Cameco and Brookfield establish transformational partnership with United States Government to accelerate deployment of Westinghouse nuclear reactors today announced that it, along with Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield), has entered into a binding term sheet with the United States Department of Commerce (US Government) to establish a strategic partnership, which is expected to accelerate the global …
The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters. The U.S. is building the two machines to ensure the country has …
The U.S. government continues to fast-track the private sector’s role in commercializing nuclear fuel after recently selecting four companies to pilot a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission took another step to advance U.S. private industry production for nuclear fuel. The agency issued an Oct. 23 Federal Register notice seeking public comments on its …
Power move: Ed Miliband set out his nuclear plan Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed. The Net Zero and Energy Security Secretary yesterday said that work would take place to assess the feasibility of a range of potential sites, including at the …
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is stepping up efforts to identify financing models that could support the Philippines’ entry into nuclear power, as the government seeks to balance energy security, climate goals, and investor risk. “This marks another important step in our continuing efforts to explore the potential of nuclear power as a …
The Department of Energy wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to speed the interconnections of loads over 20 MW to ensure they are “efficient, timely, and non-discriminatory.” The Department of Energy said in a late Thursday release that it is directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate rulemaking it has proposed to give FERC jurisdiction over the …
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that homemade sources of energy like nuclear power and perovskite solar cells are important for the country. The first woman to lead Japan, Takaichi, 64, was elected prime minister this week. She faces a nagging inflation problem, which is partly attributable to high fossil fuel import prices, after her ruling …
In a report today the Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee says new planning guidance for building Britain’s future nuclear energy generation brings a welcome ‘presumption of consent’ for low-carbon generation across a range of nuclear technologies. But the UK’s move into unprecedented territory of private development of new nuclear sites creates new challenges. …
The outer containment dome has been installed at unit 5 of the Lufeng nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong province. It is the first of two HPR1000 (Hualong One) units under construction at the site, where four CAP1000s are also planned. On 18 October, the outer containment dome steel formwork module – measuring 51 metres …
In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control. We are protecting our communities and our country. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes. We are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to help you get ahead. We cannot control …
