Reactor vessel installed at first Akkuyu unit in Turkey The Russian state corporation Rosatom has announced that the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) has been installed at unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey. Rosatom is constructing four VVER-1200 reactors in Mersin province. The vessel weighs 330 tonnes, it is 4.5 metre in diameter and 12…
China wants to cool data centres with ocean water The southern Chinese island province of Hainan has commenced work on an…
Taiwan drought could threaten global supply of computer chips Changing weather patterns have led to a serious lack of rainfall in Taiwan.…
NuScale signs MoU on floating SMR power station NuScale Power has signed a second Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian…
CO2 emissions from energy use decreased in the EU in 2020 Eurostat, the statistics reporting department of the EU, estimates that in…
Poland agrees to phase out coal by 2049 The Polish government and unions have signed an agreement with the coal…
Saudi Arabia plans comprehensive energy reforms Saudi Arabia embarked on an ambitious reforms programme in recent years to…