More countries sign declaration to triple nuclear capacity
Nov 13, 2024 · At the COP29 UN climate change conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, six more countries - El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Nigeria and Turkey - have added …
China approves 11 new reactors - World Nuclear News
Oct 25, 2024 · How the new Bailong plant could look when six reactors are eventually built on the site (Image: SPIC) China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said Phase I of its Xuwei plant …
Indian reactor reaches first criticality - World Nuclear News
Sep 19, 2024 · NPCIL Chairman and Managing Director Bhuwan Chandra Pathak was present as the reactor reached first criticality (Image: NPCIL/Facebook) The plant, also known as …
IEA forecasts continued nuclear capacity growth to 2050
Global nuclear generating capacity is expected to increase from 416 GWe in 2023 to 647 GWe in 2050 in a scenario based on existing energy policies, according to the latest World Energy …
New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Jan 15, 2025 · A TVA-led coalition including BWRX-300 developer GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is applying for federal funding to support the US deployment of small modular reactors.
Fukushima Daiichi: How is the decommissioning process going to …
Oct 4, 2024 · The decommissioning process for the Fukushima Daiichi site and surroundings is scheduled to be completed by 2051. It will require many innovations, and careful planning. …
Australian report questions nuclear's cost competitiveness
The GenCost 2024-25 Draft Report is open for public comments unti 11 February (Image: CSIRO) GenCost is a report published by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the …
Uranium enrichers mark expansion milestones - World Nuclear News
Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has installed the first new centrifuges as part of an expansion of its plant in Eunice, New Mexico. Meanwhile, Orano has laid the foundation stone …
South Africa 'committed to new nuclear and PBMR'
May 9, 2024 · The South African government remains committed to the use of nuclear energy and is planning to revive its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor programme and embark on …
China's demonstration HTR-PM enters commercial operation
Oct 25, 2024 · The nuclear island of HTR-PM Demo (Image: Tsinghua University) It follows a successful 168-hour demonstration run for the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor - …