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Nuclear Power Plant

The Most Crucial Assembly Operation Of The Year Started At AKKUYU NPP Unit 1

Welding of the main circulation pipeline (MCP), a key assembly operation scheduled for 2022, has started in the reactor building of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant U…

United States

Greening US Solar with End-of-Life Plan

The US Department of Energy’s five-year plan aims to reduce the environmental impacts of solar panels at the end of life, plus cut in half the cost of recyclin…

Coal Mine

Climate Impact From China’s Coal Push Visible From Space

China’s increased reliance on coal to combat an energy shortage was never going to bode well for its ambitions to cut planet-warming emissions.

Oil & Gas Supply

IEA Unveils 10-Point Plan to Cut Oil Supply Crunch

The new report also includes recommendations for decisions to be taken now by governments and citizens to transition from the short-term emergency actions inclu…

Oil Price

Diesel Price for Bulk Esers Hiked Rs 25/litre; Private Retailers Stare at Closure

Petrol pump sales have jumped by a fifth this month after bulk users like bus fleet operators and malls queued up at petrol bunks to buy fuel rather than the us…

Oil Exploration

Proceeds of Oil and Petroleum Exploration to be Equally Divided Between States in DAB

Chief Minister of Assam has positively indicated for equally dividing the proceeds of Petroleum and Oil exploration and extraction between the two states in sec…

Hydrogen Project

European Investment Bank Looking to Invest in Hydrogen Projects

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance has announced a call to action for projects in the hydrogen sector to submit proposals by 5 April 2022 for funding from the…

SMR

Boris Johnson to Host Nuclear Energy Roundtable to Remove Barriers to New Developments

The Prime Minister is set to host a meeting on how to remove the barriers to increasing the UK’s nuclear power output, No 10 has announced.

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium's Plans to Scrap Nuclear Energy Delayed by 10 Years Because of Russia-Ukraine War

Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, worried by the rise in energy prices caused by the Russian intervention in Ukraine…

Nuclear Power Plant

Court Orders South Africa Government to Clean up Air in Coal Belt

A South African court on Friday upheld a complaint by activists that poor air quality in the coal belt is a breach of constitutional rights, giving the environm…

SMR

Canadian government invests in third SMR technology

The Canadian government is to invest CAD27.2 million (USD21.6 million) in Westinghouse Electric Canada Inc to support its next-generation eVinci microreactor.

LNG

Soaring LNG Demand Creates Traffic Jam at Gulf of Mexico Ports

Gulf Coast liquefaction facilities are operating near capacity thanks to strong demand.

Nuclear Reactor

Eight of 15 Ukrainian Reactors Remain in Operation After Three Weeks of War

Ukraine’s nuclear regulator informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 16 that eight of the country’s 15 nuclear reactors were in operati…

Nuclear Fuel

DOE Funds New Program to Recycle Used Nuclear Fuel, GE Conducting Innovative Related Research

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that it would provide up to $48 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program that could …

Coal Mine

GRI Launches New Standard to Manage the Impacts of Coal

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new standard to address sustainability challenges facing coal companies.