A study that began in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has finished its third and final phase. The study provides important insight that will not only extend the life of the United States’ fleet of nuclear power plants but also provides an example of a …
The UK Government’s new Energy Security Strategy has given fresh hope to developing a nuclear power station at Wylfa on Anglesey. New nuclear was a prominent factor in the strategy and a new government body, Great British Nuclear, will be set up immediately to bring forward new projects as soon as possible this decade, including …
U.S. Department of Energy ARDP Contracting Finalized; On Track to Deliver TRISO Fuel for Testing (LYNCHBURG, Va. – April 11, 2022) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) is proceeding apace to deliver microreactors to commercial power and industrial customers in cooperation with Idaho National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The company’s BANR (BWXT Advanced Nuclear …
Russia’s state-owned nuclear power supplier Rosatom and its Finnish unit RAOS Project will proceed with a planned nuclear plant in Finland, RAOS said on Monday, despite uncertainty over government permits since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Rosatom and RAOS Project continue fulfilling their obligations under signed agreements and contracts relating to the Hanhikivi 1 project,” RAOS …
Westinghouse Electric Company signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with nine companies in the Czech Republic. The MOUs signed cover cooperation on the potential deployment of an AP1000® plant for the Dukovany 5 project as well as other potential AP1000 projects in Central Europe. These MOUs add to the seven agreements signed with local companies in …
Bipartisan legislation will promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of civil nuclear energy by reducing China and Russia’s influence on other nations’ civil nuclear energy programs U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the International …
Up to eight more nuclear reactors could be approved on existing sites as part of the UK’s new energy strategy. The strategy, which aims to boost UK energy independence and tackle rising prices, also includes plans to increase wind, hydrogen and solar production. But experts have called for a bigger focus on energy efficiency and …
Today, as part of Ontario’s hydrogen strategy, Bruce Power is announcing plans to explore opportunities to leverage optimized site output for potential hydrogen production in partnership with companies within the Clean Energy Frontier region. “Through our Life-Extension Program we are providing Ontario residents and businesses with a long-term supply of clean, reliable electricity and life-saving …
Call for a special UN tribunal for war crimes in Ukraine Step up delivery of weapons to allow Ukraine to defend itself Use of weapons of mass destruction by Russia would be met with severest consequences Parliament expresses indignation over reported atrocities by the Russian armed forces and demands that perpetrators of war crimes be …
A site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee has been selected as the site for the USA’s first commercial high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)-based fuel fabrication facility. Construction of the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility, or TF3, is to begin this year, with commissioning and start-up as soon as 2025. Xe-100 developer X-energy announced on 4 April that its …
