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French regulator Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) has temporarily modified its prescriptions governing thermal discharges from several NPPs.

Nuclear Engineering

French regulator modifies ruling on NPP thermal discharges

Ukraine's head of state for nuclear power warned Tuesday (9 August) about the "very high" risk of Russian shelling at Zaporizhzhia in the Russian-occupied South. He said that it was crucial Kyiv regains control of the facility before winter.

EU Reporter

Ukraine's nuclear chief warns of 'very high' risks at occupied power plant

While an explosion is not impossible, experts say the greatest concern is in the leak of radiation that could come as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

What happens if Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant explodes?

The "alarming" situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had reached a "grave hour," the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday, as he called for an immediate inspection of the facility by international experts

Ukrainian nuclear plant facing 'grave hour,' UN watchdog says

A historically large output from a fusion experiment is still far from a sustainable and controlled fusion power plant

The Independent

Fusion power breakthrough celebrated in new studies, but controversy remains

As shelling continued at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, said he was “gravely concerned” the hostilities might lead to a disaster. 

The New York Times

Fresh Shelling at Nuclear Plant in Southern Ukraine Deepens Grave Safety Concerns

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Doosan Enerbility and nuclear energy equipment and materials manufacturers with the aim of revitalising the country's nuclear industry.

World Nuclear News

Agreement to bolster Korean nuclear industry

Energiewende is the stereotypically polysyllabic moniker Germany came up with for its ambitious national policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions 65 percent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, and 88 percent by 2040.

The Washington Post

Germany must keep — and expand — nuclear power

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as the UN chief proposed a demilitarised zone at the site amid fears of a catastrophe. Follow our live updates for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.

France24

Strikes at Ukraine nuclear plant lead UN chief to call for demilitarised zone

The United States and United Nations have told Moscow to stop holding Europe’s biggest nuclear reactor hostage.

Foreign Policy

Russia’s Gone Nuclear in Ukraine—With Power Plants, not Missiles

E.ON, RWE and EnBW want clarity from Berlin over whether to keep three plants running


Financial Times

German nuclear operators push on with shutdowns despite rethink

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he is "not afraid to have a discussion on nuclear" but could it really be a viable part of Australia's energy mix into the future?

ABC News Australia

 Professor Ian Lowe used to support nuclear power - but he doesn't any more

The California Energy Commission is holding a three-hour workshop focused on the state’s power needs and what role the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant might have in maintaining reliable electricity in the climate change era

Nuke or no nuke? California officials ponder nuclear future

Nuclear power plants provide large amounts of electricity without releasing planet-warming pollution. But the expense of running these plants has made it difficult for them to stay open. If nuclear is to play a role in the U.S. clean energy economy, costs must come down. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are devising systems that could make nuclear energy more competitive using artificial intelligence.

Tech Xplore

How artificial intelligence could lower nuclear energy costs

With rising energy demand and concerns about stress on the power grid, many are increasingly eyeing nuclear power, including as-yet unperfected fusion, as a clean solution.

Forbes

A New Atomic Age? Bipartisan Interest In Nuclear Energy Growing Amid Rising Energy Demand

On 15 December 2021 EDF announced that it would temporarily shut down two reactors at the Civaux site. The move came after inspections undertaken as part of as Civaux 1’s 10-yearly in-service inspection revealed defect indications close to welds in pipes that formed part of the of the safety injection system (SIS). 

Counting the cost of cracking

Over the weekend, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the largest such plant in Europe — came under fire.


NPR 

Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

The G7 foreign ministers gave a statement in support of the IAEA's efforts to promote nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant.

GOV.UK

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine: G7 foreign ministers' statement

I REFER to the article “Public told half truths over nuclear fusion plan, say anti-nuclear campaign groups” (Aug 7), which refers to the misleading information being spread about the proposed nuclear fusion project in Ardeer in North Ayrshire – one of five shortlisted sites in the UK for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) project.

National Scot

Funding focus should be on renewables, not nuclear fusion

Materials science company Dow is to collaborate with X-energy to deploy Xe-100 high-temperature gas reactor technology to provide carbon-free process heat and power to one of Dow's US Gulf Coast sites.

Dow to decarbonise with advanced nuclear

While Ukraine has accused Russia of storing troops and weapons at the Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia says Ukrainian forces are repeatedly shelling the plant

Mint

Fighting in Ukraine endangers big nuclear plant

Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of exploiting its position in a nuclear power plant it had seized to target a nearby town in a rocket attack that killed at least 13 people and left many others seriously wounded.

Reuters

Ukraine accuses Russia of using power plant as 'nuclear shield' after rocket attack it says killed 13

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned a recent attack on a nuclear power station in southern Ukraine during a meeting in Tokyo on Monday with the Japan National Press Club.

United Nations

Attacking a nuclear plant ‘suicidal,’ UN chief tells journalists in Japan

 Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor resumed test production on Monday after months of maintenance, data from operator TVO showed, raising hopes that the much-delayed unit will enter regular service later this year.

Struggling Finnish nuclear reactor comes back on grid

I wish to express my strong condemnation of the latest shelling at and around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which has caused significant damage to infrastructure, including near the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel within the nuclear power plant perimeter.

European Commission

Statement by Commissioner Simson on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

In the middle of one of the worst droughts in British history, Kwasi Kwarteng, the Tory Energy Secretary, has just authorised the consumption of over 20 billion litres of water by a new nuclear plant.



As Britain gets drier, we don't talk about how much water nuclear plants use

Campaigners have begun a legal challenge against the government's decision to give the Sizewell C nuclear power station the go-ahead amid warnings that UK nuclear plants will be on the frontline of climate breakdown.


The Guardian

Sizewell C nuclear plant approval faces legal challenge

French authorities have allowed five nuclear power plants in France to continue operations and discharge hot water in rivers even during another heatwave as the country looks to keep its electricity generation stable and conserve natural gas for the coming winter.


Oil Price

France Looks To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave

France has temporarily waived environmental rules to keep its five nuclear power plants running as the country grapples with a deepening energy crisis.

The Telegraph

Macron waives green rules for nuclear power plants as energy crisis deepens

Voters realize they need this energy supply while their politicians waver

The Wall Street Journal

What Germans Know About Nuclear Power?

An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant.

California's last nuke plant might run longer

The Inflation Reduction Act that just passed the Senate contains a billion-dollar lifeline for the nuclear power industry, which produces carbon-free electricity but has grappled with cost overruns in recent decades.

Landmark Climate Bill Could Help Boost Struggling Nuclear Plants—Here’s Why

Ukraine's state nuclear power company said on Sunday that a worker was wounded when Russian forces again shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Saturday evening.

Euronews

'Worker hurt in new Russian shelling' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The leader of Australia's opposition has launched a formal process to examine the potential for advanced and next-generation nuclear technologies to contribute to national energy security and reduce power prices.

Australian opposition launches nuclear policy review

Amid renewed interest in nuclear power, governments across Europe and Asia are extending their aging fleet of nuclear plants, restarting reactors and dusting off plans for projects shelved after the 2011 nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan.

Energy crisis revives nuclear power plans globally

Ukraine's Energoatom state nuclear power company said a high-voltage power line at its Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been hit by Russian shelling on Friday, but that the plant still worked and no radioactive discharges had been detected.

Ukraine says Russian shelling hit power line at nuclear power plant

The Philippines' Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) has not produced any electricity since it was finished in 1984, despite its $2.3 billion price tag and its promise of energy security during the 1970s oil crisis.

Global energy crisis drives rethink of nuclear power projects

A mysterious orb has landed in Mexico, Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, don’t fight a war at a nuclear power plant, and other strange stories from this week.

Vice

Space Junk, Taiwan, and War at a Nuclear Power Plant

Russian forces at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine are employing "terror tactics" by using the site to launch rocket attacks on civilians, the BBC has been told.

'Russia using Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as cover to shell us'

It’s positive that Scholz is at least considering the issue. Christian Lindner, Germany’s finance minister and the leader of another of the three parties in the governing coalition, the free-market FDP, supports extending the life of those last three nukes, if only until 2024.

National Review

A Stay of Execution for the Last of Its Nuclear Energy (Maybe)

A local battle over the future of atomic energy is becoming a bellwether for nations trying to slow climate change while still keeping the lights on.

Inside the Fight Over California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has raised the possibility of lengthening the life of the country's nuclear power stations. Berlin's decision to get rid of the plants has come under question amid energy security concerns.

DW News

Germany considers U-turn on nuclear phaseout

Early exuberance about its potential was undercut by a series of devastating and dangerous accidents: Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979; Chornobyl in Ukraine in 1986; and Fukushima Daiichi in Japan in 2011.

CNBC

Nuclear power is on the brink of a $1 trillion resurgence

This study analyses the potential for expanding renewable and nuclear energy use in Cambodia. They surveyed officials from the government and various institutions to derive practical recommendations for the political sector. 

Taylor & Francis Online

An analysis of Cambodia’s policy-maker’s acceptance of renewable and nuclear energy

Federal regulators say a nuclear power plant being built in Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel into one of its two new reactors

Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor

As the UK Conservative leadership contest progresses, unaccountably few of those standing has given an opinion on the future of the electricity balancing mechanism. 


Current±

The reality of REMA

Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr reiterated his support for more renewable energy, as well as nuclear power, and natural gas, in the Philippines, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies. The news comes as plans to import maiden liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes into the country have stuttered due to surging global prices.


Energy Voice

Newly elected Philippines President eyes renewables and nuclear as LNG prices soar

The Coalition could’ve progressed a domestic industry in its nine years in power, but it didn’t

Peter Dutton has reached into the weeds of the climate wars and pulled out nuclear energy. It’s beyond ludicrous

The U.N. nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control” and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the sprawling complex to stabilize the situation and avoid a nuclear accident.

UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is `out of control'

In a time of "global uncertainty, anxiety and fear" the world "must come together and recommit" to "nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy", International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said.

Grossi urges world to ‘recommit’ to nuclear non-proliferation

Power & Utilities | Nuclear

British households are bracing for a winter of massive energy price increases. The average annual bill is forecast to rise above £4,000, which is more than three times what Britons were paying just 12 months ago.

Energy crisis: Why French households are largely protected from soaring costs while British families struggle

UK economy shrinks, drought spreads, Scotch market strengthens

Can Europe avoid the energy bill apocalypse?

Summer heatwave and impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine send prices to record levels

European electricity prices hit new highs amid power market disruption

The federal government has agreed to cover the multi-million-dollar cost of connecting what will be one of the world's biggest wind farm precincts to Australia's power grid.

Federal government will cover cost of connecting massive new Queensland wind farm to national grid

The state-controlled nuclear giant EDF has launched a legal claim against the French government for more than EUR8.0 billion (USD8.2 billion) in lost earnings resulting from the order to sell more nuclear electricity at below market-level prices this year.

EDF sues French government over electricity sales

The future of blockchain is bright, but first we need to bring our expectations back to earth. To realize its full potential, the decentralized finance (DeFi) market must operate within regulatory guard rails — to protect both investors and the planet.

World Economic Forum

Crypto mining can retire fossil fuels for good. Here’s how

Two New DOE Offices Will Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Investments to Modernize the Electric Grid, Help States, Communities, Tribes and Territories Build Out Clean Energy Infrastructure and Revitalize Economies

Energy.gov

Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Offices to Lower Energy Costs and Deploy Clean Power Nationwide

As energy bills mount and the threat of rationing increases, some European retailers are turning off lights and considering shorter opening hours this winter.

Al Arabiya

Retailers in Europe turn off lights, cut opening hours to save energy

Crude oil prices keep falling amid fears of recession, demand-supply dynamics, among other reasons. Find out how it impacts India.


How the crude oil price collapse will impact India

To what extent do replacement schemes to substitute existing household appliances for new, more efficient equipment make sense? 

Optimal useful service life of household appliances analyzed to cut environmental impacts

Forecasts predict average price cap will soar from £1,971 at present to £4,420 next April

Why are British household energy bills so high?

Consultancy Cornwall Insight raises forecasts following changes to how cap is calculated

‘Fresh shock’ for British households as energy bills expected to hit £4,420 in 2023

Ministers Zahawi and Kwarteng to meet power executives to discuss remedies for soaring household bills

UK energy groups under pressure to use windfall profits for green investment

Water company executives paid themselves £27m in bonuses in two years, while 2.4bn litres of water leaks every day




Ban water company bosses 'outrageous' bonuses until they fix leaks, MPs say

Although global coal consumption plunged in 2020, last year saw a significant rebound in the coal sector.

Global Coal Consumption Surged In 2021

Energy Trend

Japan Builds Large Cow Manure Power Plant to Resolve Methane Emission of Animal Husbandry

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that negotiations have started for state-owned utility provider Eskom to import surplus electricity from Botswana, to address the energy crisis, Independent Online (IOL) news site reported.

Zawya

South Africa president confirms talks to import electricity from Botswana

A solar power firm has reported record demand from farms as the price of electricity has risen.

Farmers are embracing solar power to beat soaring energy bills

In 2020, energy production in the United States fell by record amounts compared with 2019, mostly as a result of decreased economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyoming had the largest drop in total energy production among the states, decreasing by 1,264 trillion British thermal units, mostly due to decreased coal production. Seven states saw their largest annual energy production decline in at least 60 years, as reported in our State Energy Data System.

Energy production declined by record amounts in several states in 2020

We are entering an era of mass fuel poverty and 'warm banks' - and complacent leaders have left a dangerous political vacuum

Britain is entering a profound social emergency. Why is nobody acting like it?

The U.S. is betting $27B on it. Inflation Reduction Act includes funds for national green bank meant to accelerate clean energy projects

Can 'green banks' bring clean energy to the masses

Japan’s electricity sector is facing the triple challenges in the energy transition of energy security, cost and decarbonisation, writes James Tedd from GridBeyond.

Smart Energy International

Customer-centric demand response a key solution for Japan’s energy transition challenges

The government will use a new law to examine the stake sale in wake of concerns over energy security

UK to review Macquarie’s £4.2bn deal for National Grid’s gas business

The probable next prime minister was asked how she intended to help people facing rising energy bills this winter. She replied: "The way I would do things is in a Conservative way of lowering the tax burden, not giving out handouts."

Liz Truss's criticism of 'handouts' is playing politics with poverty

The Supreme Court's recent ruling in West Virginia v. EPA limited the agency's ability to impose national regulations on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions absent specific authority from Congress, making the Biden administration's efforts to decarbonize the economy more difficult. 

Support for carbon capture and sequestration is key to a greener, more reliable grid

Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global population without access to electricity stood at 77% in 2020, according to reports. 

Tech Crunch

Beacon Power Services raises $2.7M to improve electricity access for sub-Saharan African cities

Norway, one of Europe’s biggest electricity exporters, is considering measures to limit power shipments to prevent domestic shortages amid surging prices, according to local media reports.



Bloomberg

Norway Mulls Curbing Electricity Exports to Avoid Shortages

Wave Swell Energy, an Australian clean energy company, developed an extraordinary wave energy harvesting platform. Named UniWave 200, the platform is capable of harvesting much more energy from sea waves than other similar technologies.


INHABITAT

Floating platform "blowhole" can generate energy from waves

According to our latest inventory of electric generators, 15 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity came online in the United States during the first half of 2022. 

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