Recent opinion polls in several European countries showed widespread, increasing support for nuclear energy, considered an effective and crucial tool to mitigate climate change, boost decarbonisation, and secure national energy independence. Sweden The share of people who want to keep using nuclear power in Sweden is at a record high of 56%, according to an annual survey by the Som Institute at …
France and China signed several cooperation deals in the field of energy, notably nuclear and wind energy, during a state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China, the Elysee palace said in a statement. The Elysee said French state utility EDF and Chinese utility CGN, both major operators of nuclear plants, had signed a …
The ADVANCE Act could mark a major step forward in the deployment of a new generation of advanced reactors The newly-introduced ADVANCE Act (“Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy”) builds on recent bipartisan efforts to ensure the new and continued use of nuclear energy. It was introduced on Monday April 3rd by five Republican …
The nuclear power industry is banking on development of small modular reactor (SMR) technology to support global growth. Canada is at the forefront of the SMR market, with at least four Canadian provinces involved in a joint strategic plan to advance the deployment of SMRs. ARC Clean Technology Canada recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks at a Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) conference hosted by Guggenheim Securities titled Investing in Advanced Nuclear Energy: Meeting Clean Energy Needs Across the Economy. He discussed positioning American nuclear energy suppliers for global leadership, an issue at the intersection of several committees on which the Senator serves, including Banking, Armed …
US utility PacifiCorp has increased its ambition for using Natrium advanced reactors in the 2030s, adding two further units to its plans in addition to the demonstration unit already slated for a retiring coal power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. While the Kemmerer project’s operation has been pushed back by two years to 2030 due to …
The Biden administration is channeling hundreds of millions of dollars from recent legislation into its efforts to turn coal communities into clean energy hubs. The White House highlighted $450 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for projects, along with $16 million for studies on developing a facility that could refine rare earth …
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive will indeed include a reference to nuclear power, according to France’s Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher, though she remains cautious about the substance of the agreement. European negotiators reached an agreement on 30 March: Member states must collectively reach 42.5% of renewable energy in their overall energy consumption by 2030, …
The term “nuclear renaissance” was very popular in the early 2000s. Nuclear power plant operators had substantially improved existing plant performance, and many new plants were being considered around the world, including in the U.S. In fact, later in the decade, contracts were signed and early site work began on two dual-unit new-build nuclear projects …
The UK government is committed to a programme of new nuclear projects beyond Sizewell C, giving industry and investors the confidence they need to deliver projects at speed, according to a new policy paper. It describes nuclear as “the critical baseload of the future energy system”. Launched by Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps, the Powering Up …
