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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the German election Sunday and is on track to take the reins of the EU’s largest economy. It’s not yet clear exactly what the new German government will look like — or how far Merz will be able to reshape German politics as he sees fit. It’s likely to be …
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 …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Kudankulam, India on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian state power company NTPC is looking to build 30 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity over the next two decades, three sources said. “NTPC plans to lead India’s nuclear power plan just as it …
The Spanish Congress session on 12 February (Image: www.congreso.es) The Plenary Session of the Spanish Congress has approved a proposal calling for the government to implement a series of measures that would reverse the country’s decision to phase out nuclear power. Under current plans, Spain’s power reactors are all scheduled to shut by 2035. The …
A rendering of a 15,000 TEU-class SMR-powered containership (Image: HD KSOE) South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has unveiled a nuclear-powered container ship model utilising small modular reactor technology. The design was revealed on 12 February at the New Nuclear for Maritime Houston Summit, held at the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, USA. …
