CCC achieves key milestone in $2.85 billion contract to extend life of CANDU® reactor in Romania

 CCC is proud to announce the Government of Canada’s approval for the $2.85 billion contract to extend the life of the Unit 1 CANDU® reactor at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania. The approval is an important milestone in the project, which was awarded by Romania’s national nuclear power operator, Nuclearelectrica S.A. (SNN) to CCC …

Zimbabwe Joins Other African Nations in Pursuit of Nuclear Power

1. The Koeberg nuclear power station in South Africa is the only nuclear power plant on the African continent. Its two units, with more than 1,800 MW of generation capacity in total, have operated since the mid-1980s. Courtesy: Eskom Officials in Zimbabwe recently said the country will work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), …

Coal to nuclear? Western Slope advocates say it could be ‘a plug and play’

Family picnics in the 1940s and 1950s in western Colorado might have resulted in more than ants marching over a worn checkered tablecloth. On the arid sandstone outcrops, in fine grains and veinlets, in greenish-yellow or a sooty black, lay the United States’ hope for Cold War dominance: uranium. Seventy-five years on, some Coloradans still …

Italy’s government adopts plan for return to nuclear power

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the plan as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency. Italy’s government on Friday adopted a law paving the way for a return to nuclear energy almost 40 years after it was banned by referendum, in what Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency. …

Constellation Races to Revive Crane Nuclear Plant Amid Tight Timelines, Market Shifts

Constellation Energy’s ambitious plan to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center (CEC) is proceeding ahead of schedule, shooting for a 2028 start date, despite a new report that suggests Microsoft may be re-evaluating its data center strategy. Just five months after Constellation announced a landmark 20-year power purchase agreement …

Conservatives Win in Germany, But New Chancellor Will Be Limited in Ability to Make Big Changes to Climate and Energy Policy

A rightward shift in German politics may not have been decisive enough to have a major effect on energy and climate policies. The center-right Christian Democratic Union won the general election on Sunday with promises to restrict immigration, reduce taxes and make energy more affordable. The party, whose leader, Friedrich Merz, is poised to become …

US energy secretary touts nuclear power as tech sector’s thirst for electricity grows

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says it’s critical that the nation be out in front when it comes to artificial intelligence, and that means having reliable and affordable sources of electricity to meet the growing demands of the technology sector. Wright made the comments Tuesday before touring Sandia National Laboratories. On Monday, he visited Los Alamos National …

State representatives unveil bipartisan plan to spur nuclear energy generation in Michigan

Legislators aim to make Michigan a national leader in nuclear energy field A bipartisan effort is underway in the Michigan House of Representatives to encourage safe, clean and reliable nuclear energy generation in the state. State Reps Pauline Wendzel (R-Bainbridge Township), Joey Andrews (D-St. Joseph), Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown), Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park), Sam Steckloff (D-Farmington …

Nucleon Energy proposing nuclear power plant in Northern Alberta

Nucleon Energy is proposing projects in the Birch Hills County, and recently hosted three education sessions in the county and M.D. of Smoky River to get a response and to gauge interest from community members in the municipalities. The three sessions were held Feb. 10 at the Tangent Community Hall from 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 …