Browse by Tags

The government of Saskatchewan has said it will continue to support and enhance uranium mining and nuclear research but will not support plans for a nuclear power plant in the Canadian province for the time being.

Authorities have officially ended the latest effort to introduce nuclear power in Turkey. A notice on the Turkish Electricity Trading Company's website said the tender for new reactors had been cancelled.

Despite ongoing difficulties with its plan for new reactors at Belene, Bulgarian ministers are actively considering new build at an existing site.

Vietnam's plans to build two nuclear power plants continue to inch forward with the approval by the country's National Assembly of a resolution on investment policy for the project.

The south western English county of Somerset is engaging with new nuclear build through a consultation and a new training centre, all related to the forthcoming Hinkley Point C.

Chinese planners are moving ahead with three new nuclear power plants based on AP1000 reactors - the first to be developed after technology transfer from Westinghouse.

The end of October was the deadline for vendors to submit bids to build two new reactors in the Czech Republic. AtomStoyExport's bid was based on what it calls the MIR-1200 design.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted a federal law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, bringing its plans for a nuclear power program one step closer.

Politically motivated shutdowns of nuclear power plants look set to be put off for at least ten years, after an official report said the country could not manage without nuclear.

Bulgarian politicians are working to pull the Belene project 'out of the swamp' with a new financial framework while the search is on for missing money.

India could have 470 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2050 if it thinks big and manages its program correctly, said the country's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to a conference today.

Florida's governor and his cabinet have unanimously approved Progress Energy's Site Certification Application for its proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which had earlier said it was considering the construction of up to four reactors at its Bellefonte site in Alabama, is now looking into building just one unit at the site.

Scientists and legislators in Saskatchewan have proposed to the Canadian federal government that a new research reactor is built in the province. The submission came with 20 letters of support from industry and academia.

Leaders of the G8 have agreed goals for global greenhouse gas emission reductions. They have also noted that many countries consider nuclear energy can play an essential role in reducing emissions and lowering dependence on fossil fuels.

An environmental license has been given for work towards completing Angra 3, a power reactor Brazil put on hold some some 23 years ago.

The Tourism Development and Energy Committee of the Kentucky House has approved a bill that could lead to the lifting of a 25-year-old moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants within the state.

RWE npower - a UK subsidiary of Germany's RWE - has secured options to buy land at two sites for possible new nuclear power plants on the Cumbrian coast in northwest England. One of the sites already has an offer of a grid connection.

A report jointly produced by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) details how nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment can help reduce US carbon emissions and bolster energy security.

Unistar Nuclear Energy has asked the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to delay the review of its application for a combined construction and operating licence (COL) for a new reactor at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant, while it concentrates on that for its Calvert Cliffs site.

China is poised to up its nuclear energy capacity targets to 70 GWe by 2020, according to reports in Chinese state media. The revision is awaiting approval by the State Council.

Calls for a "roadmap for nuclear investments" in Europe have come in the wake of the gas crisis, while top politicians are left aghast at the behaviour of some of the actors in the Gas War.

[RIA Novosti, Reuters; 21 January] Representatives from the Belarus government and Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corp agreed to complete the drafting and to sign an inter-governmental agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy during the first quarter of 2009. "The signing of this agreement...

Spanish utility Iberdrola and Britain's Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have announced plans to create a joint venture to participate in the UK nuclear new build program. Meanwhile, the sale of land next to existing UK plants is progressing.

[Hurriyet, Reuters, 19 January] A consortium led by Russia's AtomStroyExport submitted a revised bid for the tender to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant minutes after the contents of its initial bid were announced. At 21.16 cents per kWh, the initial bid submitted by the consortium is...