Nuclear
Poland prepares to build first nuclear power plant
Poland’s energy ministry said Tuesday it’s mulling construction of a nuclear power plant to help the country meet its growing electricity demand, Kallanish Energy learns. In 2009, Poland launched a ...
N.Y. solar project proposes cutting hundreds of acres of woods
Something’s wrong with this picture. While solar energy generally is backed by groups that want to cut greenhouse gases, a proposed solar project at a defunct Long Island, New York, ...
Nevada firm to pursue buy of TVA’s unfinished nuclear plant
A Nevada energy company said it wants to purchase an unfinished nuclear power plant from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and use the site in northeast Alabama to produce electricity ...
Brazil to build more nuclear plants by 2050: report
Brazil’s mines and energy ministry is nearly finished with the country’s 2050 national energy plan (PNE), which will include the construction of new nuclear power plants, local newspaper Valor Econômico ...
NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations
A group of Nuclear Regulatory Commission engineers is urging its regulatory employer to order nuclear power station operators to fix a design flaw in nearly all U.S. nuclear plants the ...
Approval given to four new Chinese reactors
China’s State Council on Wednesday approved the construction of two more nuclear units at each of the Tianwan and Fangchenggang nuclear power plant sites, World Nuclear News reported. The council ...