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Outlook for Japanese nuclear industry remains bleak
Outlook for Japanese nuclear industry remains bleak
The continued shutdown of Japan's nuclear power plants will contribute to a continuation of a "severe business environment," a survey of the country's nuclear industry by the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum shows.
Corporate · Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Europe sets its energy goals for 2030
Europe sets its energy goals for 2030
European Union heads of state have agreed binding targets for the EU to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, raise efficiency and deploy renewables by 2030.
Energy & Environment · Friday, 24 October 2014
EU-APWR passes EUR assessment
EU-APWR passes EUR assessment
EU-APWR 48Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' European version of its Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (EU-APWR) has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organisation.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Canadian, Korean organizations agree to cooperate
Canadian, Korean organizations agree to cooperate
A memorandum of understanding on reactor development has been signed between the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries and the Korean Atomic Industrial Forum.
Corporate · Thursday, 28 August 2014
EU updates its nuclear safety rules
EU updates its nuclear safety rules
National nuclear safety regulators will have more independence and a new peer-review system under an amended EU Nuclear Safety Directive which was approved today.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 8 July 2014
EDF Energy promotes pro-women strategy at first WiN UK event
EDF Energy promotes pro-women strategy at first WiN UK event
EDF Energy has more than doubled the female proportion of its new intake of graduate engineers to 32% within a year, one of the company’s executives told the first meeting of the newly-formed UK chapter of Women in Nuclear (WiN).
Corporate · Tuesday, 24 June 2014
US pledges power sector carbon cuts
US pledges power sector carbon cuts
Summer_3_bottom_head_May_14_(SCE&G)_48America plans to cut power plant carbon emissions by 30% on 2005 figures by 2030, according to guidelines released yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The NEI said there was "no chance" of meeting the goals without nuclear.
Energy & Environment · Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Exelon plants in question
Exelon plants in question
The future of three Exelon nuclear power plants is in question after they failed to secure a capacity payment that would have supported their operation in a difficult power market.
Corporate · Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Garoña stages a comeback
Garoña stages a comeback
Garona (Nuclenor) 65x48Eighteen months after being shut down to avoid new taxes, the owners of Spain's Garoña nuclear power plant have applied to government to bring the plant back into operation on a longer operating licence.
Corporate · Wednesday, 28 May 2014
First base for US emergency response
First base for US emergency response
The first of America's regional response centres is now in operation, ready to supply equipment to any of the country's nuclear power plants facing an emergency situation.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 23 May 2014
Zero day for US nuclear waste fee
Zero day for US nuclear waste fee
The US Department of Energy has stopped collecting nuclear waste fees from utilities, 16 years after missing its own deadline to open a permanent waste disposal site. The suspension of the fees has been welcomed by industry.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 16 May 2014
$44 trillion price tag for clean energy
$44 trillion price tag for clean energy
An additional $44 trillion in investment is needed to secure a global clean-energy system by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. Decarbonizing the electricity generation sector, it says, will be key to meeting climate targets.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 12 May 2014
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