Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:56:36 +0000
The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country’s grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter commercial operation. Flamanville 3, an EPR […]
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Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:17:24 +0000
China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) announced on Dec. 6 that China’s independently developed high-temperature gas-cooled modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) reactor demonstrator had commenced commercial operation. The HTR-PM project was constructed […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:45:14 +0000
Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel have together proposed a deal to supply the Czech Republic with as many as four AP1000 nuclear reactors. The proposal aims to construct one or […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:41:41 +0000
A government-run Canadian utility said it is considering restarting a nuclear reactor that was shut down more than a decade ago, in an effort to support the supply of energy […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:18:47 +0000
Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first “newly constructed” nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:31:19 +0000
Advancements in nuclear power technology have brought several new companies into the sector, many of them working on innovative reactor designs and fuels to move the industry forward. One of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:06:43 +0000
Georgia Power announced that hot functional testing for Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant has begun, as the utility moves closer to bringing both reactors of the two-unit expansion at the facility online. Hot functional testing marks the last series of major tests for Unit 4 prior to the initial loading of fuel […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:52:31 +0000
Uranium has been one of the best-performing asset classes in 2022, according to data supplied by HANetf’s Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (URNM). In fact, the uranium spot price has increased 24.12% during the year through Oct. 31, according to the fund. October was a particularly strong month for uranium oxide (U3O8), which is used […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:00:21 +0000
Poland continues to move forward with its plan to deploy nuclear power, choosing Westinghouse Electric Co. to build the country’s first large-scale nuclear power plant. The decision, announced late Oct. 28 by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, is seen as a move by Poland to strengthen its relationship with the U.S. and continue moving the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 17:34:39 +0000
After more than 50 years of operation, the Palisades nuclear power plant was taken offline for the final time on May 20. The station was scheduled to be permanently shut down on May 31, but plant operators “made the conservative decision to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod […]
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