South Korea’s Kepco Engineering & Construction Company has signed an agreement with Czech engineering firm UJV Rez to strengthen their cooperation in nuclear power plant projects. Kepco E&C said it had already carried out many activities with UJV Rez, including hosting a nuclear technology exchange workshop. It said it hoped to establish more concrete cooperation with the Czech …
Nuclear power plants produced 61% of Ontario’s electricity in 2018 and remain a “substantial form of generation” while supporting system reliability, according to newly released data from the Canadian province’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Total electricity demand for the year was 137.4 TWh, which was in line with 2015 and 2016 figures but slightly …
Construction of China’s first nuclear power plant this year is scheduled to start in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, with work on unit 1 starting on June 30, according to a statement released on the website of the city’s ecological environment bureau. As each unit has an average construction period of 60 months and there will be …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), along with 16 countries, has developed a new tool to help build ‘roadmaps’ for nuclear power, identifying how countries can benefit from innovations in technology and infrastructure. Julian Turner assesses its role in influencing future energy decisions. Nuclear energy systems comprise complex physical and institutional infrastructure that span several …
There is increasing belief that businesses and organisations which are diverse in their makeup are likely to be successful. A report by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company indicated that diverse companies are 15 per cent likely to outperform competitors, which could add £150bn to the UK economy on an annual basis. Businesses that actively recruit, …
The Finnish Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) announced on Monday that the government may issue an operating permit for the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor through to the year 2038, even though the facility still faces unresolved safety issues . The facility is located on the island of Olkiluoto off the western coast of Finland and owned …
Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. Uranium-238 is the most common isotope which means it has the same chemical properties and atomic number but differs in mass. Isotopes have the same number of protons and electrons, but a different number of neutrons. Uranium-238 has 146 neutrons while Uranium-235 …
Seven out of 10 South Koreans voted in favor of using atomic power, a survey showed Wednesday, amid the Moon Jae-in government’s nuclear phase-out policy. The survey was conducted on 1,000 people aged over 19 to study public opinion on the government’s nuclear policy, the Korea Nuclear Society (KNS) said. The KNS said 35.5 percent …
THE UK’s Penultimate Power has agreed to form a joint venture with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to build a novel small modular reactor in the UK to provide power and process heat for heavy industry. The partners want to build a 10 MWe high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor in the North East of England, …
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Thursday outlined the government’s plan to build a number of nuclear reactors, saying the state should control construction so it can halt the expansion should power prices fail to support the project. The government expects to sign a contract with majority state-owned CEZ to build one or more new …
