new construction – Thinking Port

El Salvador Sets Sights on Joining the ‘Nuclear Power Club’

March 20, 2023 admin Business, climate change, Development, El Salvador, International, molten salt reactor, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, power, Research and Development, thorium, thorium energy alliance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:37:40 +0000

El Salvador is taking steps to add nuclear power to the country’s energy mix, as the nation of about 6.5 million people looks to diversify its electric power generation fleet. In support of that effort, the government of El Salvador and the Thorium Energy Alliance, a Harvard, Illinois–based non-profit advocacy group that endorses thorium-fueled reactors, […]

The post El Salvador Sets Sights on Joining the ‘Nuclear Power Club’ appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

June 22, 2018 admin AP1000, Business, fuel load, haiyang, initial criticality, International, new construction, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, Plant Design, reactor, sanmen, Technology, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse

Two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants being constructed in China have successfully completed significant project milestones. Sanmen Unit 1—the world’s first AP1000 reactor—achieved initial criticality on June 21. Initial criticality is a nuclear industry term meaning the reactor’s neutron population has remained steady from one generation to the next and the nuclear fission chain reaction […]

The post First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones

The post First AP1000 Nuclear Units Reach Key Milestones appeared first on POWER Magazine.