Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has been going national this month pushing Wyoming’s desire to be ground zero for America’s next nuclear revolution, from Virginia to Alaska. Just over two weeks ago, Gordon jetted off to southwestern Virginia to see firsthand the corporate headquarters of BWX Technologies Inc. and discuss the company’s collaboration with the Cowboy …
The No. 3 reactor, left, and No. 4 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture (Toshiyuki Hayashi) The Nuclear Regulation Authority on May 29 approved extending the operating lives of two reactors in Fukui Prefecture to 60 years, the seventh and eighth such requests accepted by the nuclear industry watchdog. The …
Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday at a meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin. The nuclear deal, if implemented, will showcase Russia’s ability to export not only energy, but also high-tech products to new Asian …
Companies signed 12.5 billion yuan ($1.74 billion) worth of investment agreements to aid the development of the nuclear energy industry in Guangdong province at a conference on Wednesday. The agreements, which are expected to fuel growth in the region’s sector, include nine joint research and development deals, and seven that signal intention to invest. Representatives …
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy is backing nuclear power – including SMRs – as a reliable and sustainable energy source for data centers. About two years ago, nuclear energy was unwelcome at the energy table. How things have changed. One of the keynotes at Data Center World 2024 was delivered by Rian …
Russia has also offered ‘serial construction of the Russian-designed, land-based nuclear power units at a new site in India,’ as well as cooperation in nuclear fuel cycle Russia has offered India technology for building and operating floating “low power” nuclear power generation projects. This has been revealed in a press release of the Russian state-owned …
Ghana will select by December a company to build its first nuclear power plant from contenders including France’s EDF, U.S.-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group, and China National Nuclear Corporation, an energy ministry official said. South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation as well as Russia’s ROSATOM were also competing …
Britain said on Wednesday it wanted to build a new large-scale nuclear power station in north Wales, naming a site on the island of Anglesey as its preferred location and launching talks with international energy companies about building the plant. As part of efforts to meet climate targets and boost energy security, Britain is seeking …
Gov. Kathy Hochul has cracked the door open to the potential for new, small nuclear power plants as a way for the state to try to meet its ambitious climate goals. The prospect was once dismissed by top officials and carries a whiff of irony after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo shuttered the state’s second-largest nuclear …
Expanding capacity with uprates and new build at existing nuclear plant sites are part of Constellation Energy’s plans to meet growing needs for clean energy in the USA – even a restart of Three Mile Island is not ruled out – but extending the operating lives of existing nuclear plants will be vital, CEO Joe …