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Anglo-Belgian Corporation wins €900 million contract to supply back-up generators to six French nuclear reactors

• 2024-06-27 05:58:19
• David Flin

Engine manufacturer Anglo-Belgian Corporation (ABC), in consortium with French companies Eiffage and SPIE Nucléaire, has won a €900 million contract to supply back-up generators for six new nuclear power reactors in France.

Dutch Government to support plans for four new nuclear reactors

• 2024-06-07 07:14:52
• David Flin

The new Dutch government has said it will support construction of four new utility-scale power reactors as part of a programme to triple the amount of government money devoted to the funding of nuclear projects.

South Korea to build three new nuclear reactors by 2038

• 2024-05-31 06:11:38
• David Flin

Officials say South Korea plans to build up to three new nuclear reactors by 2038 in line with efforts to cut CO2 emissions and meet growing electricity demand.

South Korea faces looming nuclear waste crisis

• 2024-04-26 07:03:25
• David Flin

South Korea is facing the issue of saturation of its capacity to store spent nuclear fuel by 2030.

UK Government updates Sizewell C nuclear funding

• 2024-04-10 06:06:38
• David Flin

The UK Government has announced that it has updated and revised Sizewell C’s funding model. This is in response to concerns over potential delays and cost overruns for the nuclear power plant.

TEPCO seeks regulatory approval for fuel loading Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

• 2024-03-28 06:30:50.180828
• David Flin

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has applied for regulatory approval to load nuclear fuel into reactor 7 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power station from April 15 as it seeks to restart the plant.

Kenya announces roadmap for first nuclear reactor

• 2024-03-26 06:46:33.586501
• David Flin

Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA), the State agency responsible for the country’s nuclear power programme, has said that Kenya will require at least $83 million as the initial cost of developing the country’s first nuclear research reactor in the first step towards future nuclear power production.

Bruce Power to receive $50 million to explore new nuclear plant

• 2024-03-01 07:36:45.316480
• David Flin

Bruce Power is set to receive up to C$50 million from the Canadian government to explore building a new nuclear power plant on the site of its existing Ontario facility.

Energy security: positive action is desperately needed for carbon-free energy infrastructure

• 2024-02-19 15:05:55
• Junior Isles

It is encouraging to see both the current government and the opposition include nuclear energy firmly at the centre of their net zero strategies But although the ambition is certainly there, the question that remains is whether the money is too.

By Vince Zabielski, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Kenya plans to begin construction of nuclear power plant in 2027

• 2024-02-12 06:41:31.363591
• David Flin

Kenya has announced that it intends to begin construction of its first nuclear power plant in 2027, with operations due to commence by 2035.