Canada’s Bruce Power, operator of the eight-unit Bruce nuclear plant in Kincardine, Ontario, has announced a “made-in-Ontario solution” to the net-zero challenges faced by industries: allowing new incremental nuclear output to be accredited for an avoided emissions benefit.
BWXT announces nuclear manufacturing plant expansion
Investment banking on higher demand for SMR and large nuclear reactors
BWX Technologies announced today plans to expand and add advanced manufacturing equipment to its manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.A $36.3 million USD ($50M CAD) expansion will...
Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.The agreement, reportedly...
Bruce Power expansion plans get federal funding infusion
The Canadian government has announced up to C$50 million ($36.8 million) in funding for predevelopment work to study the feasibility of building 4,800 megawatts of new generating capacity at...
Act now: Comments sought on hydrogen tax credit
Two weeks remain for public comments on the proposed language in the new federal rules proposed for hydrogen production tax credits. A public hearing on the regulations is scheduled for March...
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Duke Energy cuts jobs, refocuses on clean energy
Duke Energy has confirmed “limited” layoffs across its territories as part of a company reorganization focused on clean energy.In a statement, the company said, “Duke Energy is entering...
Hydrogen production tax credits may exclude legacy nuclear
New guidelines for federal hydrogen production tax credits may leave legacy nuclear plants out in the cold.The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released proposed...
Reactor dome lift caps year at Hinkley Point C
EDF Energy’s new nuclear build megaproject at Hinkley Point C last Friday moved forward—or, more literally, upward then downward—when workers, with a substantial assist from Big Carl,...
After a historic COP28, it’s what happens next that matters
The United Nations' Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, closed on December 13 after debate on a “global stocktake” pushed negotiations a full day...
ARC, NB Power, KHNP join to explore global SMR deployment
Small modular reactor developer ARC Clean Technology, Canadian utility New Brunswick Power, and nuclear plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Declaration to triple nuclear energy launched at COP28
As expected, a large number of nations at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai have issued a declaration to triple the world’s nuclear power capacity by 2050. John Kerry, U.S. special...