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Category: Nuclear

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  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan nuclear regulator grants initial nod to Fukushima water release plan

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

Posted On : 18 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

The UK’s Nuclear Ambitions Could Cause More Pain For Consumers

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

Posted On : 15 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

How to Speed Up the Rollout of Small Nuclear Power Plants

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

Posted On : 11 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Finland
  • Nuclear
  • Russia

Finland Cancels Nuclear Deal With Russia Ahead Of NATO Decision

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

Posted On : 3 May 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Nuclear

California willing to keep nuclear plant running to keep lights on

 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

Posted On : 30 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan’s Leader Says Nuclear Power Should Be Reconsidered as Energy Costs Soar

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

Posted On : 27 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine wants large amount of equipment for its nuclear power plants, IAEA says

 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

Posted On : 24 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Russia

Russia has test-launched ‘Satan 2’ Sarmat missile, Putin says

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

Posted On : 21 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Biden administration launches $6 bln nuclear power credit program

 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

Posted On : 20 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’

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

Posted On : 20 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce expecting UK approval for mini nuclear reactor by mid-2024

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

Posted On : 19 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom
  • Wind

U.K. Bets Big on Nuclear, Wind in Energy Security Strategy

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

Posted On : 7 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

U.K. Startup’s ‘Big Friendly Gun’ Achieves Fusion Breakthrough

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

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Britain’s Torrid Love Affair With Nuclear Power Continues

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

Posted On : 5 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Britain could build seven nuclear power stations, minister says

 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

Posted On : 3 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Ukraine: Russians leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure

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

Posted On : 1 Apr 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

What Is Holding U.S. Nuclear Energy Back?

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

Posted On : 22 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Belgium
  • Nuclear

Engie to work with Belgium to study extending nuclear power there until 2035

 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

Posted On : 19 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Chernobyl Could Be Close To New Nuclear Disaster

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

Posted On : 17 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid, operator says

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

Posted On : 10 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

U.N. Atomic Agency No Longer Receiving Monitoring Data From Chernobyl

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

Posted On : 9 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Belgium
  • Nuclear

Belgian Greens make U-turn to consider nuclear plants extension

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

Posted On : 7 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Russian Forces Occupy Site of Nuclear Plant as Fire Contained

 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

Posted On : 4 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

What We Know About Ukraine’s Shelled Nuclear Plant

 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

Posted On : 4 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Exclusive: U.S. utilities push White House not to sanction Russian uranium

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

Posted On : 2 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Russia Says It Controls Land Around Biggest Ukraine Atomic Plant

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

Posted On : 2 Mar 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Biden Is Ready To Bet Big On Nuclear Energy

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

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Ukraine

Invasion Puts Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors at Risk, Monitors Warn

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

Posted On : 28 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan
  • Nuclear

Japan Sees Nuclear Energy As A Vital Piece Of Its Net-Zero Plan

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

Posted On : 25 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Nuclear

More Bad News For European Energy Markets As French Nuclear Generation Drops

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

Posted On : 19 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

New Breakthrough Could Speed Up Nuclear Fusion Development

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

Posted On : 10 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Really Needs Energy

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

Posted On : 1 Feb 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

Most U.S. States See Nuclear Power As Part Of Green Transition

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

Posted On : 19 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Germany’s Risky Decision To Phase Out Nuclear Power

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

Posted On : 4 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Japan to help build Bill Gates’ high-tech nuclear reactor in Wyoming -Yomiuri

 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

Posted On : 1 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Germany
  • Nuclear

Germany Shuts Down Half of Its 6 Remaining Nuclear Plants

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

Posted On : 1 Jan 2022 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

France Closes Two Nuclear Plants After Finding Cracks In The Infrastructure

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

Posted On : 18 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France
  • Nuclear

Europe’s Energy Crisis Just Got Worse

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

Posted On : 17 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

The Multi-Billion Dollar Start Of A Nuclear Fusion Boom

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

Posted On : 6 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Nuclear

GE Hitachi Nuclear to build small reactor in Canada

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

Posted On : 3 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Nuclear-Fusion Startup Lands $1.8 Billion as Investors Chase Star Power – WSJ

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

Posted On : 2 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • Russia

World’s first floating nuclear power plant fuels Russia’s Arctic ambitions

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

Posted On : 2 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Nuclear

Design flaw could explain problem at EDF’s Chinese nuclear plant-NGO

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

Posted On : 30 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Tiny Reactors Could Make Nuclear Power 50% Cheaper

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

Posted On : 19 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Billionaires backing Rolls-Royce reactors bet on atomic resurgence

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

Posted On : 16 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear

Nuclear Power Will Play A Key Role In Emerging Economies’ Energy Transition

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

Posted On : 15 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce establishes Small Modular Reactors business

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

Posted On : 10 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Nuclear

Is Nuclear Waste More Dangerous Than Climate Change?

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

Posted On : 9 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Nuclear

China Could Kickstart A New Nuclear Energy Revolution

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

Posted On : 8 Nov 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nuclear
  • USA

What’s Holding Nuclear Energy Back In The U.S.?

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

Posted On : 21 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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