How a completed plant could look (Image: Rosatom/Telegram) Nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has granted a licence to build the country’s first land-based small modular reactor (SMR), in the Republic of Sakha (also known as Yakutia) in Russia’s Arctic north. Rosatom’s SMR is a water-cooled RITM-200N reactor that has been adapted from the RITM-200 series used to …
After touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, had a message — the United States needs more Vogtles. “I’ll go back to Washington with Rick and we’ll share with our colleagues on Energy …
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. PHOTO BY VERONICA HENRI /Postmedia file Trudeau says country is prioritizing reducing dependency on oil and gas in the coming decades Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is “very serious” about reviving nuclear energy production to lower the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. The prime minister made the comments in response to …
With the European Commission having started work on the 11th Russia sanctions package since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia hardliners are reviving pressure to target the country’s nuclear industry. As the EU this week started preparing the next sanction package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s ambassadors are set to meet with European Commission officials …
The nuclear market will be able to respond as it transitions away from the oversupply of recent years – but decisions to increase capacity in the front-end of the fuel cycle will need to be taken soon, according to speakers at World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2023 (WNFC 2023). Mandeep Ludu, head of WMC Energy’s Nuclear Fuel Group, …
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Alberta to collaborate on the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology – including the Korean-designed SMART reactor – in the Canadian province. The MoU was signed on 19 April by KAERI President Joo Han-Gyu, Alberta Minister of …
Funding offers of $93m have been received to support extended operation of unit 1 of Argentina’s Atucha NPP by 20-25 years. The funds will also help to finance construction of a second dry storage facility for used fuel at plant site. Argentina’s nuclear utility Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) said the second tranche of the NASA …
Members of Congress voiced concerns about nuclear waste and were warned that plants and reactors aren’t being built fast enough to slow climate change. Members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Tuesday pledged bipartisan support for the development of nuclear energy, while questioning the difficulty in disposing of spent fuel and the time …
A bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would ensure that nuclear energy is part of the state’s plans for cutting greenhouse gases. “Nuclear is going to play, have to play, absent some revolutionary innovation in the field of energy, a major role for us to achieve a carbon-free grid,” said Sen. Paul Newton (R-Cabarrus). …
SIZEWELL C, in the UK, is developing plans to demonstrate how heat from a nuclear plant could be used to power direct air capture (DAC) technology to suck CO2 emissions from the atmosphere. Sizewell C and ports operator Associated British Ports plan to lease land at Lowestoft port where they will build a demonstrator for …
