The start of a much-delayed nuclear plant in Finland has helped bring down electricity prices by more than 75 per cent in the Nordic country. The Olkiluoto 3 (OL3), Europe’s first new nuclear plant in 16 years, began operating in April and is capable of meeting up to 15 per cent of the country’s power demand. Nuclear made …
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for unit 3 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province has successfully completed hydrostatic testing in Russia. The two VVER-1200 reactors that form phase two of the plant – units 3 and 4 – are scheduled to be commissioned in 2027-2028. The hydrostatic test is a comprehensive …
Already home to groundbreaking innovation, the site at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River, Ont. was announced Thursday as the site for the world’s first micro-modular reactor. Developed by Global First Power (GFP), the micro-modular reactor is a nuclear-based power source touted as the future of green energy. “One of these reactors that can …
The world’s second-biggest producer of enriched uranium, the key element used to fuel nuclear reactors, said orders are surging following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed interest in atomic energy as a solution to climate change. Urenco Ltd.’s long-term orders rose more than 10% over the past three months, extending last year’s 24% jump, Chief …
There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The report is a collaborative effort by the non-governmental organisations ClearPath, Third Way, Potential Energy Coalition and RePlanet. The large-scale online survey questioned 13,500 members of the general public in eight countries – France, Germany, Japan, …
Private power generation company GS Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, to consider the use of NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology to provide heat and power to the planned Uljin Nuclear Hydrogen National Industrial Complex. Under the MoU – signed on 4 …
The Italian parliament on Tuesday backed the government’s plan to include nuclear in the country’s energy mix as part of its decarbonisation efforts after abandoning its nuclear programme nearly four decades ago. “We will now discuss with our European partners and evaluate, with the utmost attention, how to include it in the national energy mix …
Westinghouse launched the AP300™ SMR on May 4. It is the only SMR based on deployed, operating & advanced reactor technology. Key Document Outlines Path Forward Toward Design Certification Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the submission of its pre-application Regulatory Engagement Plan with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the game-changing AP300™ small modular …
Bangladesh and Russia yesterday signed a protocol that clears the way for procurement of nuclear fuel for the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant. The nuclear fuel will be supplied by global market leader TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom. The first shipment from TVEL, which controls …
There’s a push for small modular reactors to help with baseload electricity needs There are a lot of options in energy for Canada — hydro, wind, solar, biomass, natural gas, geothermal … the list goes on. As we work to decarbonize our electricity sources, there is growing interest in nuclear power. Nuclear power has a …
