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South Africa drops nuclear in favour of renewables
- 2018-08-29 06:01:00.124993
- David Flin
The South African Department of Energy has announced that the Cabinet has approved the draft updated Integrated Resources Plan (IRP 2018) which will see increased renewable energy generation in place of planned nuclear expansion.
Iran and Russia to resume talks on construction of new nuclear power plant
- 2018-08-27 05:17:10.190377
- David Flin
Reza Ardakanian, Energy Minister of Iran, has said that the country has restarted negotiations with Russia to build a new 3000 MW nuclear power plant.
Bechtel to manage UK’s Wylfa Newydd nuclear power project
- 2018-08-23 03:52:31.691677
- David Flin
Bechtel has announced that it has signed a contract with Hitachi’s UK subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power to manage construction of the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in Wales.
SMR design for plant in Idaho, USA under review by NRC
- 2018-08-16 07:46:15.169356
- David Flin
An SMR nuclear power plant design from NuScale Technology for a facility in southeast Idaho, USA is being processed through the federal regulatory framework.
SNC-Lavalin signs fuel contract with Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company
- 2018-08-08 03:21:23.849568
- David Flin
SNC-Lavalin has signed an engineering service contract and a licensing agreement with China’s Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company (TQNPC) to implement 37M Natural Uranium Equivalent (NUE) fuel, a mixture of depleted and recycled uranium, in Qinshan’s CANDU reactors Units 1 and 2.
Exelon Generation to sell Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
- 2018-08-02 06:32:01.430680
- David Flin
Exelon Generation and Holtec International, a specialist in used nuclear fuel management technologies, have announced an agreement for Holtec to purchase Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey, USA.
UK’s Moorside nuclear plant plans in doubt
- 2018-07-31 07:12:51.087911
- David Flin
Doubt has been cast over the future of the planned Moorside nuclear plant in Cumbria, UK, after all UK employees were put on notice of redundancy.
Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant to close in 2020
- 2018-07-30 05:22:54.873011
- David Flin
NextEra Energy Resources has announced that it has reached agreement to shorten its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Alliant Energy and will retire the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), a 615 MW nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA, before the end of 2020.
US DOE plan to keep uneconomic coal and nuclear plants running could cost $34 billion
- 2018-07-20 06:55:11.271504
- David Flin
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) proposal to save coal and nuclear plants from retirement could cost $34 billion over a two-year period, according to an analysis conducted by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE).
GE Hitachi to lead development project for advanced BWRX-300 SMR
- 2018-07-17 07:18:02.178466
- David Flin
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has been selected by the US Department of Energy to lead a team of industry experts for an advanced nuclear technology development project.
