China has the upper hand in the battle for nuclear fuel but is on the hunt for more. China’s energy ambitions are setting off a new nuclear race with the U.S. and other major economies — this time to secure enough uranium to power its growing roster of reactors. A model of China National Nuclear …
Family picnics in the 1940s and 1950s in western Colorado might have resulted in more than ants marching over a worn checkered tablecloth. On the arid sandstone outcrops, in fine grains and veinlets, in greenish-yellow or a sooty black, lay the United States’ hope for Cold War dominance: uranium. Seventy-five years on, some Coloradans still …
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the plan as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency. Italy’s government on Friday adopted a law paving the way for a return to nuclear energy almost 40 years after it was banned by referendum, in what Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency. …
Constellation Energy’s ambitious plan to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 as the Crane Clean Energy Center (CEC) is proceeding ahead of schedule, shooting for a 2028 start date, despite a new report that suggests Microsoft may be re-evaluating its data center strategy. Just five months after Constellation announced a landmark 20-year power purchase agreement …
A rightward shift in German politics may not have been decisive enough to have a major effect on energy and climate policies. The center-right Christian Democratic Union won the general election on Sunday with promises to restrict immigration, reduce taxes and make energy more affordable. The party, whose leader, Friedrich Merz, is poised to become …
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says it’s critical that the nation be out in front when it comes to artificial intelligence, and that means having reliable and affordable sources of electricity to meet the growing demands of the technology sector. Wright made the comments Tuesday before touring Sandia National Laboratories. On Monday, he visited Los Alamos National …
The construction of a new reactor forming part of a nuclear power project in the city of Lufeng in south China’s Guangdong Province began on Monday, according to China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). Adopting CAP1000, a third-generation pressurized water reactor design, the construction of the No. 1 reactor will incorporate modular construction, digital building …
HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) is developing a project for a container vessel utilizing small modular reactor technology. A year ago it started joint research with United States–based startup TerraPower on next generation SMRs. The maritime transportation industry is designing solutions for a clean energy transition. Among them is a vision by HD Korea Shipbuilding …
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the German election Sunday and is on track to take the reins of the EU’s largest economy. It’s not yet clear exactly what the new German government will look like — or how far Merz will be able to reshape German politics as he sees fit. It’s likely to be …
Workers at Doosan Enerbility’s casting and forging plant in Changwon, South Korea, manufacture components for NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) in May 2023./Doosan Enerbility South Korea finalized its 11th Basic Plan for Long-Term Electricity Supply and Demand on Feb. 19, outlining energy supply and generation strategies for 2024 through 2038. Released every two years, …
