India’s state-run power producer NTPC Ltd. is scoping at least 30 locations across the country where it could build nuclear power projects, part of a plan to expand its clean energy portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter. The sites are spread across 5 to 6 states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha, the …
Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Seong-hwan has assessed the Moon Jae-in administration’s nuclear phase-out policy as “poorly justified.” He referred to the Moon administration’s contradictory policy of pursuing nuclear power plant exports to foreign countries while implementing a nuclear shutdown policy in Korea. The minister also stated, “Ideally, I would like to supply all electricity with …
NTPC has signed NDAs with Russia’s Rosatom and France’s EDF to explore large nuclear power projects using Pressurised Water Reactor technology. NTPC’s talks with these 2 firms focus on indigenisation, aiming to boost Indian manufacturing, local supply chains and technology absorption. The exploratory discussions align with India’s 100 GW nuclear target by 2047, with NTPC …
Application advances licensing activities while reducing costs and risks for customers and investors Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, N.C., culminating two years of work. The submittal is part …
Pensioner Jiang Fuxue is an avid gardener. Even during winter snowstorms in his hometown of Haiyang in Northern China, he tends to the plants in his home in a balmy 23 degrees Celsius. For many around the world, keeping an apartment this warm in winter would be unaffordable, or at least not recommended in the light of …
President Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the SHANTI Bill, opening India’s civil nuclear power sector to private participation. President Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, paving the way for private participation in India’s civil nuclear sector. A government notification said the …
Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an agreement to work together to advance the development of affordable, reliable and clean nuclear power. As part of this agreement, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will leverage Ontario’s …
West Michigan’s shuttered nuclear power plant won’t start generating electricity until 2026, the company confirmed in a statement to FOX 17. Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is in the middle of the first restart of a nuclear reactor in U.S. history. The plant was estimated to restart by the end of 2025 at the earliest, but …
The lower house of India’s parliament has passed the bill proposing a new legal framework for India’s nuclear sector – including clearing the way for private sector participation – and discussions have begun in the upper house. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 – or SHANTI, for short …
EDF EPR 2 Reactor Electricite de France SA raised its cost estimates for the six nuclear reactors it plans to build in its home country by 8% to €72.8 billion. The plan to build the new reactors is part of France’s effort to ensure long-term energy security as some of its existing units near their …