The construction and operation of four small modular reactors (SMRs) by Ontario Power Generation at its Darlington site will contribute about CAD15.3 billion (USD11.2 billion) to Canada’s GDP, including CAD13.7 billion to Ontario’s GDP, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada. The units will create and sustain 2000 jobs each year in …
The board of directors of Orano has approved an investment of some EUR1.7 billion (USD1.8 billion) to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II (GB-II) uranium enrichment plant at the Tricastin site in southern France by more than 30%. The project consists of building a further four modules identical to the 14 existing …
The large increase in proposed new nuclear energy projects has led the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) to establish a pre-licensing system based on the approach used by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The need for the new regulations, which were agreed at a meeting on Thursday, was the result of the large …
Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday his government will not rule out the use of nuclear power provided that the technology’s safety issues are resolved. “In the future, if new technology can resolve nuclear energy safety issues and the problem relating to nuclear waste, I believe [Taiwanese] society will accept …
Slovenia will push forward with plans to build its second nuclear power plant, its largest and most expensive infrastructure project to date, as it aims to phase out coal by 2033. “It won’t come cheap,” Dejan Paravan, Chief Executive Officer GEN energija doo., said in an interview. Initial estimates from 2006 put the project cost …
Bruce Power announced it is launching an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to “further understand nuclear technologies that could help meet growing demand for clean electricity and advance decarbonisation efforts in Ontario”. In July, the provincial government said it was starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce …
It has been six months since the regular electricity production of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit started. Actually, it’s been a bit more than six months, as OL3 began regular electricity production on April 16. OL3 has been supplying electricity to the national grid for even longer. A significant date in history is …
European Union countries’ energy ministers struck a deal to reform power market subsidies, Spain’s energy minister said on Tuesday, defusing a stand-off between France and Germany over the future competitiveness of industrial sectors. The European Commission proposed changes to the EU’s electricity market in March after EU power prices soared to record levels last year …
EU energy ministers in Luxembourg aim for deal Tuesday Electricity industry urges deal to scale up renewable power Germany rejected the latest proposal to overhaul the European Union’s power market over fears that France could use it to unfairly benefit its nuclear industry and undercut prices across the bloc. Time is running out for the …
From our homes to our businesses to our workplaces, electricity powers our lives and our economy. Building a clean, reliable and affordable electricity grid is a crucial economic and environmental pursuit. The private sector is increasingly prioritizing access to clean electricity to stay competitive and to seize new economic opportunities, including in the emerging and …
