There is no doubt nuclear energy can help in the transition to a low carbon economy; however, the issue remains a divisive topic for countries across Europe. This has been enough to put ETF issuers and index providers off so far, but could we see a change in mentality? The struggle to reach a common …
NuScale Power, LLC (“NuScale”) has entered into a business combination agreement with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: SV) The combined company, which will be named NuScale Power Corporation, will have an estimated pro-forma enterprise value of approximately $1.9 billion and will be listed under the ticker symbol “SMR” upon closing Transaction includes a $181 million …
U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel The development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of …
China National Nuclear Corp’s (CNNC) Fuqing nuclear power plant in East China’s Fujian Province, the country’s second nuclear unit using Hualong One technology, a domestically developed third-generation reactor design, reached criticality for the first time on Saturday, marking its official entry into operation and an important step toward commissioning. Experts said that the unit will …
Former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley has said that the case for nuclear power “has to be made with conviction and confidence and with some urgency”. Lord Wigley said that he was speaking in a personal capacity. His party said in its 2019 General Election manifesto that it “opposes the development of new sites for …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge of a soon-to-be-published list of sustainable investments amid controversy around the possible classification of fossil gas and nuclear energy as “green” or “transitional” activities under certain conditions, according to several sources familiar with the process. The European Union is moving closer to integrating nuclear power …
Visit was part of statewide tour to promote historic climate investments contained in the bipartisan infrastructure law and Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda Exelon Corp. (Nasdaq: EXC) hosted U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on a tour of Exelon’s Braidwood Generating Station in Will County to highlight the economic and environmental benefits of …
The inner dome of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant’s first unit is installed in China’s Fujian province. Units 1 and 2 are set to operate in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Marking a construction milestone for the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, the inner dome of the facility’s first reactor unit was recently …
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) was recently held in Glasgow, Scotland, at which the Glasgow Climate Pact was adopted in an effort to keep the rise in mean global temperatures to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. It demonstrated the need to …
No government that really regarded climate change as its top energy priority would close nuclear plants before the end of their useful lives. By David Frum In Germany and here in the United States, politicians who want to be seen as environmentalists are increasing greenhouse-gas emissions by forcing the premature closing of serviceable nuclear-power plants. You …
