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German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

German energy minister calls nuclear phase-out 'huge mistake'

Italy
09-09-2024

Italy in Talks to Create Nuclear Power Firm, Bloomberg News Reports
Italy is looking to create a new company to build small nuclear reactors, and officials are in preliminary talks with state-backed Ansaldo Nucleare SpA, state energy giant Enel (ENEI.MI), opens new tab and UK-based Newcleo to develop the plan, Bloomberg N
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
07-09-2024

Reactor Vessel Installed at Tianwan 8
The reactor pressure vessel has been moved into place at unit 8 of the Tianwan plant in China's Jiangsu province.The reactor pressure vessel is moved into the reactor building (Image: CNNC)The VVER-1200 reactor pressure vessel - together with two
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
06-09-2024

Flamanville EPR Approved for Start Up
The French nuclear safety authority (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire) has authorised the launch of divergence operations for the the 1,600 MWe European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) at unit 3 of the Flamanville NPP. Thi
Nuclear Fusion
06-09-2024

Tokamak Energy Launches HTS Magnet Division
Image courtesy of Tokamak EnergyUK-based Tokamak Energy has launched a new business division, TE Magnetics, to focus on the industrial deployment of high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. HTS magnets enable powerful and efficient magnet
Nuclear Decommissioning
06-09-2024

Akkuyu 3: Concreting Completed of Turbine Unit Foundation
The concrete foundation of the turbine building for Akkuyu unit 3 in Turkey includes a steel reinforcement frame which measures 58.2 metres by 20.4 metres by 5.3 metres.(Image: Rosatom)In total more than 307 tonnes of reinforcement steel was included in t
SMR
06-09-2024

Project to Study Use of SMRs for Bio-Coal Production
Swedish lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology developer Blykalla said it is participating in a new project focused on integrating SMRs with thermochemical processes to produce renewable materials, like bio-coal and bio-oil, which can then be
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
06-09-2024

UAE’s First Nuclear Plant Begins Full Commercial Operation
Mohamed Al Hammadi, managing director and CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and World Nuclear Association (WNA) chairman; and Dr Sama Bilbao y León, WNA director general, speaking at the WNA Symposium in London on 5 September. Credit: WN
Nuclear Reactor
05-09-2024

France’s EDF Making Checks After Flamanville 3 Reactor Automatically Stopped
La centrale nucléaire de Flamanville 3 (EPR) dans le nord-ouest de la France. /Photo prise le 25 avril 2024/REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Purchase Licensing RightsFrench state-owned energy firm EDF said on Thursday its teams were making technical ch
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
05-09-2024

North Anna Approved to Operate Until 2060
The US NRC has approved a 20-year extension for North Anna 1 and 2The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved 20-year extensions for Dominion Energy’s North Anna Power Station’s two nuclear reactors, allowing them to operat
Nuclear Reactor
05-09-2024

Slovenia Favours Large Reactors for JEK2
Visualisation of the JEK2 nuclear power plant (courtesy of GEN energija)In June, Slovenia’s state-owned power company, GEN energija detailed plans for a referendum later this year on construction of the new JEK2 NPP to be built adjacent to the e
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
05-09-2024

Palisades Restart on Track
Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan (Source: Holtec)Holtec International says it has achieved significant new milestones in its efforts to restart the Palisades NPP in Covert Township, Michigan. Earlier in August, Holtec confirmed p
Nuclear waste
05-09-2024

More Delays for Japanese Reprocessing Plant
The Rokkasho reprocessing plant (Image: JNFL)Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL), the operator of Japan’s first commercial nuclear fuel plant, currently under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, has again postponed its completion by two y
Nuclear Reactor
05-09-2024

Joint Preparatory Review for Thorizon One Reactor
Thorizon of the Netherlands has announced that the Dutch and French nuclear regulators are to collaborate on a preparatory review of its Thorizon One molten salt reactor to streamline the pre-license applications expected next year.How a Thorizon One plan
Nuclear Reactor
05-09-2024

US Regulator Issues Environmental Assessment for Two-Unit Test Reactor
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact for Kairos Power's construction permit application for the dual unit Hermes 2 test reactor project.Hermes 2 will
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
05-09-2024

Rosatom Installs Reactor Vessel at Tianwan NPP Unit 8, China
The reactor vessel arrived at the construction site at the end of August 2024. Credit: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM.Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has completed the installation of the reactor vessel at Tianwan nuclear power plant (N
Oil & Gas Trade
05-09-2024

Erdogan Says Turkey Wants Deeper Ties With Egypt on Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan listens after a signing ceremony in Ankara, Turkey September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Purchase Licensing RightsPresident Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey wa
Uranium Project
05-09-2024

France’s Orano Selects Tennessee Site to Build Uranium Enrichment Plant
The logo of Orano is pictured at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE), the trade fair event for the global nuclear community in Villepinte near Paris, France, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsFrance's stat
Nuclear Equipment
04-09-2024

Russia and Egypt Review El Dabaa Progress
Image courtesy of RosatomRosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, during a visit to Egypt, held talks with Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbuli on the construction of the El Dabaa NPP. The meeting was also attended by Egyptian Minister of Electricity
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
04-09-2024

UK Boosts Sizewell C Funding
The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has published details of a new subsidy scheme – the Sizewell C Development Expenditure (Devex) Scheme – to enable continued support to the development of the proposed new nuc
SMR
04-09-2024

Ghana Secures Nuscale SMR Agreement
The agreement was finalized at the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya (Image source: US Department of Energy)During the US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit (USANES) in Nairobi, Kenya, Nuclear Power Ghana and US nuclear technology project d
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
04-09-2024

Iran advances construction of Bushehr 2&3
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant began operating in 2013Iran has made significant strides in the construction of the second and third units of the Bushehr NPP, with nearly 6m cubic metres of earthwork completed, according to Project Manager Masoud Nasouri.
Nuclear Equipment
04-09-2024

Filters Shipped for Chinese NPPs
Image courtesy of RosatomThe Central Design Bureau (TsKBM – Tsentralnovo konstruktorskovo ByuroMashinostroeniya) in St Petersburg, part of Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division, has shipped 88 units of filter equipment for multi-le
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
04-09-2024

Russia’s Draft Energy Plan Sets Out New Nuclear Expansion
A draft plan including as many as 34 new nuclear power units in Russia by 2042 has been published for public consultation - they are a mix of large and small reactors, and include replacement of existing units as well as new locations.Preparatory work is
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
04-09-2024

Date Set for Kazakhstan Nuclear Referendum
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the presidential decree setting the date for a national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant. The referendum will take place on 6 October.The president issued his message to the people of Kazakhstan at a
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
04-09-2024

Fuel Loading Begins Ahead of Onagawa 2 Restart
Tohoku Electric Power Company announced it has started loading fuel assemblies into the reactor of unit 2 at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in Japan's northeastern Miyagi Prefecture. The reactor has been offline since November 2010 and will becom

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