Nuclear energy is increasingly getting another look by federal and state officials seeking to cut greenhouse gas emissions and bolster energy security. The industry, which is struggling to grow in the U.S., could increase generating capacity in 2023 if Southern Company’s Vogtle units 3 and 4 come online as expected. A federal zero-emission nuclear power …
This photo, provided by South Korea’s state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Co. on Nov. 11, 2022, shows the Patnow power station in Poland. (Yonhap) South Korea’s Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang has met with senior officials from Poland and the Czech Republic to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in nuclear power generation and other …
ENEC highlighed Barakah’s significant contribution towards Net Zero by 2050 and efforts to tackle climate change – The Barakah Plant is delivering energy security and powering sustainable economic growth with zero-emission baseload electricity The Emirates Nuclear Corporation (ENEC) has showcased the critical role of nuclear energy as a global climate change solution at …
Talen Energy’s Cumulus Data says that the powered shell for its first 48 MW, 300,000 square foot data centre is complete and with various fibre routes in service. The data centre is powered by a direct connection to the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear power station in northeast Pennsylvania. Cumulus Data says the 1200 acre campus …
The French Senate has begun discussing a bill aimed at accelerating procedures related to the construction of new nuclear facilities near existing nuclear sites and to the operation of existing facilities. In February last year, President Emmanuel Macron proposed the construction of six new EPR2 reactors, with an option for a further eight EPR2 reactors …
On a chilly morning last November, dockyard hands and officials gathered around a smart blue and red hull, positioned on a slipway leading into the murky waters of the Baltic. Across the ship’s stern was draped the blue, white and red of the Russian flag. Along her side were white Cyrillic letters spelling out the …
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) convened a meeting in Seoul with relevant organisations and suppliers to enhance cooperation among members of Team Korea, especially its capacity in nuclear power plant construction. In addition to representatives from MOTIE, the meeting included the CEOs of state-owned enterprises Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco), Korea …
California regulators on Thursday voted to open a rulemaking to consider extending the operations of the 2.2-GW Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the last operational nuclear facility in the state. The rulemaking stems from legislation approved last September, which among other things required the California Public Utilities Commission to issue a decision by the end of this year …
Electric pylons in the countryside of Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte, western France. © AFP – Daien Meyer For the first time in months, France is a net exporter of electricity as a result of a mild winter, increased wind power production, and the re-starting of several nuclear reactors. Despite the threat of power cuts due to the energy crisis, there …
Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov Wednesday commented on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan and selection of the supplier for NPP, Kazinform correspondent reports. When asked about the construction of the nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the Government’s meeting, Prime Minister Smailov noted that ‘a nuclear power plant is …
