HOME / New build
Further Norwegian town signs up for nuclear studies
Further Norwegian town signs up for nuclear studies
A second municipality in southern Norway's Agder county, Lyngdal, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Norsk Kjernekraft regarding the investigation of a possible future nuclear power plant in the area.
New Nuclear · Monday, 8 July 2024
List of Norwegian towns considering nuclear continues to grow
List of Norwegian towns considering nuclear continues to grow
Farsund in Agder county, on the southern tip of Norway, has become the latest municipality to enter into an agreement with Norsk Kjernekraft to jointly carry out initial investigation work on the possible construction of a nuclear power plant.
New Nuclear · Friday, 5 July 2024
EC approves completion of Romanian reactors
EC approves completion of Romanian reactors
The European Commission has issued a positive opinion on the technical and nuclear safety aspects of the construction of units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. Unit 3 is scheduled to start commercial operation in 2030 and unit 4 the following year.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 4 July 2024
Korean city to study feasibility of i-SMR deployment
Korean city to study feasibility of i-SMR deployment
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Daegu Metropolitan City for the construction of a small modular reactor power plant at a high-tech industrial complex near Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Another Norwegian town looks to host nuclear plant
Another Norwegian town looks to host nuclear plant
Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a cooperation agreement with the municipality of Lund on establishing a nuclear power plant in the town in the southern Norwegian county of Rogaland. The town is expecting a large increase in power demand due to industrialisation of the area.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050'
Italy 'could get 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2050'
Italy's Minister for Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, has set out the possible scale of capacity if the country decides to resume a nuclear power programme.
Nuclear Policies · Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Grossi puts case at World Bank for financing new nuclear
Grossi puts case at World Bank for financing new nuclear
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi urges the World Bank and other multinational development banks to start financing new nuclear energy projects as part of efforts to achieve deep and rapid decarbonisation.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 1 July 2024
Companies sign agreements to support Polish SMR deployment
Companies sign agreements to support Polish SMR deployment
Polish company ORLEN Synthos Green Energy has signed a teaming agreement and two bilateral agreements with North American companies to support the planned deployment of a fleet of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Poland.
Corporate · Monday, 1 July 2024
Uzbekistan SMR plant construction preparations under way
Uzbekistan SMR plant construction preparations under way
Infrastructure work for a six-unit small modular reactor nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan is expected to begin in the autumn, after the signing of a protocol on the entry into force of the construction contract signed last month.
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 June 2024
Work starts on first phase of Myrrha
Work starts on first phase of Myrrha
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at the Minerva particle accelerator construction site in Mol, Belgium, marking the start of the first of three phases of the development of the Myrrha accelerator-driven research reactor.
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 June 2024
PPL expands Kentucky nuclear feasibility study
PPL expands Kentucky nuclear feasibility study
US utility PPL Corporation announced that two of its subsidiaries will build on an earlier assessment of nuclear feasibility at the Ghent coal-fired power plant site in Kentucky by exploring additional locations and partnerships that could support nuclear energy in the state.
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 June 2024
Kazakhstan's nuclear energy referendum to be held this year
Kazakhstan's nuclear energy referendum to be held this year
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said that a referendum on plans for a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be held this autumn.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 27 June 2024
Keep me informed