This photo shows nuclear power units in Dukovany, a city located 170 kilometers southeast of the Czech Republic’s capital Prague. (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power) South Korea is looking for a solution to end a legal dispute between local nuclear power company Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power and US firm Westinghouse Electric Company “through various …
To generate power, the reactor follows a process similar to pressurized water reactors. apid energy generation with eco-friendly methods is the need of the hour as the world rushes to find better alternatives to fossil fuels. In this context, a company has come up with an innovative idea of setting up a nuclear reactor almost …
Kazatomprom has cut its uranium production guidance for 2025 by 5000 tU, citing uncertainties in sulphuric acid supply – but 2025 production is still expected to be higher than 2024. Announcing its half-year financial results today, the national atomic company’s CEO Meirzhan Yussupov said the company had demonstrated “robust financial results” for the six months …
At the end of December 2023, global operational nuclear power capacity was 371.5 GW(e), provided by 413 reactors in 31 countries. Source: IAEA While global nuclear power capacity has remained at a consistent level over the past decade, newly released data from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggests that more than two-thirds of the …
The mayor of a central Japan city that hosts part of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has indicated his willingness to greenlight the restart of its suspended reactors. “We have reached a stage where we can accept a possible request for reactivation,” Masahiro Sakurai, the mayor of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, said during a meeting Thursday …
The Draft Law on Amendments to the Energy Law introduces several new provisions, including the regulation of the balancing market and the possibility for end consumers to become active participants and enter into contracts with variable pricing. Nuclear energy will be used to generate electricity in Serbia and certification for installers of renewable energy facilities …
The United States has confirmed it is studying a request by Armenia to ink a deal that would allow Washington to transfer civil nuclear technology to Yerevan. That could pave the way for the United States to design and build a new nuclear power plant in Armenia to replace the country’s aging, Soviet-era facility in …
Russia’s draft master plan for the placement of power generation facilities by 2042 envisions the construction of eleven new nuclear power plants, both large and small, in addition to those currently existing and under construction. This draft plan was presented for public discussion on Tuesday, News.Az reports citing Russian media. According to the attached documents, …
China’s State Council has approved five nuclear power projects – Xuwei Phase I, Lufeng Phase I, Zhaoyuan Phase I, San’ao Phase II and Bailong Phase I – with a total of 11 reactors. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant in Jiangsu project will be “the world’s first to couple …
A new heat exchanger set designed to meet projected increases in the temperature of Lake Michigan will be installed within the next 12 months to support the repowering of the Michigan plant. Palisades draws its cooling water from the lake, but global warming means that the lake’s bulk temperature – like the rest of the …
