Nuclear

Nuclear Power Plant

Contracts Awarded for new Haiyang and Sanmen Units

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has signed contracts for the civil construction of the nuclear islands and installation engineering for the planned se…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Power Remains Key Sector for MHI

There is renewed interest in nuclear power from a decarbonisation and energy security perspective, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said while announcing progr…

Nuclear Reactor

US High Temperature Gas Reactors to be Deployed in the UK

US nuclear reactor design company X-energy has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with nuclear engineering firm Cavendish Nuclear to act as its deploym…

Bulgaria

Nuclear Power Company Westinghouse to Build 2GWh Pumped Heat Storage in Bulgaria

Nuclear power firm Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a state-owned energy company to build 2GWh of pumped thermal ener…

Net Zero Emission

UAE Ahead of the Curve as It Pursues 2050 Net-Zero Target, Enec Chief Says

The UAE is ahead of the curve as it works towards reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 due to its investment in several clean energy projects, a senior official …

Nuclear Reactor

US Cislunar Nuclear Rocket Project Proceeds to Next Stage

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations programme, wh…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA’s Grossi Still Hopes for Mission to Zaporizhzhia

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told a European Parliament hearing that it is a very "fragile situation" and "terribly complicated" but his aim to l…

SMR

Tractebel to Conduct Nuward SMR Conceptual Design Studies

Tractebel is to contribute to the development of France's Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) project. The Belgian engineering firm will conduct studies for the …

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea to 'Reasonably Utilise' Nuclear Energy

Incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol made nuclear power one of his campaign pledges and Industry Minister nominee Lee Chang-yang told his confirmation hearing nucle…

Solar Power Plant

EDF Building Solar Park at Closed Nuclear Plant in France

EDF Renouvelables expects to switch on a solar array at a nuclear plant in France in early 2023. It will rely on 22,000 solar modules. The Creys-Malville nuclea…

Nuclear Power Plant

Could More Nuclear Power be on the Way?

Could nuclear energy be the best possible alternative to carbon-based forms of energy?

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE’s Nuclear Regulator Approves Roadmap for 2023-2026

FANR has also approved signing a project agreement with the Nuclear Research Centre of Belgium to collaborate in education, capacity building, and research and …

Hydrogen Production

Fast-Tracking Nuclear Hydrogen: IAEA to Develop Roadmap for Commercial Deployment

Hydrogen is expected to play a central role in achieving climate change goals. But with almost all hydrogen currently generated using fossil fuels, shifting to …

Nuclear Reactor

Vattenfall Secures Long-Term Nuclear Fuel Supply

Vattenfall has signed agreements with Westinghouse and Framatome for the long-term supply of nuclear fuel to the nuclear reactors at Forsmark and Ringhals in Sw…

Nuclear Power Plant

Reactor Vessel Installed at Kudankulam NPP Unit 3

The reactor vessel has been installed in design position at Kudankulam NPP Unit 3 (Republic of India, general designer and general contractor is Rosatom State C…