Construction has been completed of the outer dome of the containment building of unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. Zhangzhou 1 is the first of two Hualong One units being built at the site, scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024 and 2025, …
Climate goals and the energy crisis are pushing countries to double the lifespan of their nuclear reactors. The allure of carbon-free power is stronger than ever. As countries are desperate to lower emissions and reach climate goals, the world also faces a shortage of traditional fossil fuels. The answer to this contradiction has taken an …
Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide” or the “Company“) (TSX: LAM) (ASX: LAM) (OTCQX: LMRXF) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, NuFuels, Inc. has engaged SLR International Corporation (“SLR”) of Denver, Colorado to complete an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) on Laramide’s 100% owned Crownpoint/Churchrock Uranium Project in New Mexico (“Churchrock” or “The Project”). Laramide has commissioned the …
Expanding High-Grade Footprint: UEC intersects additional high-grade uranium mineralization with CB-178-1, its first drill hole in the 2023 Sakura Zone drill program at the Christie Lake Project (“the Project”). This intersection expands the footprint of the high-grade mineralization at the new zone, first reported in October last year, CB-178-1 is approximately 10 m from CB-176A that …
Nuclear energy is increasingly getting another look by federal and state officials seeking to cut greenhouse gas emissions and bolster energy security. The industry, which is struggling to grow in the U.S., could increase generating capacity in 2023 if Southern Company’s Vogtle units 3 and 4 come online as expected. A federal zero-emission nuclear power …
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued its final rule in the Federal Register to certify NuScale Power’s small modular reactor. The company’s power module becomes the first SMR design certified by the NRC and just the seventh reactor design cleared for use in the United States. The rule takes effects February 21, 2023 and equips the …
Distributed energy resources, including nuclear, can help affordably reduce emissions associated with heavy-duty vehicles, relative to building traditional grid infrastructure. Distributed solar, energy storage and small modular reactors in particular may hold the key to economically electrifying the heavy transport sector, according to a study supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory. …
This photo, provided by South Korea’s state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Co. on Nov. 11, 2022, shows the Patnow power station in Poland. (Yonhap) South Korea’s Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang has met with senior officials from Poland and the Czech Republic to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in nuclear power generation and other …
ENEC highlighed Barakah’s significant contribution towards Net Zero by 2050 and efforts to tackle climate change – The Barakah Plant is delivering energy security and powering sustainable economic growth with zero-emission baseload electricity The Emirates Nuclear Corporation (ENEC) has showcased the critical role of nuclear energy as a global climate change solution at …
Talen Energy’s Cumulus Data says that the powered shell for its first 48 MW, 300,000 square foot data centre is complete and with various fibre routes in service. The data centre is powered by a direct connection to the 2.5 GW Susquehanna nuclear power station in northeast Pennsylvania. Cumulus Data says the 1200 acre campus …