China’s first CAP1400 begins supplying power

The first of two demonstration Guohe One (CAP1400) reactors at Huaneng Group’s Shidaowan site in China’s Shandong province has been connected to the grid. The 1400 MWe pressurised water reactor design is intended to be deployed in large numbers across the country, as well as for export. The CAP1400 is an enlarged version of the …

AEP, others press for FERC guidance on ‘gargantuan’ issue of data center colocation

Google is interested in colocation to meet its data center needs, not to avoid grid costs, said Brian George, the company’s U.S. federal lead for global energy market development. Making sure the grid has adequate power supplies was one of the top issues that emerged during a technical conference on colocating data center load at …

Niger disputes French firm’s uranium move

Niger’s military junta is disputing a decision by French nuclear fuel firm Orano to halt uranium production, according to a document from a state partner in the venture seen Friday by AFP. Orano announced last month it was stopping production as from Thursday owing to what it termed increasingly difficult operating conditions in the country …

Fission Stakes Four New Uranium Properties in Athabasca Basin

 FISSION URANIUM CORP. (” Fission ” or ” the Company “) is pleased to announce it has staked four new properties in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan : Typhoon, Corsair, Merlin, and Seahawk (Figure 1). All four have positive, limited historical fieldwork and are considered by the company to be highly prospective, greenfield exploration projects. News Highlights Four new properties in the Athabasca Basin …

Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing

The owner of the closed Three Mile Island nuclear plant hopes to have a new license – and a new name for the plant – to operate in three years. Constellation provided a timeline for restarting the plant during a public meeting Friday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Constellation made a deal with Microsoft to provide enough …

Japanese utilities book special gains by selling nuclear fuels

 Japan’s Hokkaido Electric Power (9509.T), opens new tab and Chugoku Electric Power (9504.T), opens new tab said on Thursday they had booked extraordinary profits for the April-September period from selling previously acquired nuclear fuel. Neither utility has been able to restart any nuclear power plants since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster which prompted stricter safety standards in Japan. Hokkaido …

T.EFR Announces Q3-2024 Results, Including Active Uranium Mining and Processing, Successful Rare Earth Production, and Continuing to Build a World-Scale Rare Earth Supply Chain Centered in the U.S.

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) (“Energy Fuels” or the “Company”), an industry leader in uranium and rare earth elements (“REE“) production, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Company previously announced details for its upcoming November 1, 2024, earnings call, which are also included in this news release. “Uranium drives our …

The Office Decides on the Proposals of Westinghouse and EDF Against the Nuclear Tender Procedure In the First Instance

The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) has decided in the first instance on the proposals of the companies Électricité de France and Westinghouse Electric Company LLC against the procedure of the contracting authority Elektrárna Dukovany II in the tender for the construction of a new nuclear power plant. …

Nuclear power possibility, premier says

Premier Cho Jung-tai, left, and Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo report to the legislature in Taipei yesterday. The government would keep an open mind about nuclear energy if issues of safety, effective radioactive waste disposal and public trust can be resolved, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday. During a briefing at the legislature on …

Kazakhstan to set up special governmental commission for NPP construction

A special governmental commission for the construction of a nuclear power plant is set to be established in Kazakhstan, Energy Minister Almassadam Satkaliyev said, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports. A special governmental commission is to be established to launch an open competitive dialogue among all participants of the competition process. Preliminary consultations have already begun. …