Some countries are introducing nuclear power for the first time; others are expanding their fleet. This will be one of the topics on the agenda of the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st century. This article sheds light on China as the fastest expanding nuclear power producer in the world. It has 38 …
The South Korean government has decided to gradually reduce the number of nuclear reactors to 14 by 2038. It will cancel plans to build a further six new nuclear reactors, will not allow lifespan extension for 14 aged reactors, and will close Wolsong-1 earlier than scheduled. Paik Un-gyu, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, announced …
The main construction work of the Rooppur nuclear power plant on the banks of the river Padma has been delayed for the third time. It had been rescheduled to begin this month. Project director of Rooppur nuclear power plant Shawkat Akbar informed to reporters of the matter after a meeting at the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction …
An important report assessing the viability of new “mini” nuclear power plants for the UK to be published this week is expected to give the green light to develop designs proposed by a British consortium led by Rolls-Royce. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is set to issue a study which formally …
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday the government will continue to phase out nuclear-generated electricity, following a public opinion survey that dealt a blow to his plans to do so. “We will completely stop all plans for the construction of new nuclear reactors like the government previously stated,” Moon said …
Azarga Uranium Corp. has received notice that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (the ASLB) has issued a memorandum and order pertaining to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC) summary disposition motion to resolve the remaining two contentions from the ASLB’s April 30, 2015, partial initial decision for the company’s Dewey Burdock in-situ …
MOSCOW, October 20 – Rosatom has obtained the first license on construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, Russia’s nuclear corporation reported Friday. “The limited construction permit allows to launch construction and assembly operations at all sites of the nuclear power plant, excluding the buildings and facilities that are …
AKIPRESS.COM – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussed the issue of supplying Uzbek uranium to India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, The Economic Times reports. India is holding talks on the purchase of uranium for its nuclear power plant, the report said. “Uzbekistan, the seventh biggest …
Peninsula Energy, the Australian company bankrolling the Karoo uranium mining venture, has announced it is pulling out. Peninsula had been seeking through its South African partners Tasman Pacific Minerals, Beaufort West Minerals, Lukisa JV Company and Tasman Mmakau JV Company to launch three uranium mines between Beaufort West and Aberdeen: Rhyst Kuil and Kwaggas Fontein …
