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Nuclear to help Japan meet climate goals
Nuclear power generation will play a role in helping Japan meet its post-2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets. The country has announced its intended contribution towards a possible global climate agreement later this year.
Energy & Environment
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Tuesday, 21 July 2015
South Africa to start nuclear procurement this month
South Africa will launch its nuclear power procurement process at end of this month and select a strategic partner or partners by the end of the current financial year, the country's energy ministry announced yesterday.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Russia disputes criticism of its role in Ukrainian projects
Rosatom has rejected Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's claim that the Russian company failed to honour agreements on construction of a nuclear fuel fabrication facility and completion of units 3 and 4 at Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.
Corporate
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Friday, 10 July 2015
Nuclear remains Spain's largest electricity supplier
Spain's seven nuclear power reactors generated 57.3 TWh of electricity in 2014, accounting for one-fifth of the country's electricity, according to figures compiled by trade association Foro Nuclear.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 10 July 2015
Brattle Group study shows value of US nuclear industry
A new study by economists at the Brattle Group has found that the nuclear industry contributes $60 billion per year to the USA's gross domestic product (GDP) in addition to limiting carbon emissions and other economic and societal benefits.
Corporate
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Friday, 10 July 2015
Energoatom welcomes government go-ahead for electricity exports
The Ukrainian government's approval last month of a pilot project to transfer electricity from unit 2 of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant to the European Union will not only fund the addition of two reactors, but will also "open up new prospects" for the country to export power to European markets, the head of Energoatom said yesterday.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Austria files action against Hinkley Point project
Austria's Constitutional Service of the Federal Chancellery today filed a lawsuit with the European Court against the European Commission's approval of state aid for the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK.
New Nuclear
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Monday, 6 July 2015
German government partners agree on energy policy
Germany's coalition government parties have agreed on measures to enable the country to meet its 2020 carbon emission targets while transitioning to renewable energy sources. As part of the deal, some coal-fuelled power plants will be shut down with others kept in reserve in case of energy shortages.
Energy & Environment
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Friday, 3 July 2015
New legal challenge for Hinkley Point C
A group of ten German and Austrian renewable energy suppliers and municipalities plans to file a lawsuit against European Commission approval of state aid for the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 3 July 2015
Russia's Tenex targets 40% market share by 2030
Russia expects to increase its share of the global market in products for the front-end of the nuclear fuel cycle by 10% in the next 15 years, thanks to the integrated nature of Rosatom's subsidiaries, according to the head of Techsnabexport (Tenex).
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
US Congress allows Ex-Im Bank charter to expire
Ex-Im Bank had to stop doing new business today, after members of the US Congress failed to reauthorize the 81-year-old federal government agency before its charter expired at midnight.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Grafenrheinfeld ends electricity production
The single-unit Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Germany was disconnected from the grid on 27 June after 33 years of operation. The government had ordered the plant to close by the end of this year as part of the country's energy transition.
Corporate
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Monday, 29 June 2015
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