Duane Arnold restart underpins NextEra Energy and Google collaboration
“Today, we announced a collaboration with NextEra Energy to accelerate nuclear deployment across the US, including the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa,” Google said in a…
Brookfield, Cameco team with US government for AP1000 deployment
The companies have entered into a binding term sheet with the US Department of Commerce to establish the partnership, which they say is expected to accelerate the global deployment of…
Santee Cooper selects Brookfield to take on VC Summer
“Final, exclusive negotiations” concerning the two partially built units are being guided by a Letter of Intent between the two companies, with a six-week initial project feasibility period during which…
Cooling towers brought down at German plant
On 25 October, the towers were inspected by specialists from a renowned German blasting company and successfully demolished one after the other. In the weeks prior to the demolition, so-called…
Joint venture selected to deliver Cascade SMR facility
The public power agency said it is in negotiations with the Cascade Nuclear Partners joint venture to collaboratively complete the planning, design, and construction of the first four out of…
Singapore ‘seriously’ considering nuclear energy
“Rising geopolitical uncertainties have led to countries reassessing their climate ambitions, placing renewed emphasis on economic resilience and self-sufficiency, at the expense of decarbonisation efforts,” Tan said. “Yet, nature will…
Regulatory milestone for Wyoming advanced reactor
TerraPower submitted an application to the US regulator for a permit that would allow the construction of Kemmerer Unit 1 in Lincoln County, Wyoming, in March 2024. The first-of-a-kind Natrium…
Outer dome installed at Lufeng unit 5
On 18 October, the outer containment dome steel formwork module – measuring 51 metres in diameter, 13 metres in height, and weighing 261.8 tonnes – was raised using a 2,000-tonne…
In pictures: Reactor vessel delivered for El Dabaa unit I
The 330-tonne reactor vessel was manufactured at Rosatom’s Izhora plant, in a process which took 41 months. The reactor vessel is about 13 metres long and 4.5 metres in diameter. The…
Permitting of US fusion power plant progresses
Helion said it was granted the permit for construction of a High Impact Utility Facility for the generation of power through fusion following a public notice, period of public comment, and…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
