Holtec says it wants to build its first SMR-160 small modular reactors (SMRs) for a four-unit power plant in the USA and to establish a “supersize factory to manufacture SMR-160s”, saying that the “first mover state will become the leader in the emerging industry”. The application for the second part of the loan comes …
Sizewell C has moved a step closer to starting construction after the Government today gave planning consent for the new power station in Suffolk. The DCO application was submitted in May 2020 and sets out the range of measures the project will take to mitigate the effects of construction and maximise the benefits for local …
Kansai Electric Power Co. will resume generating and transmitting electricity at the No. 3 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant on July 26, the company announced on July 19. The company had said the timing of resuming operations was undecided after a regular inspection that started in March discovered damage to heating tubes at the nuclear reactor …
Unit 1 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant entered test operation on 15 July, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced. The unit – the first of four APR-1400 reactors at the site – is scheduled to enter commercial operation in September. The announcement came as the 2nd Vice Minister of …
On July 15, the Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kansai EP) restarted its Ohi-4 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 1,180MW), which had been undergoing a periodic inspection. Adjustment operations began two days later, and the unit will return to commercial service on August 12 following a final inspection by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan. On …
The French government on Tuesday outlined its plans to take full control of EDF, the highly indebted power utility that is to spearhead efforts to relaunch the country’s nuclear industry. The offer to minority shareholders will be priced at 12 euros per share, meaning the operation to fully nationalise the group will cost 9.7 billion …
A general view of the nuclear power plant, whose last unit will be shut down at the turn of the year, in Gundremmingen, Germany, December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lukas Barth Germany may extend the life of its three remaining nuclear power plants, the economy ministry said on Monday, as public support rises in the face of …
The three-unit Tihange plant (Image: Electrabel) The Belgian government has asked energy company Engie to see if it can extend the operating life of Tihange unit 2 until the end of the winter peak electricity season. “The government has asked the nuclear operator to prolong the functioning of Tihange 2 until the winter peak has …
John Gorman, president and chief executive of the Canadian Nuclear Association, says the oilsands is the biggest market for small modular reactors. An illustration of one of those reactors is shown here. (NuScale Power) The consortium Pathways Alliance is looking at small modular reactors to power the oil patch The pressing global need to slash emissions …
Workers pouring concrete into the reactor building’s foundation raft (Image: SNERDI) The first safety-related concrete has been poured for the nuclear island of unit 3 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant, the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI) has announced. It marks the official start of construction of the first of two CAP1000 …