nuclear Power

The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant located in Guangdong sustained damages to the fuel rods of generator 1 in June, which may result in radiation leakage, and the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPC) announced one month after the incident that generator 1 will be shut down for overhaul.  ...  more

What is so special about the floating nuclear plant of Copenhagen startup Seaborg Technologies? This power plant that has a similar size to a container has a power generation capacity of 200MW, and is adopted with a highly secure nuclear reactor that is affordable, easy to transport, and can be modularized. The power plant can be mass produced into several thousands of units before they are installed on ships, which transcends from the usual impression of power plants. ...  more

The No. 1 generator of the Second Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan that has been in service for 40 years since 1981 was decommissioned on July 1st. Will it affect the supply of power amidst the blazing hot summertime where a surge in power consumption is expected? ...  more

It would appear that the new nuclear power plant funded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates has finally found a home. The next gen nuclear demonstration plant, jointly funded by TerraPower and PacifiCorp, will be located in the same facility as a coal-fired power plant about to be retired in Wyoming. ...  more

As the times change, the nuclear power plants that are currently in service are gradually depleting, and with the increasing emphases on nuclear safety around the world, the placement of additional efforts on green energy, or turning into the development of smaller and safer advanced nuclear reactors, has become the mainstream trend. The US Department of Energy has recently announced its support on the development of 5 advanced nuclear reactors, and will be subsidizing a total fund of US$600 million for the next 7 years. ...  more

The cost of nuclear energy is seemingly on the rise. As pointed out by the 2020 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, the cost of nuclear energy is currently at US$155/MWh, and no longer possesses the advantages in price and capacity compared to solar energy at US$49/MWh and wind energy at US$41/MWh. ...  more

Exelon, the electricity company that possesses the most nuclear power plants in the US, has been threatening to shut down its nuclear power plants in recent years if the company does not receive subsidies from the Federal Government of the United States. ...  more

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, the largest “artificial sun” in the world built by the 7 major economies, has made progress recently by having entered the 5-year assembly phase, and is expected to commence the first plasma test in 2025 by proving the potential in power provision from the nuclear fusion technology with actions. ...  more

In an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have instituted stay-at-home orders and quarantine guidelines, but these directions are not necessarily applicable to every sector of the economy, such as food, agriculture, healthcare, medicine, and energy. Critical infrastructures in the energy industry including nuclear power plants need to continue operating even during a pandemic. Incidentally, the current pandemic has had a definite impact on the nuclear power industry. ...  more

X-energy announced it was awarded a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding will be used to support the development of the Xe-100 reactor, emphasizing th...  more