Articles Tagged with ''nuclear power''

Power Plants

UK Ramps Up Outreach to Develop Small Nuclear Reactor Fleet

December 30, 2022

Balfour Beatty announced December agreement with US developer Holtec to support its plan to deploy 32 SMR units by 2050 that would amount to a capacity of 5.1 GW, with construction of the first to start in 2028.

Power Delivery

2022 Global Sourcebook: Giant China Offshore Wind Turbines Emerge

Mary B. Powers

December 7, 2022

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Chinese firms tout 16-MW and 18-MW units; also, big nuclear power scaleup gets underway in eastern Europe

Nuclear Energy

Bank Invests $700M to Build Canada's First Small Nuclear Reactor

Scott Van Voorhis

Mary B. Powers

November 4, 2022

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First 300-MW modular facility in Ontario, to be built at site of existing 3,500-MW nuclear plant, may cost billions; US power producer TVA also will use GE Hitachi BWRX-300 design in up to 20 SMRs.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, including the domed containment building and transmission line shown. A body of water moves behind it, and a hilly field of brown grass is in front of it.

Power

California Extends Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Operations Until 2030 to Boost Grid Reliability

C.J. Schexnayder

September 6, 2022

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California OKs extending by five years the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, originally slated for decommissioning in 2025.

Nuclear Energy

Holtec Seeks DOE Loan for $7.4B Plan to Deliver Small Modular Reactors

James Leggate

July 22, 2022

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Decommissioning firm and operator Entergy are set to advance development of SMR-160 reactors at existing nuclear power plant sites.

Nuclear Power Construction

Vogtle Co-Owners Sue to Hand Georgia Power Remaining Project Costs

Continuing delays, monthly construction costs of $200M add pressure

Scott Judy

June 23, 2022

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Co-owners Oglethorpe Power and MEAG filed lawsuits seeking to freeze costs as continuing delays and monthly project costs of $200M add pressure.

A large red crane lifts a gray rectangular slab with workers wearing yellow vests below, a cloudy sky in the background

Federal Contracts

DOE Cancels Disputed $28B Nuke Site Award to Fluor-Amentum

Mary B. Powers

May 17, 2022

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After a bid protest, the megacontract to operate the giant Y-12 and Pantex waste sites will be rescoped and split, but Energy Dept. provides no rebid schedule. Bechtel will remain manager of both sites for at least two years.

International Conflict

Safety at Ukraine Nuclear Sites at Risk, Bank and UN Agency Say

Infrastructure and asset damage caused by Russia now exceeds $119 billion, a Ukraine government official said on March 14.

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

March 11, 2022

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A global nuclear energy watchdog and the financier of the $2.8B program to cover the Chernobyl site's damaged reactor raised concern March 10 of power loss safety impacts, with worry also of a monitoring system cutoff at the still operating Zaporizhizhia plant—as both remain in Russian control.

Federal Probe

More 'Fraudulent' Parts in US Nuclear Plants Than Known, IG Reports Claim

James Leggate

February 11, 2022

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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal watchdog wants overhaul of agency reporting system as new incidents of counterfeit, defective and suspect components surface

Energy Transition

European Nuclear Fusion Pilot Project Sets Big Power Record

Peter Reina

February 9, 2022

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ITER project researchers generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy, averaging 11 MW over five seconds, breaking a previous record by a factor of three

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Articles Tagged with ''nuclear power''

UK Ramps Up Outreach to Develop Small Nuclear Reactor Fleet

2022 Global Sourcebook: Giant China Offshore Wind Turbines Emerge

Bank Invests $700M to Build Canada's First Small Nuclear Reactor

California Extends Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Operations Until 2030 to Boost Grid Reliability

Holtec Seeks DOE Loan for $7.4B Plan to Deliver Small Modular Reactors

Vogtle Co-Owners Sue to Hand Georgia Power Remaining Project Costs

DOE Cancels Disputed $28B Nuke Site Award to Fluor-Amentum

Safety at Ukraine Nuclear Sites at Risk, Bank and UN Agency Say

More 'Fraudulent' Parts in US Nuclear Plants Than Known, IG Reports Claim

European Nuclear Fusion Pilot Project Sets Big Power Record

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