Japan will move forward with the safe restart of nuclear power plants and include strict examinations in its nuclear regulatory oversight, the final draft of its annual economic policy outline seen by Reuters showed. The government aims to speed up decarbonisation and improve energy self-sufficiency, and the use of power sources with a high decarbonisation …
Australians want to explore the option of nuclear power plants to help reduce the soaring cost of energy, according to a new survey, that found even Greens voters were backing the idea Survey shows that most Australians are open to having nuclear power plants Coalition voters are the most in favour but even Greens and …
The governor of a prefecture in western Japan has made clear his intention to agree to the restart of a reactor at a nuclear power plant in the prefectural capital. Shimane Governor Maruyama Tatsuya told a prefectural assembly meeting on Thursday that he would give the nod to bringing back online the No.2 reactor at …
The government of Saudi Arabia sent an inquiry last week on the construction of two 1.4 GW nuclear power plants. The inquiry was sent to South Korea, France, China and Russia and the project size is estimated at 12 trillion won. According to industry sources, the Saudi government sent it to South Korea because the …
The government will spend 399.2 billion won ($321 million) over the next six years to foster small modular reactor (SMR) businesses. The plan to develop the country’s new growth driver has gained serious traction after passing the government’s feasibility test which is required for large, long-term state-run projects, the science and industry ministries said Wednesday.SMRs …
The meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011 essentially put the nail in the coffin of the construction of big nuclear power plants with similar technologies in the U.S., according to nuclear proponents and watchdogs. That disaster, along with earlier accidents, ongoing delays and cost overruns at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia, …
Ukraine’s Energoatom has taken a UAH1.5 billion (USD51 million) loan from Ukrgasbank to buy more nuclear fuel from Westinghouse. It follows the energy giant’s decision to stop using Russian fuel earlier this year. In a statement Energoatom said “the borrowed funds will increase the purchase of American fuel and ensure the efficient operation of Ukrainian …
A Wisconsin utility executive is stepping up his sales job for the idea of adding a new nuclear power plant in the state. The proposal has supporters and critics. The two reactors at the Point Beach nuclear plant north of Manitowoc continue to generate electricity, including for We Energies customers. There’s even a controversial proposal to keep …
The governor of Japan’s Niigata prefecture easily defeated his anti-nuclear opponent in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, a result that could embolden members of the ruling party who are pushing for the country’s largely idled nuclear energy plants to be revived. Hideyo Hanazumi, who was backed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling …
NuScale Power Corp’s (SMR.N) design for a new kind of nuclear reactor is adequate to protect the project from damage by earthquakes, staff at the U.S. nuclear power regulator said in documents seen by Reuters on Friday. Last month, Reuters reported that Dan Dorman, the NRC’s executive director for operations, ordered agency staff to document their evaluation …
