‘Historic opportunity’: Palisades Nuclear Power Plant owner discusses steps to reopen

 The Biden Administration could loan $1.5 billion to Holtec International as soon as February to restart Van Buren County’s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. If Holtec receives approval from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Palisades plant in Covert would be the first shuttered nuclear reactor in American history to be reactivated. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission …

Advanced nuclear fuel arrives at INL for testing

Westinghouse Electric Company has shipped 25 irradiated experimental nuclear fuel rods, including accident-tolerant fuel, to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for testing and examination. The tests are part of the process to qualify the fuel for use in commercial reactors. The shipment contains both accident tolerant fuel – also known as ATF – and high burnup …

India’s Nuclear Power Corporation to commission new reactor every year

India’s Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is on a mission to commission a nuclear power reactor every year, Chairman and Managing Director BC Pathak said. In an interview with The Hindu, he also outlined the progress and future plans of the country’s nuclear power sector. On December 17, 2023, the fourth unit of India’s largest …

Biden Administration Finalizes a $1.1 Billion Aid Package for California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

The Biden administration has finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running. The funding is a financial pillar in the plan to keep the Diablo Canyon Power Plant producing electricity …

Finnish grid operator found in breach of regulation over nuclear reactor

Finnish power grid operator Fingrid acted in breach of market regulation when transferring certain obligations for the power system’s reliability to TVO, owner of the new OL3 nuclear reactor, Finland’s energy authority said on Friday. The OL3 reactor, Europe’s biggest with a capacity to meet around 14% of Finland’s energy demand, began regular output in 2023 after …

UK government plans further nuclear power expansion

The government is exploring plans to build a new large-scale nuclear plant, despite concerns about delays to existing projects. Ministers say the project would be the biggest expansion of the sector in 70 years, reducing reliance on overseas supply. The new plant would quadruple energy supplies by 2050, they say. But concerns have been raised, …

Japan says earthquake shook nuclear plant past safety limits

The deadly earthquake that rocked Japan on New Year’s Day shook a nuclear power plant beyond established safety levels, according to a report by Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority. The authority said that the buildings at the Shika nuclear power plant on the Noto Peninsula were made to sustain shaking measured at 918 Galileo units, but the Jan. …

Only a nuclear reactor can make Pueblo “whole” after Xcel Energy closes last coal-fired plant, local group says

After a 10-month study, a community-based committee says the only energy technology that can make up for lost jobs, taxes and economic activity is an advanced nuclear power plant PUEBLO — The only way Pueblo can be “made whole” after the closure of Xcel Energy’s massive, coal-fired Comanche Station is for the utility to replace …