Nuclear energy

11 May 23

Microsoft to be powered partly by fusion energy from 2028

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Bill Gates' Microsoft has become the first Big Tech company to sign a power purchase agreement with a nuclear fusion company. Fusion is based on the same physical reactions that power the sun and stars, which create energy by forcing atoms together. It is the opposite of standard nuclear reactors which rely on…

03 May 23

MPs call on government to accelerate Welsh nuclear plant project

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The Welsh Affairs Committee has warned that “major obstacles remain” before Wylfa could be home to a gigawatt-scale nuclear power station. The site was already home to a nuclear power station that operated for over 40 years until decommissioning began in 2015. A second plant has been proposed as part…

17 Apr 23

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor has begun producing regular output, boosting energy security in a region to which Russia has cut gas and power supplies. The reactor entered service the day after Germany bid goodbye to nuclear energy, by turning off its last three reactors. OL3's operator Teollisuuden Voima…

17 Apr 23

Russia’s energy dominance targeted by G7 nuclear deal

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The five nations have agreed to leverage their civil nuclear power capabilities to undermine Russia’s grip on energy supply chains and cut off a significant source of funding for the country's invasion of Ukraine. The UK's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said that the agreement was reached at…

17 Apr 23

Winners of the IET Impact in Society Awards revealed

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The winning teams at the IET Impact in Society Awards, which celebrate global teams providing innovative solutions to world challenges, have been revealed. The awards celebrate people and projects that provide solutions to societal challenges through science, technology, engineering and maths. In the awards, the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) RACE…

14 Apr 23

U.S. Senate Weighs Big Plans for Small Reactors

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Small modular reactors (SMRs) power many of today’s nuclear enthusiasts’ clean-energy dreams. SMRs promise to be cheaper and nimbler than their far larger counterparts within today’s nuclear power plants. Countries including Britain, France, Ghana, and Indonesia have shown interest in linking SMRs to the grid for the 2030s and beyond.In…

16 Mar 23

Small Modular Reactors: Capital Funding, Financing & Economic Viability

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

New nuclear looks different, which requires new types of financing. New investment and partnerships are seemingly occurring every day across the industry, including SK Group’s $250million investment into Terrapower, and X-energy’s partnership with Dow Chemical.What can be done to encourage financial investment and improve the economic viability and the ROI…

14 Mar 23

Shutdown of two nuclear power stations delayed until 2026

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations (pictured) are now expected to close in March 2026 – two years later than previously forecast. The extensions are expected to add 6TWh to Centrica’s electricity generation volumes between 2024 and 2026 which equates to around 70 per cent of Centrica’s total nuclear…

01 Mar 23

Ukraine’s Clashing Atomic Fuel Dilemmas

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Last Friday Ukrainian transmission grid operator Ukrenergo marked one year of war with a hopeful milestone—two straight weeks without rolling blackouts. For sure, some cities at the front suffered outages. But the big picture was clear: Power engineers had delivered the grid through the worst of the winter and Russia’s…

Microsoft to be powered partly by fusion energy from 2028

MPs call on government to accelerate Welsh nuclear plant project

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

Russia’s energy dominance targeted by G7 nuclear deal

Winners of the IET Impact in Society Awards revealed

U.S. Senate Weighs Big Plans for Small Reactors

Small Modular Reactors: Capital Funding, Financing & Economic Viability

Shutdown of two nuclear power stations delayed until 2026

Ukraine’s Clashing Atomic Fuel Dilemmas

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