McDonald of Georgia’s Public Service Commission speaks at Chamber of Commerce lunch The nation’s two newest nuclear reactors are expected to be up and running in the near future, a member of Georgia’s Public Service Commission said. Lauren “Bubba” Mc-Donald also called units 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle, just outside of Waynesboro, the biggest …
The power generation facility at Borssele, Zeeland includes nuclear, coal, and biomass power plants (photo: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed / Wikimedia Commons) – Credit: The power generation facility at Borssele, Zeeland includes nuclear, coal, and biomass power plants (photo: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed / Wikimedia Commons) The Cabinet wants to build two nuclear power plants …
Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s. (EDU II), a wholly owned subsidiary of ČEZ, has received bids from three bidders for the construction of a new nuclear power source in Dukovany. US-Canadian Westinghouse, French EdF and Korean KHNP had until today to submit their bids. EDU II will now analyze the bids and then negotiate with the bidders. …
Kansai Electric Power’s Mihama plant is seen as a prime candidate for a new reactor, with two of its three existing ones slated for decommissioning. (Photo by Maho Obata) Government tries to balance energy stability with emissions-cutting goal Japan will study replacing old nuclear power plants with modern, safer ones, according to a draft policy …
EDF’s plant gets designation under regulated asset base model Private investment is key hurdle for ambitious atomic plans The UK’s long-planned Sizewell C nuclear station took another step forward when the government approved its eligibility for a state-backed financing mechanism. Business Minister Grant Shapps designated Electricite de France SA’s power plant under the regulated asset base …
Kansai Electric Power Co’s Ohi nuclear power plant (from R-L) No.1, No. 2. No. 3 and No. 4 reactors are seen in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Issei Kato Kansai Electric Power Co said on Friday that it will seek regulatory approval to extend the life of its Takahama No. 3 and 4 nuclear …
Close view of the Angra 3 nuclear plant (© Disclosure Eletronuclear) A consortium led by Tractebel has just finalized the first stage of the project that will enable to resume the construction of the Angra 3 nuclear power plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The reactor will help secure energy supply in the country by …
The agreement was signed by NCBJ Krzysztof Kurek and JAEA President Koguchi Masanori in Tokyo on 22 November (Image: JAEA) A new agreement between the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Polish National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) has added the basic design of a research reactor to their ongoing collaborative R&D on high-temperature gas-cooled …
Japan has increased its reliance on renewables and nuclear power as it tries to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the government’s report on energy supply and demand in fiscal 2021 showed Tuesday. But carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels for electricity generation and other purposes rose 1.2% to 980 million tons …
The Philippines will have to wait 10 years to see a working nuclear power plant, a top official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said Tuesday. “If we do it the regular way. You have to have siting, you have feasibility studies, then you have to develop the siting to make sure it’s durable enough …