Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power’s (Tepco) (9501.T) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into Continue Reading
The UK is racing to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas. Part of its strategy is to ramp up nuclear power production. The government’s ambitious plans may be Continue Reading
The invasion of Ukraine has put the U.S. and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political Continue Reading
Finland has canceled its contract with Russian state-owned power giant Rosatom for a new nuclear power plant over the war in Ukraine. Fennovoima, a Finnish-led consortium, said on Monday it Continue Reading
California is open to keeping its last remaining nuclear power plant running to maintain electric reliability as it transitions away from fossil fuels, a spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom said Continue Reading
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country must consider using more nuclear power, as the import-dependent nation grapples with rising fuel prices and a weak yen. Regulations in place Continue Reading
Ukraine has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for “a comprehensive list of equipment” it needs to operate nuclear power plants during the war with Russia, IAEA Director General Rafael Continue Reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that his military successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile with the potential to carry a large nuclear payload, but the Pentagon said it was Continue Reading
The Biden administration on Tuesday opened applications for a $6 billion program to help nuclear power plants struggling with rising costs as it seeks to stop the generators from shutting Continue Reading
Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves. Thousands of tanks Continue Reading
A Rolls-Royce (RR.L) design for a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) will likely receive UK regulatory approval by mid-2024 and be able to produce grid power by 2029, Paul Stein, Continue Reading
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramped up plans to build new nuclear power stations and offshore wind farms as he seeks to shore up the U.K.’s energy supplies in the wake Continue Reading
A U.K. startup backed by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. proved a novel approach to generating fusion energy in a breakthrough that could slash the technology’s cost by providing cheap, clean Continue Reading
Leonard S. Hyman is an economist and financial analyst specializing in the energy sector. He headed utility equity research at a major brokerage house and… The Nuclear Energy Act that Continue Reading
Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told The Continue Reading
Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as Continue Reading
While Europe appears to be turning to nuclear energy, high costs are stopping the U.S. from following suit. Only the US government has the borrowing capacity for the large-scale nuclear Continue Reading
French utility Engie said it will work with Belgium to study extending nuclear power in the country until 2035, responding to the country’s decision to review its energy policy announced Continue Reading
The Chernobyl nuclear facility could be close to a new nuclear accident as Ukrainian personnel at the plant are held hostages by Russian troops and are running out of food Continue Reading
Ukraine’s closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the nation’s power grid by Russian forces, Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday, potentially jeopardizing the cooling of nuclear Continue Reading
The United Nations atomic agency said late Tuesday that it was no longer receiving data transmission from its systems at the Chernobyl nuclear facility for monitoring activities there. Russian forces Continue Reading
Belgium should keep an open mind about extending the life-span of its remaining nuclear power plants, the country’s Green energy minister said on Monday, in a shift of position prompted Continue Reading
Ukraine Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko says a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been extinguished. Russian forces occupied the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant Friday after Continue Reading
News of what Ukrainian officials said was an unprecedented attack on a nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, sent shudders around the world. But the damage at the Zaporizhzhia Continue Reading
Uranium pellets, a nuclear fuel product for atomic power plants, are seen on a production line at Ulba Metallurgical Plant in Kazakhstan’s eastern town of Ust-Kamenogorsk August 11, 2006. REUTERS/Shamil Continue Reading
Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in south-eastern Ukraine. Russia told the International Atomic Energy Agency that its military had taken control of territory around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant as diplomats Continue Reading
The United States sees nuclear energy as a key component in its net-zero ambitions. Despite an uncertain revenue outlook, the Department of Energy has announced it will be investing billions Continue Reading
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine, in 2019. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding in a nation with 15 atomic reactors operating near full capacity, Continue Reading
Prior to the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power accounted for almost 30% of Japan’s energy mix, though it has since dropped to just 6.2% Japan is looking to reboot its nuclear Continue Reading
There may be no end in sight for the European power crunch this year, even after the winter season ends. Low nuclear power generation in France, a major producer and Continue Reading
Scientists and engineers have announced a record-breaking achievement of sustained fusion, which researchers say demonstrates the potential of nuclear fusion power plant designs. Although nuclear fusion has been long recognized Continue Reading
Countries are plunging deeper into an energy crisis, but some governments are still shutting down reactors. As the Fukushima disaster unfolded in Japan in 2011, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel made Continue Reading
The majority of U.S. states and the District of Columbia see a future for nuclear power in their respective energy policies for a transition away from fossil fuels, a survey Continue Reading
Germany is kicking off the new year by moving ahead with plans to shutter three of its six remaining nuclear power plants Soaring natural gas prices across Europe mean this Continue Reading
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.T) are set to cooperate with the United States and Bill Gates’ venture company to build a high-tech nuclear Continue Reading
Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of Continue Reading
Électricité de France S.A., commonly known as EDF, a French electric utility company primarily owned by the state, shuttered two nuclear power plants after routine safety inspections found cracks at Continue Reading
On top of an ongoing natural gas crunch, Europe faces the winter season with reduced nuclear output in France, exacerbating the energy crisis and leaving large parts of the continent Continue Reading
Scientists have been working on nuclear fusion technology since the 1950s The latest wave of infusion of cash into fusion startups has already exceeded the $1.9 billion in total that Continue Reading
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, an alliance between General Electric Co (GE.N) and Japan’s Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) will build a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) (ONPWG.UL), Continue Reading
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC said it has raised more than $1.8 billion in the largest private investment for nuclear fusion yet as startups race to be the first to generate Continue Reading
Moored off the small Arctic town of Pevek is the Akademik Lomonosov — the world’s first floating nuclear power plant and a sign of how President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions for Continue Reading
A design flaw in the reactor pressure vessel could be the cause of a problem that was made public in June at French company EDF’s jointly-owned nuclear power plant in Continue Reading
In addition to the Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) SMR timed to coincide with the COP26 environmental conference, another type of SMR has been in the news. The natrium reactor, Continue Reading
A billionaire French oil family’s decision to back Rolls-Royce’s plans for a fleet of mini nuclear power plants is part of a set of investments predicated on a renaissance for Continue Reading
The ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow has underlined how increased adoption of low-carbon energy sources will be key to reducing global emissions. While it is not without Continue Reading
Rolls-Royce announced that following a successful equity raise, it has established the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) business to bring forward and deliver at scale the next generation of low-cost, Continue Reading
As climate change becomes an increasingly important global issue, the debate over whether nuclear energy really is a green source of energy is raging once again Within the EU, Germany Continue Reading
Nuclear is still one of the most controversial sources of energy on the planet, but it does have some key upsides, especially in the global push to tackle emissions. The Continue Reading
Nuclear power is the only truly low-emissions electric power generating source that could work on today’s power grid Small modular reactors have gained plenty of traction lately as a potential Continue Reading
