The European Commission yesterday unveiled its plan for at least EUR1 trillion (USD1.1 trillion) in sustainable investments over the next decade. The European Green Deal Investment Plan (EGDIP) is the investment pillar of the Green Deal, which aims to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050. In December last year, all member states agreed to green …
4 of 6 nuclear reactors would operate for an extra year if regulator approves plan. The timetable for decommissioning the half century-old Pickering nuclear generating station stands to shift if a new plan from Ontario Power Generation gets approved by Canada’s nuclear regulator. The plan would see four of Pickering’s six nuclear reactors operate for an …
The share of nuclear power plants in the power balance of Russia had increased up to 19.04% in 2019 (compared to 18.7% in 2018). The share of nuclear power plants in the Unified Energy System of Russia, excluding the output of the Bilibino NPP, which operates in an isolated environment, has reached the value of …
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi and EEAS Secretary General Helga Schmid attend a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2019. (Reuters) France, Britain and Germany confirmed on Tuesday that they had triggered the dispute mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal given its ongoing violations, but said they were …
Billionaires and leading researchers in the United States are developing next-generation nuclear reactors that are small, reputedly safe and suitable to modern power grids. They could be part of the climate change solution. The core of the reactor will be almost entirely filled with nuclear waste, which is a great way of disposing of it. …
Back in 2011, Germany decided that it was done with nuclear power. The Fukushima Daiichi plant had just melted down in Japan, and the threat of disaster seemed overwhelming. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, which had intended to keep Germany’s plants open, did an about face and voted to shut down all of the country’s 17 …
NuScale Power has made its first submittals to Canada’s nuclear regulator for a pre-licensing vendor design review (VDR) for its small modular reactor (SMR) design. The reactor is also undergoing a design certification review in the USA where the company plans to bring a plant into production and operation by 2026. The NuScale SMR design features a …
After successfully running a beta version, Russian nuclear utility Rosenergoatom (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom) has launched a unique digital sales support service. The so-called “technical documentation e-shop” provides access to all necessary regulatory and technical documentation to operate Russian-designed nuclear power plants. Organisations, from a computer or a phone, can quickly and conveniently …
India has become the 35th country to join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Response and Assistance Network (RANET), a group of states which offer assistance to mitigate the consequences of nuclear or radiological emergencies. Through RANET, states can register their emergency preparedness and response capabilities, including support for radiation measurements, medical advice or treatment, …
Uzbekistan has signed contracts on uranium supply to Japan for over $1 billion, Kun.uz reports. The contracts were signed during the visit of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Japan in December 2019. The biggest deal for $636.4 million was reached with Itochu. The deal for $510 million was signed with Marubeni. The Navoi mining …
