But head of Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation says it has yet to receive new proposals The UAE’s nuclear regulator said on Wednesday it is prepared for future capacity additions and ready to adopt new technologies to help meet rising electricity demand from data centres, but no formal expansion proposal has been submitted. “We are aware of …
Theme: Politics We are now in the cycle of extending the Metsamor nuclear power plant’s operating period until 2036, after which another phase; it is assumed, will be possible to extend the Metsamor nuclear power plant’s operation for another ten years. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this during Wednesday’s question-and-answer session with the government in the …
Cold functional tests have been completed at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province, China National Nuclear Corporation has announced. Such tests are carried out to confirm whether components and systems important to safety are properly installed and ready to operate in a cold condition. The main purpose of cold …
The outer dome of the double-layered containment building of unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant has been installed, while the inner dome of unit 1 at the Xudabao plant has also been hoisted into place. State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) said the outer steel dome of the nuclear island of unit 4 of the …
Landslide election win strengthens push to link decarbonisation with economic security, boosting nuclear, domestic clean tech and state-led industrial strategy while keeping climate targets intact. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide election victory has handed her government unprecedented power to reshape the country’s energy transition, potentially accelerating nuclear expansion while tightening the link between climate policy …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an adjudicatory hearing for Duke Energy Carolinas Early Site Permit application for the Belews Creek site in North Carolina. The notice covers petitions to intervene in such a hearing. Petitions must be filed by April 10, by anyone whose interest …
Building local talent in nuclear energy is one area that a newly set-up office at the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is focusing on, to better prepare Singapore for the deployment of nuclear energy if it decides to do so. “We can’t rely on foreign partners forever,” said Mr Darryl Chan, director of the newly formed …
Operators carry out reactor startup operations in the central control room of Unit 6 at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 21. Japan yesterday switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a …
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has poured the first concrete for the foundation of the fifth reactor at Hungary’s nuclear power plant Paks, marking the official start of construction on the Paks 2 project. Paks 2 is planned to have two reactors, of 1.2 GW each, significantly boosting Hungary’s energy independence. The first concrete pouring …
Berkeley Energia Limited (Berkeley) advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Berkeley Exploration Limited (BEL or the Company), has filed a Memorial of Claim at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington, D.C. in the Company’s ongoing international arbitration proceedings against the Kingdom of Spain (Spain). As previously announced, the Company referred its investment dispute with Spain to arbitration at ICSID where BEL alleges that Spain’s actions against its Spanish …