Chinese reactor connected to the grid
“At 9.32am on 22 November, the Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 … successfully connected to the grid for the first time, officially transmitting its first kilowatt-hour of electricity,” China…
Radical reforms needed to UK nuclear regulation, says taskforce
The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce was announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in February. Led by John Fingleton, former CEO of the Office of Fair Trading, the taskforce’s objective is to…
Bruce A set for power boost from Siemens Energy steam turbines
The upgrades, part of the Project 2030 and life extension asset management projects, will increase each unit’s output by about 30 MW and will be completed between 2028 and 2031.…
Niigata governor consents to restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors
The seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was unaffected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami which damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco’s) Fukushima Daiichi plant, although the plant’s reactors were previously all…
US Army names potential microreactor sites
The Janus Program – launched last month – is a next-generation nuclear power programme aimed at delivering “resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national defence installations and critical missions”.…
