s next? Peter Dutton says the ban is “ideologically based” and should be overturned. …
The world’s second-largest economy is expected to leapfrog France and the US as the top source of atomic power. Within sight of mango and pineapple fields on the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, workers at Linglong One are finishing what will become the world’s first small modular nuclear reactor built for commercial purposes. It’s part of a …
Uranium explorers are calling on Australian state governments to lift bans on mining the fuel, which is set for a long-term jump in demand as decarbonization spurs a nuclear energy revival. Australia boasts nearly a third of known uranium ore deposits worldwide, but only two of the nation’s eight states and territories — South Australia …
