The U.K. government is considering taking an equity stake in new nuclear stations as part of the financing measures being put forward to try to get at least one more project built. The U.K. Treasury is looking at having “a portion of equity from the government being invested” as a way of backing nuclear energy, …
The U.S. nuclear energy sector may be struggling to hold its own in the generation mix, but those plants are once again proving to be the most productive in the nation. A recent federal Energy Information Administration report showed that nine of the 10 highest-generating power plants in the U.S. last year were nuclear. The …
US President Donald Trump has declared a “national emergency” to deal with the threat to the USA’s security, foreign policy and economy from its “undue reliance” on supplies of critical minerals from “foreign adversaries”. The country must also expand and strengthen domestic mining and processing capacity for all minerals to guard against the possibility of …
Nuclear power must have a seat at the table in global discussions over energy policies to curb emissions and meet climate goals, as technical and scientific advances open the door to better economics and greater public acceptance of this low carbon source of energy. These are some of the conclusions of this year’s IAEA Scientific …
The first of Koeberg nuclear power station’s long-awaited six new replacement steam generators arrived at the plant yesterday. This is a culmination of exceptional teamwork and collaboration, heralding a key milestone for Africa’s only nuclear power station. The steam generators weigh approximately 380 tons each and are about 20 metres long, and the first three …
Fuel assembly loading activities at Fuqing nuclear power plant, China’s first nuclear facility using Hualong One technology－a domestically developed third-generation reactor design－are expected to accelerate China’s nuclear power construction despite the impact of COVID-19, said insiders. China National Nuclear Corp recently announced that it has begun to load fuel at the No 5 nuclear power …
A partnership with Poland in the development of nuclear energy will be an additional area of close and effective cooperation between the US and Poland, wrote US ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher on Twitter on Tuesday. In her tweet on Tuesday, Mosbacher wrote: “The U.S. is looking forward to our partnership with Poland on advancing …
Energy production and procurement are paramount concerns in most countries, and the US is no exception. And even though many new and long-term issues are taking center stage ahead of November’s election, energy remains an area of particular importance. Currently, 38 percent of America’s electricity is generated using natural gas, and an additional 23 percent …
Brussels’ wish for a relatively rapid decommissioning of the coal-fired power plants of European Union Member States has the potential to create huge imbalances in Bulgaria’s electricity system, writes Borislav Boev, a PhD student at D A Tsenov Academy of Economics. “Over the last few years. the EU has made significant efforts to develop energy …
Unplanned nuclear outages in South Korea have increased the country’s reliance on coal and gas-fired power generation this month, but the potential return of capacity in early October and a less onerous reactor maintenance schedule is set to curb fossil fuel demand in the near term. Five South Korean nuclear reactors with combined capacity of …
