UAE certifies second group of Emirati nuclear reactor operators

The second group of 38 multinational Senior Reactor Operators, SROs, and Reactor Operators, ROs, of the Nawah Energy Company, have been officially certified by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator. The total number of qualified operators has now reached 53, well above the 32 required to operate Unit 1 …

Energy is the new bridge in US-India relationship

With state-run Petronet LNG Ltd announcing its plans to invest in Tellurian Inc’s US Gulf Coast project, energy has cemented its place as the new bridge in the India-US bilateral relationship. Given that defence partnership was the cornerstone around New Delhi’s engagement with Washington, the LNG sourcing announcement and the CEO’s roundtable held during Indian …

S. Korean Gov’t to Revamps Nuclear Power Export Strategy

The South Korean government has decided to promote nuclear technology exports to revive the domestic nuclear power industry, which is having difficulty due to the nuclear phase-out policy. For starters, the focus of the nuclear export strategy will shift from construction of nuclear power plants overseas to the full cycle of nuclear power generation ranging …

Three Mile Island Generating Station Unit 1 Retires from Service After 45 Years

For the past 45 years, Three Mile Island Generating Station Unit 1 has been safely and reliably powering more than 830,000 homes and businesses with carbon-free energy. That legacy ended at noon today when operators took the TMI Unit 1 reactor offline for the final time, setting a site record of running 709 continuous days, …

Rössing Digs Deep To Implement Sap S/4hana In Record Time

Leading Namibian mine deploys powerful standalone ERP solution to improve visibility across organisation and unlock greater efficiencies in daily operations. Mining is an important pillar of the Namibian economy, contributing an estimated 12% to the country’s GDP in 2017. One of the jewels in the country’s resources crown is Rössing Uranium, one of the longest-operating …

CGN releases sustainable development report in France

CGN released a 2018 Global Sustainable Development Report in Paris, capital of France, on Sept 3 to detail its actions and contributions to economic, environmental, and societal sustainable development. It is the first time that a Chinese enterprise released a sustainable development report in France. More than 150 people, including Lu Shaye, Chinese ambassador to …

Duke Energy will seek to renew nuclear plant licenses to support its carbon reduction goals

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced today it will seek to renew the operating licenses of the 11 reactors it operates at six nuclear stations in the Carolinas for an additional 20 years. “Our nuclear power plants have safely and reliably provided electricity to our Carolinas customers for decades,” said Preston Gillespie, Duke Energy’s chief nuclear …