The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) hosted an expert panel last week to discuss the opportunities and the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the industry – part of our pledge to embrace innovation. The event was organised jointly with the Advanced Nuclear Skills and Innovation Campus (ANSIC), who are based at National Nuclear Laboratory …
Two small tsunami waves hit the coast after the 7.3 earthquake. Millions were without power. Three hours after the quake there were no reports of casualties and the extent of the damage was unclear. Here’s what you need to know: A powerful earthquake strikes Off the coast of Japan. Japan says it has so …
The Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed developing nuclear energy on a small scale post 2030 in its latest version of the draft Vietnam Power Development Plan from 2021–2030 (PDP8) with a vision towards 2045. The move aims to support Vietnam’s efforts to achieve zero-net emissions by 2050, as nuclear power is …
Boris Johnson said ‘now is the time to make a series of big new bets on nuclear’ The Prime Minister said that the UK must end its ‘addiction’ to Russian oil and gas He also signalled Government will boost domestic North Sea energy production Boris Johnson said the UK must make ‘big new bets’ on developing …
The government wants to repurpose South Africa’s coal fleet towards nuclear energy as part of a move away from harmful fossil fuels over the next 30 years. The proposal is included in the government’s national infrastructure plan 2050 which was published by public works and Infrastructure minister Patricia De Lille on Friday (11 March). “Reliance …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved a major milestone with the despatch of its 42nd Nuclear Steam Generator to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The steam generator, to be installed for a 700 MWe unit at NPCIL’s Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), was flagged off from BHEL’s Trichy plant in the …
Unit 3 of Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear power plant was connected to the national grid on 12 March and has started supplying electricity, operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced. The 1600 MWe EPR is scheduled to enter regular electricity production in July. Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) attained first criticality on 21 December, after which its power output …
If the project starts this year, the reactor will begin operating between 2028 and 2030, he predicted. [EPA-EFE/KAY NIETFELD] The Bulgarian government will try to build at least one nuclear reactor at the functioning Kozloduy nuclear power plant on the banks of the Danube. “The Ministry of Energy has started a study for the rapid …
March 11, 2011 was a sobering day for the world when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a massive tsunami that destroyed 430 miles of coastline and killed nearly 16,000 people. The tsunami led to a total loss of power at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and caused fuel melting in three of …
Hazira (Surat, Gujarat), March 10, 2022: The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro, flagged-off the fourth Steam Generator (SG) for NPCIL’s indigenously designed 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) to be set up at Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in Fatehabad district of Haryana. The ceremony took place at L&T’s state-of-the-art Heavy Engineering Complex …
