Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran ( AEOI ), said that Iran will begin construction of two new nuclear power plants in Bushehr.
EDF has postponed giving final approval to construction of the £18 billion nuclear power plant planned for Hinkley Point C.
The UK faces a 40-55 per cent electricity supply gap if the UK Government implements its plans to close all coal-fired power stations and retire aging nuclear power stations by 2025, according to a report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME).
Xu Dazhe, Chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority , said that China will be increasing nuclear cooperation with Iran with a view towards economic gains.
Nuclear technology company, Terrestrial Energy, has today announced that it has generated $7 million in order to bring its next-generation molten salt reactor technology to industrial markets within the next ten years.
Wylfa Magnox, the oldest nuclear power plant in the UK, and the last of its kind in the world, has closed after 45 years of operation.
Issei Nishikawa, Governor of Fukui prefecture, will give his consent for the restart of reactors 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Company ’s (Kepco’s) Takahama plant, as the Japanese Government seeks to bring more reactors online. The Governor’s consent is necessary to restart the reactors.
Osaka Gas has said that it may withdraw from a thermal power project planned with Marubeni , citing signs of nuclear restarts and increasing calls to reduce CO2 emissions from power generation.