A new nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor, has commenced power generation in the southern Chinese port city of Fangchenggang, paving the way for upcoming commercial operations. The Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., under the China General Nuclear Power Corporation, announced that the No. 4 unit at the …
Companies signed 12.5 billion yuan ($1.74 billion) worth of investment agreements to aid the development of the nuclear energy industry in Guangdong province at a conference on Wednesday. The agreements, which are expected to fuel growth in the region’s sector, include nine joint research and development deals, and seven that signal intention to invest. Representatives …
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy is backing nuclear power – including SMRs – as a reliable and sustainable energy source for data centers. About two years ago, nuclear energy was unwelcome at the energy table. How things have changed. One of the keynotes at Data Center World 2024 was delivered by Rian …
Russia has also offered ‘serial construction of the Russian-designed, land-based nuclear power units at a new site in India,’ as well as cooperation in nuclear fuel cycle Russia has offered India technology for building and operating floating “low power” nuclear power generation projects. This has been revealed in a press release of the Russian state-owned …
Mining, production, shipments, and sales U.S. uranium mines produced 50,000 pounds of of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), or uranium concentrate in 2023, a significant decrease from the 194,000 pounds produced in 2022 as no production occurred at White Mesa Mill in Utah. The production of uranium concentrate is the first step in the nuclear fuel production …
NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear”), an emerging vertically integrated microreactor and advanced nuclear technology company led by a world-class nuclear engineering team developing proprietary, portable, and clean energy solutions, is pleased to announce the closing today of the sale of an additional 384,375 shares of its common stock at $4.00 per share pursuant …
US nuclear operators will have to show alternatives unreasonably priced Russia supplies one-fifth of enrichment to US reactor operators Congress passed ban but allowed waivers through end of 2027 The US Department of Energy has issued details of a process it will use to evaluate requests for a waiver of a ban on imports of …
NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen” or the “Company”) (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) (ASX: NXG) is pleased to announce that on May 21st, the Company is submitting to the Federal regulator – the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (“CNSC”) – responses to the remaining 49 technical review comments received on February 12, 2024 as part of the Federal Environmental Assessment (“EA”) review process for …
Ghana will select by December a company to build its first nuclear power plant from contenders including France’s EDF, U.S.-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group, and China National Nuclear Corporation, an energy ministry official said. South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation as well as Russia’s ROSATOM were also competing …
The main control room of the ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project at the Changjiang site on China’s island province of Hainan, has officially been put into operation, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. CNNC said that, with the establishment of part of the digital control system (DCS) network – the ‘nerve centre’ of nuclear …
