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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.

EU power emissions decline sharply

• 2024-02-08 07:10:28.538248
• David Flin

Power sector emissions in the EU fell by a record 19 per cent in 2023 as a result of sharp falls in both coal- and gas-fired generation, according to a report from the climate think tank Ember.

$1.5 billion funding to restart Palisades nuclear power plant

• 2024-02-01 07:29:00.837901
• David Flin

The US Government is expected to announce $1.5 billion in funding to enable the 800 MW Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan to be restarted.

Ontario to announce refurbishment of four reactors at Pickering

• 2024-01-30 06:41:00.209899
• David Flin

Todd Smith, Ontario’s Energy Minister, is to announce a multi-billion dollar refurbishment of the four reactors at Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) Pickering B power plant, east of Toronto.

Hinkley Point C delayed by up to four years

• 2024-01-24 06:26:15.939540
• David Flin

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power project in the UK has been delayed by an estimated 2-4 years.

UK Government commits an extra £800 million to planned Sizewell C

• 2024-01-23 07:02:16.669384
• David Flin

The UK Government has committed an additional £800 million to the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power project in Suffolk, England, in an attempt to attract outside investors to the project.

SMRs being assessed for use in Alberta, Canada

• 2024-01-16 06:47:54.378375
• David Flin

Capital Power Corporation, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and Ontario Power Generation are working together to assess the feasibility of developing SMRs to help power Alberta’s electricity grid.