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Pipe Issue Delays Startup of New Vogtle Nuclear Unit

January 11, 2023 admin delay, Georgia, news, Nuclear, Pipe, power, reactors, southern nuclear, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:08:11 +0000

Startup of the first of two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia is being pushed back to at least April, one month after officials with Georgia Power had planned to start generating electricity from the unit. Georgia Power, part of Atlanta-based Southern Co., announced the latest setback for the oft-delayed two-unit expansion […]

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Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

December 19, 2022 admin EDF, France, maintenance, natural gas, Nuclear, outages, reactors, Russia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:37:03 +0000

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning France will continue to import power and putting more strain on the country’s supply of electricity. EDF has returned some nuclear units to service in the past several weeks, but […]

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Nuclear Power Plants Report Stellar Performance, but Retirements Could Limit Climate Benefits

July 27, 2022 admin capacity factor, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, GERMANY, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, reactors, wna, world nuclear association

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:51:38 +0000

The world’s nuclear power plants generated a total of 2,653 TWh of energy in 2021, up 100 TWh from 2020. It was the third-highest total ever for global generation from nuclear, just 4 TWh short of the output in 2019 and 7 TWh less than the record set in 2006. The results were reported by […]

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How Efficiently Have U.S. Nuclear Reactors Operated Over the Past Five Years? [INFOGRAPHICS]

January 3, 2019 admin capacity factors, infographic, Infographics, news, Nuclear, nuclear fleet, O&M, reactors

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 13:00:33 +0000

According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the nation’s 99 operating nuclear reactors operated at an average capacity factor of 88% in 2017—the same as in 2016—despite market forces that have rendered several units uneconomical. Figures for 2018 are expected in 2019 and may look different. Oyster Creek Nuclear Station, for example, was permanently closed […]

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Bipartisan Nuclear Modernization Bill Clears Congress

December 27, 2018 admin accident tolerant fuel, advanced nuclear technology, baffle bolts, Business, Fuel, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear licensing, nuclear plant modernization, reactors, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:24:36 +0000

A bipartisan bill to modernize regulation of the nation’s nuclear power fleet passed in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 20 and the House on Dec. 21 without much opposition. It now heads to President Trump. S.512, better known as the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), seeks to provide a program to develop […]

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IAEA: ‪Global Nuclear Power Industry Is ‘Struggling’

September 10, 2018 admin Business, China, climate change, Environmental, iaea, International, Japan, Markets, news, North America, Nuclear, projections, reactors, Technology, uneconomic nuclear, World

Nuclear power’s share of the world’s power generating mix could shrink dramatically from 10% in 2017 to just 5.6% in 2050 as the industry struggles with “reduced competitiveness,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggested in a new report. The international organization based in Vienna, Austria, that works to promote the peaceful use of nuclear […]

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Plan in Works to Finish Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Alabama

July 30, 2018 admin ALABAMA, babcock & wilcox, bellefonte, Canada, news, Nuclear, nuclear development group, Plant Design, pressurized water reactor, reactors, snc lavalin, TVA

It’s been 30 years since the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) called a halt to construction of the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama. Details of a deal to finish the plant and its two Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors were announced at a news conference near the idled project July 30. Business executives and […]

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