Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a “moon shot” goal to ramp up nuclear energy. He’s aiming at Southwest Virginia, saying it “has an extraordinary workforce in the energy world.” Youngkin’s 2022 Virginia Energy Plan includes several recommendations in energy innovation. “Southwest Virginia has always been, and always will be about energy,” said Will Payne, director of Invest …
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), has successfully connected Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the UAE grid and is dispatching its …
Hitachi also targeting small modular reactors in the UK together with GE After Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in late August, ordered the development and construction of new nuclear power plants, Japan’s nuclear power plant builders are quickly following up with new and safer reactors. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on September 29 announced the conceptual design …
UK industry is uniquely placed to help allies replace use of Russian nuclear fuel The Government must back urgent investment in UK nuclear capability to cut Russian civil nuclear leverage over our allies, according to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy paper, “Resisting Russia’s Energy War: UK Nuclear Investment for Allied Energy Security”. Nuclear …
Prime Minister Liz Truss and President Emmanuel Macron met in the margins of the first Summit of the European Political Community in Prague. They underlined their determination to provide all necessary support to Ukraine for as long as it takes to restore Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, to resist Russian aggression, and to hold Russia …
Belgium’s Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to postpone the termination of nuclear energy generation from 2015 to 2025. More specifically, the text endorses the decision to extend the operation of the Doel 1 and Doel 2 nuclear reactors, a decision taken in 2014, but cancelled by the Constitutional Court because certain requirements were not …
The groundbreaking ceremony at Seibersdorf (Image Dean Calma / IAEA) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Seibersdorf facility near Vienna to mark the start of construction on a new nuclear applications laboratories building. The new building will house three laboratories: Plant Breeding and Genetics (PBGL), Terrestrial Environment and …
Governor Youngkin launching the 2022 Virginia Energy Plan at electrical equipment manufacturer Delta Star Inc’s Lynchburg facility (Image: Governor of Virginia / YouTube) The 2022 Virginia Energy Plan, announced by Governor Glenn Youngkin, calls for a nuclear innovation hub to be established in the state and for a commercial small modular reactor to be deployed in …
The head of Japan’s nuclear regulator said Wednesday a rule that limits the operating life of nuclear power plants to a maximum of 60 years is expected to be removed from the country’s regulations. The possible change is in line with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s goal of extending the lifespan to reduce carbon emissions and …
Duke Energy’s capital investment and energy transition plans call for $145 billion in spending over the next decade, with costs up by $10 billion over the company’s previous ten year plan, according to an announcement released Tuesday. Some 85% of the spending will go toward grid modernization and to the company’s transition toward decarbonized generation, according to …