A ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of the installation – ahead of schedule – of the core catcher in the second unit at Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear power plant. The installation of the core catcher – or melt trap – was one of the construction targets for 2024 so its installation is …
The pressurised water reactor was synchronised to the South African energy grid on 18 November after nearly a year offline for the replacement of the plant’s three original steam generators, a prerequisite for the long-term operation of the plant. Completion of the longest outage in the plant’s history is a “huge milestone” in its generational …
Korea Electric Power Corp. CEO Kim Dong-cheol, sixth from left, poses with field workers at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Thursday (local time). Courtesy of Korea Electric Power Corp. Company chief inspects Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) CEO Kim Dong-cheol visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy …
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station restart, a key toward the dual goals of energy security and decarbonization is now strengthening counterterrorism measures. (Captured on November 6 in Kariwa Village, Niigata Prefecture. (© Sankei by Aya Yonezawa) Tokyo Electric Power Holdings is accelerating preparations for the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture. In the face …
Once all four units enter full operations, the UAE will be getting 25 per cent of its electricity from a clean, nuclear energy source The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) granted the operating licence for the fourth and final reactor of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in Al Dhafra region of …
The USA and the Philippines have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement – known as a 123 Agreement – that will allow the transfer of nuclear energy-related materials and components between the two countries. Formal cooperation agreements are required between countries that want to trade nuclear power goods and services, and those involving the USA …
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy report, Made in Britain: The Pathway to a Nuclear Renaissance, says multiple small modular reactor (SMR) units should be ordered to justify firms’ investment in UK production facilities – and calls for Wylfa in North Wales to be backed within the next year as the next large-scale plant. The …
Foreign companies that sell mini nuclear reactors to Britain should be forced to use local suppliers to build them here in a boost for industry, a group of MPs has said. A report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on nuclear energy today urges the Government to require developers to use domestic supply chains when building small …
Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil, just signed the contract with EDF to carry out the main civil engineering works for the first pair of EPR2-type nuclear power plants on the site of Penly. The contract has a value greater than 4 billion euros. The tender of this contract began in 2019. The contract …
The termination of the project that had been expected to be the first operational NuScale SMR reactor was “very disappointing” but the company remains bullish about the future, according to the company’s CEO. Speaking in a special update to the 2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo, hosted by the American Nuclear Society (ANS), John Hopkins said the mutual …
