"A consortium led by France-based construction engineering company Egis has secured a contract extension to support EDF Energy in advancing the Sizewell C nuclear power station project in southeast England."
"A consortium led by France-based construction engineering company Egis has secured a contract extension to support EDF Energy in advancing the Sizewell C nuclear power station project in southeast England."
"Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has been granted a permit by the head of the Pomeranian Voivode to begin preparatory works related to the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/go-ahead-for-preliminary-works-at-polish-plant-site
"Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has been granted a permit by the head of the Pomeranian Voivode to begin preparatory works related to the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/go-ahead-for-preliminary-works-at-polish-plant-site
"The national atomic company of Kazakhstan has announced plans for a roughly 10% cut in its uranium production in 2026, saying it does not view the current supply-demand balance and existing uncovered demand as sufficient to incentivise a return to its 100% levels at this time."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/kazatomprom-to-lower-uranium-production-in-2026
"The newly announced collaboration includes a first-of-a-kind power purchase agreement between Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority that will see Kairos Power's Hermes 2 reactor deliver power to the grid for Google's data centres, with plans to increase the demonstration unit's output."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/google-kairos-power-tva-announce-collaboration
"The first of two steam generators has been hoisted into place at unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/steam-generator-installation-begins-at-haiyang-4
"The first of two steam generators has been hoisted into place at unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's Shandong province."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/steam-generator-installation-begins-at-haiyang-4
"Those building solar farms, however, say building at scale is faster, cheaper and more efficient than a network of home-scale generation projects."
#GeorgeDriver, 2023
https://northandsouth.co.nz/2023/07/24/renewable-energy-by-2050/
I'm sure they don't have any vested interest in having people think that ...
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"Ralph Sims says in future, small-scale nuclear power may prove more economic, and may be more palatable to the public if mass scale wind and solar farms are the alternative."
#GeorgeDriver, 2023
https://northandsouth.co.nz/2023/07/24/renewable-energy-by-2050/
Just no. Not now, not ever. I would happily risk prison time for nonviolent direct action to prevent construction even starting on a nuclear power plant in Aotearoa, and I doubt I'm alone in that.
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Swarm of #jellyfish shuts #nuclear power plant in #France
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/swarm-of-jellyfish-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-france
> ‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says
Changing conditions create new challenges. Jellyfish wasn't on my radar, but it seems like the media is creating a hype around it. A bit of a nothingburger honestly.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/swarm-jellyfish-shuts-french-nuclear-plant-2025-08-11/
Swarm of #jellyfish shuts #nuclear power plant in #France
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/swarm-of-jellyfish-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-france
> ‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says
So, on China time we should see them commisioned in 2030/31?. Maybe earlier as site prep started in early 2024. It will be interesting to see how fast they can get.
I think they have >35GW already under construction that should be completed at or before 2030 and more in the pipeline. China scale is breathtaking.
They are also deploying 500GW of Solar + Wind in 2025 alone, which at a conservative capacity factor would be equivalent to 75GW nuclear (as long as they can build enough storage or interment usages to avoid curtailment).
I think they'll have enough reliability/load management soon to really start shuttering coal plants.
"China's National Nuclear Safety Administration has issued a construction licence for units 1 and 2 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, clearing the way for first concrete to be poured for the foundation of the reactor building of the first unit."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-permit-granted-for-new-chinese-plant
So, on China time we should see them commisioned in 2030/31?. Maybe earlier as site prep started in early 2024. It will be interesting to see how fast they can get.
I think they have >35GW already under construction that should be completed at or before 2030 and more in the pipeline. China scale is breathtaking.
"China's National Nuclear Safety Administration has issued a construction licence for units 1 and 2 at the Jinqimen nuclear power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, clearing the way for first concrete to be poured for the foundation of the reactor building of the first unit."
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-permit-granted-for-new-chinese-plant
"At its heart, the Nuclear RAB model allows nuclear projects to be funded by regulated charges on consumers during construction, shares risks more broadly, ultimately lowers financing costs which in turn attracts more private investment, all under the watch of a government regulator."
https://www.stephensonharwood.com/insights/nuclear%27s-new-playbook-the-rise-of-rab
"At its heart, the Nuclear RAB model allows nuclear projects to be funded by regulated charges on consumers during construction, shares risks more broadly, ultimately lowers financing costs which in turn attracts more private investment, all under the watch of a government regulator."
https://www.stephensonharwood.com/insights/nuclear%27s-new-playbook-the-rise-of-rab
"One of Britain’s leading nuclear scientists says Australia will face consequences if it continues to reject nuclear energy."
Hadn't realised quite how big a foot cannon the new FEOC system in the OBBB turning into.
Right now it impacts everything power oriented including solar, batteries (that was the point), wind turbines (also the point?), power distribution, and even AP1000 nuclear reactors.
Also, (not FEOC) it is apparently cheaper now to import a Toyota from Japan (15% tarriff) than to build one in the USA (35% tarriffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminium).
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